A look at the hotel industry’s largest by room count
Marriott International leads the hotel industry in size, both by existing supply and in the pipeline; but the world’s largest brand, by room count, is IHG’s Holiday Inn Express. See where other hotel companies and markets rank in our breakdown of the “world’s largest” in five categories.
GLOBAL REPORT— In 2016, the world’s largest hotel companies got bigger, and by projects in the pipeline, they look to grow even more this year.
Here’s a rundown of the world’s largest hotel brands, chains, global markets, pipelines and properties, according to STR, parent company of Hotel News Now.
A glance at the world’s largest hotel companies, brands, properties, pipelines and global markets by room count. All figures are as of December 2016, according to STR.
PIPELINE* PROPERTIES ROOMS
Marriott International 2,045 348,422
Hilton Worldwide 1,774 274,483
InterContinental Hotels Group 1,379 221,281
AccorHotels Group 737 136,553
Hyatt Hotels Corporation 221 45,543
(*Under Contract, including projects in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning stages)
LARGEST COMPANIES PROPERTIES ROOMS
Marriott International 5,929 1,158,107
Hilton Worldwide 4,856 790,659
InterContinental Hotels Group 5,034 727,820
Wyndham Worldwide 7,699 675,036
AccorHotels Group 3,897 528,369
LARGEST BRANDS PROPERTIES ROOMS
Holiday Inn Express Hotel 2,487 245,799
Holiday Inn 1,207 222,835
Hampton 2,217 222,543
Hilton 569 207,943
Marriott 536 191,479
GLOBAL MARKETS PROPERTIES ROOMS
Various China markets