WHO OWNS WHAT A whole lot of brands, but only a handful of owners

Posted on 03/15/2016

It may seem that there are a lot of hotel brands around, but in fact just a handful of companies hold the keys to millions of hotel rooms globally. Marriott owns Fairfield, TownePlace and Moxy; Hilton owns Curio, DoubleTree, Tru and Hampton; Intercontinental owns Holiday Inn, Candlewood and Hotel Indigo, to name a few. With a multibillion dollar fight for ownership of Starwood underway, here's a brief rundown, in order of total rooms controlled, of who owns what.

Marriott International Inc.

BRANDS: The Ritz-Carlton, BVlgari, EDITION, JW Marriott, Autograph Collection Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Delta Hotels and Resorts, Marriott Executive Apartments, Marriott Vacation Club, Gaylord Hotels, AC Hotels by Marriott, Courtyard, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, Fairfield Inn & Suites, TownePlace Suites, Protea Hotels, and Moxy Hotels.PROPERTIES: 4,332.ROOMS: 741,856.REVENUE PER AVAILABLE ROOM: $128.88.REVENUE: $13.8 billion. 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

BRANDS: Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio -A Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton.PROPERTIES: 4,563.ROOMS: 747,852.REVENUE PER AVAILABLE ROOM: $105.63.REVENUE: $10.5 billion. 

Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc.

BRANDS: InterContinental, HUALUXE, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Candlewood Suites, Staybridge Suites, EVEN, and Kimpton.PROPERTIES: 4,891.ROOMS: 705,690.REVENUE PER AVAILABLE ROOM: Not Available.REVENUE: $1.89 billion. Wyndham Worldwide Corp.BRANDS: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Wingate by Wyndham, Microtel Inns & Suites, Tryp by Wyndham.PROPERTIES: 7,730.ROOMS: 671,177.REVENUE PER AVAILABLE ROOM: $37.57REVENUE: $5.28 billion. 

Choice Hotels International:

BRANDS: Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria hotels & suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands.PROPERTIES: 6,380.ROOMS: 504,901.REVENUE PER ROOM: $45.80.REVENUE: $758 million. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.:BRANDS: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, Westin, Le Meridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft, Element, Design Hotels and the Tribute Portfolio.PROPERTIES: 1,271.ROOMS: 362,821REVENUE PER ROOM: $118.58REVENUE: $5.98 billion. 

Accor S.A. (France)

BRANDS: Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Grand Mercure, The Sebel, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Adagio, Adagio Access, ibis, ibis Styles, ibis budget, hotelF1, Thalassa, Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel.PROPERTIES: 3,786.ROOMS: 507,512.REVENUE PER ROOM: Not Available.REVENUE: $5.45 billion. 

Hyatt Hotels Corp.

BRANDS: Hyatt, Park Hyatt, Andaz, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, Hyatt Centric.PROPERTIES: 611.ROOMS: 162,336.REVENUE PER AVAILABLE ROOM: $168.REVENUE: $4.42 billion.

Sources: STR, Securities & Exchange Commission.