Ranking of hotel groups, the insatiable appetite of challengers

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Published on 27/08/18 - Updated on 23/10/24

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The leading 10 hotel groups maintain the exact same ranking as in 2017.

The colossus Marriott International holds onto its uncontested leader position with growth in its room supply by +5.6% (after 5.5% growth in 2016) to reach at end 2017 1,235,512 rooms, far ahead from the second in line Hilton Worldwide which also maintains stable growth with its room supply up +6.5% to 848,014 keys. The strength of its portfolio is reflected with the development of its brands Hampton by Hilton (+14,220 rooms), Garden Inns (+8,652 rooms), Home 2 Suites by Hilton (+7,666 rooms) and the arrival of the Tapestry Collection and Tru by Hilton brands.

The challenger, Wyndham Hotel Group strengthened its supply with the acquisition of La Quinta, the growth of its Wyndham Hotels & Resorts brand (+4,356 rooms) and of its Baymont Inn & Suites franchise (+3,687 rooms) as well as the arrival of its Trademark soft-brand. Despite this strong external growth (+13.9% i.e. 794,572 rooms), the American group did not surpass its British competitor.

InterContinental Hotel Group thus maintained its third place position place in the ranking with accelerated expansion of its hotel portfolio (+4.0% or 798,075 rooms), essentially due to growth in its economy supply with Holiday Inn Express (+15,389 rooms). The group is also developing a soft brand – voco – and is relying on its brand development.

Top 30 groupes hôteliers monde

This year, Jin Jiang recorded an increase in capacity by +12.9%. Thanks to its expansion in Asia (Vienna Hotels: +41,452 rooms, 7 Days Inns: +24,947 rooms), the takeover of the Indian company Sarovar Hotels (+1,094 rooms) and the voluntary label Hotels & Préférence, the Chinese group reached 680,000 rooms. The Chinese group clearly shows its will to become global leader by 2023 and produced strong organic growth in 2017 by developing its portfolio parallel to takeovers. It will nonetheless be necessary to double its supply in 5 years to sidle up to the leader – an ambitious goal considering the 900 projects for openings planned between 2018 and 2020. The group’s striking force nonetheless makes it a serious challenger...

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