In 2018, Marriott International seems unstoppable. With 1,235,512 rooms, the group continued to grow (+5.6% in 2018), choosing stability (+5.5% in 2017) and reaffirming its leadership.

With growth similar to last year (+6.5% in 2018), Hilton Worldwide is consolidating its second place with an offensive development strategy for its hotel portfolio. 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.

Wyndham Hotel Group strengthened its offering with the acquisition of La Quinta, the growth of its Wyndham Hotels & Resorts brand (+4,356 rooms) and its Baymont Inn & Suites franchise (+3,687 rooms) as well as the arrival of the 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 in the ranking with an acceleration of its hotel portfolio (+4.0% or 798,075 rooms), essentially due to the growth of its economic Holiday Inn Express offer (+15,389 rooms).

This year, Jin Jiang recorded a capacity increase of +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 has passed the 680,000 room mark.

After a rather moderate growth last year, AccorHotels signs a new dynamic development (+12.5%) with the acquisition of the Australian group Mantra (15 205 rooms) and the Swiss group Mövenpick (96 000 rooms). The French group continues its momentum through equity investments (Banyan Tree and Rixos) and acquisitions of platforms such as Availpro, VeryChic and recently ResDiary. Following the announcement of...