10 Largest Hotel Chains In The World

1. Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR)

Total number of rooms across all hotels: 1,380,921

Easily topping the list of the 10 largest hotel chains in the world is the only such chain with over a million rooms globally, Marriott International. An American company, Marriott was established 93 years ago in 1927, and is one of the biggest companies in the US, with over $20 billion in revenue in 2019 alone. Its income was around $1.27 billion in the same period and it has a presence in more than 130 countries across the globe. It’s nearly 1.4 million rooms are present in nearly 7,500 locations and it has a further 510,000 rooms that are currently present in the development pipeline.

The company includes various brands, and you will be familiar with many of them, including of course JW Marriott Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton hotels and St. Regis Hotels and Resorts, not to mention Bulgari Hotels and Resorts. Of course, the current pandemic has devastated the hospitality industry and even the largest hotel chain is not exempt from the severe effects of the same which is why the company actually reported losses of around $200 million in the second quarter of 2020.

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