Top 10 Hotel Chains in Europe in 2021 by No. of Properties
Accor SA, Best Western International Inc, Louvre Hotels, Whitbread Plc, and InterContinental Hotels Group Plc are the top 5 hotel chains in Europe in 2021 by no. of properties. Cumulatively, the top 10 hotel chains in Europe reported 9,007 properties, the highest properties were reported by Accor SA (3,013), followed by Best Western International Inc (1,074) and Louvre Hotels (876), while The Originals, Human Hotels & Resorts (334) stood the lowest. In terms of the geographical split, 7 out of the top 10 hotel chains in Europe are based in Europe, while 3 are based in North America. They employed a total of 476,593 people in 2021. France-based Accor SA is the leading hotel chain in Europe (by no. of properties) The company reported revenues of $2,606 million with average revenue growth of 35.97% in the fiscal year ending 2021 (FY2021). It is a hotel operator that manages and franchises luxury and upscale, midscale, and economy hotels. It operates hotels under various brand names including Raffles, Sofitel, Fairmont, Swissotel, Adagio, MGallery, Pullman, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Novotel Suites, Adagio Access, ibis, ibis Styles, ibis Budget and hotelF1, among others. The company reported 3,013 properties in the year 2021. Its operations are spanned across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, and Asia-Pacific, and employed 158,604 people. Best Western International Inc is one of the leading hotel chains in Europe (by no. of properties) in the fiscal year ending 2021 (FY2021). It is a hotel management company that conducts business operations under various brands, including Best Western, Glo, Best Western Plus Executive Residency, Best Western Plus, Vib, and BW Premier Collection. Best Western offers a variety of cuisines through the restaurants situated within the hotels. It also facilitates online reservations for booking hotel rooms through the website and mobile applications. The company reported 1,074 properties in the year 2021. The company’s hotels are spread across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the South Pacific.