Top 10 Hotel Chains in North America in 2021 by No. of Properties
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc, Choice Hotels International Inc, Marriott International Inc, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, and InterContinental Hotels Group Plc are the top 5 hotel chains in North America in 2020 by the number of properties. Cumulatively, the top 10 hotel chains in North America in 2021 reported 32,685 properties, where the highest number of properties were reported by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc (6,701), followed by Choice Hotels International Inc (6,315) and Marriott International Inc (6,048), while the lowest number of properties were reported by Hotels City Express SAB de CV (146). In terms of the geographical split, all the top 10 hotel chains are based in North America. They employed a total of 346,774 people in 2021. The United States of America- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc is the leading hotel chain in North America (by no. of properties). The company reported revenues of $1,565 million for the fiscal year ended December 2021 (FY2021), an increase of 20.38% over FY2020. The company is a hospitality service provider that owns and operates hotels, resorts and restaurants. The company’s services include accommodations services, rooms and suites, dining services, online booking services, swimming pools, business center, dining and entertainment, health activities and sports, hotel info and services, and transportation and parking. It employs 8000 people. Choice Hotels International Inc is one of the leading hotel chains in North America (by no. of properties). The company reported revenues of $1,069 million for the fiscal year ended December 2021 (FY2021), an increase of 38.1% over FY2020, due to an increase in domestic and international Revenue per available room (RevPAR), resulting from an increase in average daily rates and occupancy. The company provides a wide range of hotel services in the economy, mid-scale, and upscale segments, undertakes domestic franchising operations through direct franchising relationships, and manages international franchise operations through direct franchising and master franchising. The company reported 6,337 properties in the year 2020 and employs 1,500 people.