Largest Hotel Chains - Which One's Right for You?

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Highlight Feature: 20 Largest Hotel Chains & the Six We're Focusing On

We came across an interesting diagram ranking the top 20 hotel programs throughout the world.  Do you know which is largest?

Some are less familiar, so we ranked the six we most frequently discuss in the Award Travel 101 Facebook community:

• #2 Wyndham - 9,280 Properties from Days Inn all the way up to Wyndham Grand. 
• #3 Marriott- One of the largest footprints with 8,484 properties a wide range of price points from Springhill Suites up to Ritz Carlton and St. Regis luxury hotels. 
• #6 Choice - with 7,500 properties domestically, Choice is not known for being great. They start with low level properties like Comfort Inn’s and Quality Inn’s but  their Ascend and Cambria properties look great.
• #7 Hilton - counting 7,165 properties in their portfolio, Hilton is similar to Marriott with a fairly sizable footprint with a wide range of price points from Hampton Inn to Waldorf Astoria.
• #8 IHG - With 1,000 less (6,164) properties, another one that families on a budget may opt for is Holiday Inn Express and their tasty cinnamon rolls. IHG starts with Holiday Inn’s and has upper level Kimptons.
• #16 Hyatt - With 1,200 properties (Hyatt says 1,300+ today), World of Hyatt is markedly smaller. They start at Hyatt Place and their flagship properties fall under Park Hyatt. 

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