Did you know that a whopping 166 hotel brands are parts of the worldwide portfolios of only nine lodging brands? Those lodging companies include, in alphabetical order:
- AccorHotels
- Best Western International, Incorporated
- Choice Hotels International, Incorporated
- Hilton
- Hyatt Corporation
- InterContinental Hotels Group
- Marriott International, Incorporated
- Radisson Hotels Group
- Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC
Test Your Knowledge of Hotel Brands — April 2019 Edition
Listed in alphabetical order are 166 hotel brands with links to their official Internet web sites — some of which had their parent lodging companies removed from their official names. Can you guess which hotel brands belong to which of the aforementioned lodging companies by matching the numbers of the list below with the letters of the above list? You get worthless bonus points if you can state the specific purpose of each brand — for example, if it is suites, luxury or extended stay.
- AC Hotels by Marriott
- Adagio
- Adagio Access
- Adagio Premium
- Aiden
- Alila
- Aloft Hotels
- AmericInn
- Andaz
- Angsana
- Ascend Collection
- Autograph Collection Hotels
- avid
- Banyan Tree
- Baymont Inn & Suites
- Best Western
- Best Western Plus
- Best Western Premier
- Blu
- BreakFree
- Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts
- Cambria Hotels and Suites
- Candlewood Suites
- Canopy
- Çentric
- Clarion
- Comfort Inn
- Comfort Suites
- Conrad Hotels & Resorts
- Country Inns & Suites By Radisson
- Courtyard
- Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts
- Curio – A Collection
- Days Inn
- Dazzler Hotels
- Delta Hotels
- Design Hotels
- Destination Hotels
- Dolce Hotels and Resorts
- DoubleTree
- EconoLodge
- EDITION
- Element
- Embassy Suites
- Esplendor Boutique Hotels
- EVEN Hotels
- Executive Apartments
- Executive Residency
- Exhale Spa and Fitness
- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
- Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott
- Four Points
- Garden Hotels
- Garden Inn
- Gaylord Hotels
- GLō
- Grand Hyatt
- Grand Vacations
- Grand Mercure
- Hampton Inn & Suites
- Hawthorn Suites
- Hilton Hotels & Resorts
- Holiday Inn
- Holiday Inn Club Vacations
- Holiday Inn Express
- Holiday Inn Resort
- Home2 Suites
- Homewood Suites
- hotelF1
- Hotel Formule1
- Hotel Indigo
- Howard Johnson
- Hualuxe Hotels and Resorts
- HUAZHU Hotels Group Limited
- Hyatt
- Hyatt House
- Hyatt Place
- ibis
- ibis Budget
- ibis Styles
- InterContinental Hotels and Resorts
- JW
- Jo&Joe
- Joie de Vivre
- Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants
- Knights Inn
- La Quinta
- Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts
- The Luxury Collection
- LXR Hotels & Resorts
- M/RAVAL
- MainStay Suites
- Mama Shelter
- Mantis Hotels and Eco Escapes
- Mantra
- Marriott Hotels & Resorts
- Marriott Vacation Club
- Mercure
- MGallery by Sofitel
- Microtel Inns and Suites
- Motto
- Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
- Moxy Hotels
- Novotel
- OneFineStay
- Park Hyatt
- Park Inn
- Park Plaza
- Peppers
- Premier Collection
- Prizeotel
- Protea Hotels
- Pullman
- Quality Inn
- Radisson
- Radisson Collection
- Raffles
- Ramada Worldwide
- RED
- Regency
- Regent Hotels & Resorts
- Renaissance Hotels
- Residence Club
- Residence Inn
- The Ritz-Carlton
- Rixos Hotels
- Rodeway Inn
- Sadie
- St. Regis
- The Sebel
- Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
- Signature Collection
- Signia
- Sleep Inn
- SO/
- Sofitel
- Sofitel Legend
- SpringHill Suites
- Staybridge Suites
- Suburban
- Super 8
- SureStay Collection
- SureStay Hotels
- SureStay PLUS Hotel
- Swissôtel
- Tapestry Collection
- Thalassa Sea & Spa
- Thompson Hotels
- TownePlace Suites
- Trademark Hotel Collection
- Travelodge
- Tribute Portfolio Hotels & Resorts
- Tru
- Tryp
- Twenty Five Hours Hotels
- The Unbound Collection
- Vīb
- voco
- W Hotels & Resorts
- Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
- Westin Hotels & Resorts
- Wingate
- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
- Wyndham Grand Hotels and Resorts
- Zilara
- Ziva
Summary
How do you think you did on the quiz?
Some of the hotel brands listed above are rather obvious as to which lodging company they belong; but others are certainly not so obvious.
I did not include such lodging companies as Meliá Hotels and Resorts, which has a limited footprint; or casino companies whose brands are as few as one hotel property.
I am considering writing an article to follow up this article pertaining to whether or not too many hotel brands exist — as well as whether or not enough differentiation exists between some of those brands — but I would first like to know your thoughts about hotel brands if you could please post them in the Comments section below; and you may be quoted in that aforementioned future article…
Photograph ©2017 by Brian Cohen.
