Keeping track of hotel companies and their offerings is not for the faint-hearted: The sheer number of brands in this market (more than 1,000 worldwide, according to STR) and the robust rate of mergers and acquisitions in recent years create a daunting task for meeting professionals.
To make sense of it all, Northstar Meetings Group has created this cheat sheet for the companies with the most meetings-hotel brands. Each flag is listed according to STR’s chain scale or, in the rare instances STR did not offer one, the brand’s own designation. We’ve listed only those in upper midscale and higher, recognizing that midscale hotels are increasingly hosting smaller, local meetings when the need arises.
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Accor Live Limitless
(formerly Accor Hotels)
LUXURY
- Banyan Tree
- Delano
- Fairmont
- Mantis Collection
- Mondrian
- Orient-Express
- Raffles
- SLS
- SO/ Hotels & Resorts
- Sofitel
- Sofitel Legend
- The House of Originals
UPPER UPSCALE
- Angsana Hotels & Resorts
- Hyde Hotels, Resorts & Residences
- MGallery by Sofitel (including 21c)
- Peppers Hotels
- Pullman
- Rixos Hotels
- Swissotel
UPSCALE
- 25hours
- Art Series Hotels
- Grand Mercure
- Mantra
- Mövenpick Hotels &Resorts
- Novotel Hotels
- The Sebel
UPPER MIDSCALE
- Mama Shelter
- Mercure
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Hilton
LUXURY
- Conrad Hotels & Resorts
- LXR Hotels & Resorts
- Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
UPPER UPSCALE
- Curio Collection
- Embassy Suites
- Signia
- Hilton Hotels & Resorts
UPSCALE
- DoubleTree by Hilton
- Hilton Garden Inn
- Tapestry Collection
UPPER MIDSCALE
- Hampton by Hilton
- Home2 Suites by Hilton
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Hyatt Hotels Corp.
LUXURY
- Andaz
- Destination Hotels
- Grand Hyatt
- Hyatt Zilara
- Hyatt Ziva
- Miraval
- Park Hyatt
- The Unbound Collection
- Thompson Hotels
UPPER SCALE
- Alila Hotels & Resorts
- Hyatt
- Hyatt Centric
- Hyatt Regency
- Joie de Vivre Hotels
UPSCALE
- Caption by Hyatt
- Hyatt House
- Hyatt Place
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InterContinental Hotel Group
LUXURY
- Regent Hotels & Resorts
- InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
UPPER UPSCALE
- Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
- Hotel Indigo
UPSCALE
- Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts
- Even Hotels
- Hualuxe Hotels and Resorts
- Staybridge Suites
- Voco
UPPER MIDSCALE
- Atwell Suites
- Holiday Inn
- Holiday Inn Express
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Marriott International
LUXURY
- Bulgari Hotels & Resorts
- Edition
- JW Marriott
- Ritz-Carlton
- Ritz-Carlton Reserve
- St. Regis Hotels and Resorts
- The Luxury Collection
- W Hotels Worldwide
UPPER UPSCALE
- Autograph Collection Hotels
- Gaylord Hotels
- Le Méridien
- Marriott Hotels
- Renaissance Hotels
- Sheraton Hotels
- Westin Hotels & Resorts
UPSCALE
- AC Hotels by Marriott
- Courtyard by Marriott
- Delta Hotels
- Element Hotels
- Four Points by Sheraton
- Residence Inn
- Springhill Suites by Marriott
UPPER MIDSCALE
- Aloft Hotels
- Fairfield Inn and Suites
- Moxy Hotels
- Protea Hotels
- TownePlace Suites
- Tribute Portfolio
New Brands on the Block
New hotel brands just keep coming. Following are a sampling of flags being launched by hospitality companies in the near future.
Signia Hilton, the company's new meetings-focused brand, is made up of properties that offer a minimum of 500 guest rooms and 75 square feet of meeting space per key. Already in the works are the Signia Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek (a conversion of the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek) and the new-build convention headquarters hotels coming to Atlanta and Indianapolis.
Caption by Hyatt is a lifestyle brand designed to create a sense of community for guests. The hotels will be anchored by distinctive food-and-beverage experiences, developed in collaboration with restaurant guru Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, and will feature multipurpose areas designed for lounging and small events.
Accor’s new Tribe brand is geared to an “international clientele of regular travelers” that focuses on style rather than price. The first Tribe opened this year in Perth, Australia; 10 more Tribe properties are scheduled to open in Europe and Asia Pacific by 2022.
