The Largest Hotel Chains In The Middle East
Forbes Middle East reveals the largest hotel chains in the Middle East based on their presence in the region.
Marriott International tops the list with 36,200 rooms in 104 five-star hotels in 12 Arab countries. The hotel giant operates 14 sub-brands including Marriott, the Ritz Carlton, Le Méridien and Sheraton.
The French hospitality group AccorHotels takes the second place with 69 hotels in eight countries. The group has a portfolio of luxurious sub-brands such as Fairmont, Sofitel, Swissotel and Raffles.
Ranked third on the list IHG operates 54 hotels in nine Arab countries.
Top 10 hotel groups together operate 411 five-star hotels with 133,000 rooms, in 17 countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Sudan and Syria.
In October 2017, Forbes Middle East revealed the top 5-star hotel brands in the Arab world. Swiss hospitality giant Mövenpick topped the list with 47 five-star hotels across 10 Arab countries, followed by Hilton Hotels & Resorts.
To rank the hotel groups in the Arab world, the research team screened more than 800 five-star hotels representing 61 hotel chains that own, operate and franchise 190 brands. Information was collected from hotels’ websites and major travel websites.
We determined three benchmarks for the list—with higher weight for number of rooms—including number of countries the hotel has presence in the region, number of hotels in the region and total number of rooms in the region.
Neither the revenues generated by each brand nor the average room price were taken into consideration.
The list
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1 #Group : Marriott International
Countries : 12
Hotels : 104
Rooms : 36,189
Brands : The Ritz Carlton, W hotels world wide, The Luxury Collection, JW-Marriott, Marriott Hotels and Resorts, Autograph collection, Marriott Executive Apartment, Renaissance, St. Regis, Four Points, Westin Hotels and resorts, Le Meridien, Sheraton, The Bulgari
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2 #Group : AccorHotels Group
Countries : 8
Hotels : 69
Rooms : 24,735
Brands : Banyan Tree, Fairmont, Mercure, Novotel, Pullman, Raffles, Rixos, Sofitel, Swissotel
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3 #Group : IHG
Countries : 9
Hotels : 54
Rooms : 16,167
Brands : INTERCONTINENTAL, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites
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4 #
4 #Brands : Mövenpick
Countries : 10
Hotels : 47
Rooms : 12,592
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5 #
5 #Group : Hilton
Countries : 8
Hotels : 39
Rooms : 13,225
Brands : Waldof Astoria, Conrad, Double Tree, Curio, Hilton
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6 #
6 #Group : Rotana
Countries : 11
Hotels : 27
Rooms : 8,563
Brands : Rayhaan, Rotana Hotels and Resorts, Arjaan, THE RESIDENCES
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7 #
7 #Group : Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Countries : 10
Hotels : 19
Rooms : 5,131
Brands : Quorvus Collection, RADISSON BLU
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8 #
8 #Countries : 8
Group : Millennium Hotels and Resort
Hotels : 20
Rooms : 7,534
Brands : Grand Millennium, Millennium, Copthorne, Leng's
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9 #
9 #Brands : Four Seasons
Countries : 11
Hotels : 17
Rooms : 3,798
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10 #
10 #Group : Hyatt
Countries : 7
Hotels : 15
Rooms : 5,351
Brands : Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Park Hyatt, Hyatt Place
