EU: Top 10 Hotel Groups

 
In the process of repositioning historic brands and/or launching new concepts, most of the European groups have undergone a radical review of their networks. Thus a significant number of hotels, that did not fit the norms anymore, have left these groups. The result is a slight decline (-0.2%) in the number of hotels as well as rooms (-2.1%) operated by Europe’s top 10 hotel groups, which now count 696,149 rooms in 6,178 hotels. Accor remains the indisputable leader of Europe’s hotel industry with nearly three times more hotels than the runner up. The year focused on the redefinition of its brand portfolio. Separated from Scandic, losing almost 20,000 rooms, Hilton left the Top 5 and fell from the 4th to 9th position. However, this mechanical loss doesn’t affect the group’s development for its leading brand, Hilton (+2.8%). MGK Hospitality is the European leader in consulting for the Hotel, Tourism and Catering sector and claims to have the world’s largest hotel database outside the USA with all hotel segments well represented.
 
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| 13 May 2008 |