Marriott Takes Top Spot for Franchise Companies with Most Rooms in Construction Pipeline Trend Report
PORTSMOUTH, NH. May 22, 2017 - According to the recent Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the franchise companies with the largest pipelines by rooms in Q117 are; Marriott with 163,063 Rooms/1,264 Projects, Hilton with 146,104 Rooms/1,279 Projects and IHG with 82,771 Rooms/795 Projects. These 3 franchise companies comprise 65% of all rooms in the Total Pipeline.
The largest brand for each of these companies are; Marriott's Fairfield Inn with 27,220 Rooms/285 Projects, Hilton's Home2 Suites with 36,074 Rooms/344 Projects and IHG's Holiday Inn Express with 38,160 Rooms/412 Projects.
The franchise companies with the most New Project Announcements by rooms into the Pipeline in the first quarter were; Hilton with 18,387 Rooms/162 Projects, Choice with 8,118 Rooms/117 Projects and Marriott with 7,129 rooms/55 Projects. These companies represent 59% of all new rooms announced.
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Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a global leading lodging company based in Bethesda,Maryland, USA, with more than 4,200 properties in 80 countries and territories. Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands, including: The Ritz-Carlton®, BVlgari®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels and Resorts®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Protea Hotels® and MoxyHotels®. Marriott has been consistently recognized as a top employer and for its superior business ethics. The company also manages the award-winning guest loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® program, which together surpass 50 million members. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at 
