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Hotel Brands of the World: Groups, Tiers & Loyalty Programmes

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  • 420 brand guides
  • 68 hotel groups
  • 6 market tiers

AC Hotels

Marriott International

  • Upscale
  • Select-service
  • Lifestyle & design

Adagio

Accor

  • Extended stay & suites
  • Serviced apartments

Aiden

WorldHotels

  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Alila

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Luxury
  • Resorts
  • Boutique

Aloft Hotels

Marriott International

  • Upscale
  • Select-service
  • Lifestyle & design

amã Stays & Trails

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)

  • Upscale
  • Boutique
  • Heritage & palaces

Aman

Aman Group

  • Luxury
  • Resorts
  • Wellness & spa

AmericInn

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

Anantara

Minor Hotels

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Andaz

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Luxury
  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Angsana

Banyan Group

  • Upscale
  • Resorts

APA Hotel

APA Hotels & Resorts

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

art’otel

Radisson Hotel Group

  • Upper upscale
  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Ascott

The Ascott Limited

  • Full-service hotels
  • Extended stay & suites

Atwell Suites

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Upper midscale
  • Select-service
  • Extended stay & suites

Autograph Collection

Marriott International

  • Luxury to upper upscale
  • Boutique
  • Collection of independents

Avani

Minor Hotels

  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

avid hotels

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

Banyan Tree

Banyan Group

  • Luxury
  • Resorts
  • Wellness & spa

Baymont

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

BEB

Hoshino Resorts

  • Lifestyle & design
  • Hostels & social stays

Cambria Hotels

Choice Hotels International

  • Upscale
  • Select-service
  • Lifestyle & design

Campanile

Louvre Hotels Group

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

Capri by Fraser

Frasers Hospitality

  • Lifestyle & design
  • Serviced apartments

Caption by Hyatt

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Select-service
  • Lifestyle & design

Cassia

Banyan Group

  • Resorts
  • Serviced apartments

Citadines

The Ascott Limited

  • Extended stay & suites
  • Serviced apartments

Clarion

Choice Hotels International

  • Upper midscale
  • Business & conventions

Comfort

Choice Hotels International

  • Upper midscale
  • Select-service

Connect

Preferred Hotels & Resorts

  • Collection of independents

Crowne Plaza

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

Crystal Orange

H World Group

  • Upper midscale
  • Select-service
  • Business & conventions

Days Inn

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Dazzler

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Select-service

Delano

Accor

  • Luxury
  • Lifestyle & design
  • Resorts

Design Hotels

Marriott International

  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Dhawa

Banyan Group

  • Resorts

Econo Lodge

Choice Hotels International

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

EDITION

Marriott International

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Elan Hotel

H World Group

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Element Hotels

Marriott International

  • Upscale
  • Extended stay & suites
  • Wellness & spa

Esplendor

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Boutique
  • Heritage & palaces

EVEN Hotels

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Select-service
  • Wellness & spa

Everhome Suites

Choice Hotels International

  • Midscale
  • Extended stay & suites

Exe Hotels

Eurostars Hotel Company

  • Select-service

Fairmont

Accor

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Folio

Banyan Group

  • Collection of independents

Fraser Place

Frasers Hospitality

  • Extended stay & suites
  • Serviced apartments

Fraser Residence

Frasers Hospitality

  • Extended stay & suites
  • Serviced apartments

Fraser Suites

Frasers Hospitality

  • Upscale
  • Extended stay & suites
  • Serviced apartments

Garner

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

Garrya

Banyan Group

  • Resorts
  • Wellness & spa

Gaylord Hotels

Marriott International

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Ginger

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)

  • Midscale to economy & budget
  • Select-service
  • Business & conventions

GLō

WorldHotels

  • Upper midscale
  • Select-service
  • Lifestyle & design

Golden Tulip

Louvre Hotels Group

  • Upscale
  • Full-service hotels

Gran Meliá

Meliá Hotels International

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Grand Hyatt

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

greet

Accor

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Hawthorn Suites

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Midscale
  • Extended stay & suites

Holiday Inn

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Upper midscale
  • Full-service hotels

Home Inn

BTG Hotels

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Homm

Banyan Group

  • Serviced apartments

HOSHINOYA

Hoshino Resorts

  • Luxury
  • Resorts
  • Heritage & palaces

Hotel Indigo

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Upscale
  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Hotel Okura

Okura Nikko Hotels

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels

hotelF1

Accor

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Howard Johnson

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

HUALUXE

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Upscale
  • Full-service hotels

Hyatt

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Full-service hotels

Hyatt Centric

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Hyatt House

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Upscale
  • Extended stay & suites
  • Serviced apartments

Hyatt Place

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Upscale
  • Select-service
  • Business & conventions

Hyatt Regency

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Hyatt Studios

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Upper midscale
  • Extended stay & suites

Hyatt Zilara

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Resorts
  • All-inclusive

Hyatt Ziva

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Resorts
  • All-inclusive

Hyde

Accor

  • Luxury to upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

ibis

Accor

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

INNSiDE by Meliá

Meliá Hotels International

  • Upper upscale to upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

IntercityHotel

H World Group

  • Upper midscale to midscale
  • Select-service
  • Business & conventions

iStay

Minor Hotels

  • Select-service

J.Hotel

Jin Jiang International

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels

Janu

Aman Group

  • Lifestyle & design
  • Wellness & spa

JdV by Hyatt

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

JEN by Shangri-La

Shangri-La Group

  • Upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Ji Hotel

H World Group

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

Jin Jiang Hotel

Jin Jiang International

  • Full-service hotels
  • Heritage & palaces

JO&JOE

Accor

  • Hostels & social stays

Jumeirah

Jumeirah

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

JW Marriott

Marriott International

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

KAI

Hoshino Resorts

  • Resorts
  • Heritage & palaces

Kerry Hotels

Shangri-La Group

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

KHOS

Rosewood Hotel Group

  • Lifestyle & design

Kimpton

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Luxury to upper upscale
  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Kyriad

Louvre Hotels Group

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

L.V.X.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts

  • Luxury
  • Collection of independents

L7 Hotels

Lotte Hotels & Resorts

  • Lifestyle & design

La Quinta

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Upper midscale
  • Select-service

Le Méridien

Marriott International

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Legend

Preferred Hotels & Resorts

  • Luxury
  • Collection of independents

Lifestyle

Preferred Hotels & Resorts

  • Lifestyle & design
  • Collection of independents

Loews Hotels

Loews Hotels & Co

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels

Lotte Hotel

Lotte Hotels & Resorts

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels

lyf

The Ascott Limited

  • Lifestyle & design
  • Serviced apartments

Madison

H World Group

  • Upper midscale
  • Full-service hotels

MainStay Suites

Choice Hotels International

  • Midscale
  • Extended stay & suites

Mama Shelter

Accor

  • Midscale
  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Mantra

Accor

  • Midscale
  • Resorts
  • Serviced apartments

Manxin

H World Group

  • Upper midscale
  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Marriott Hotels

Marriott International

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

MAXX

H World Group

  • Select-service
  • Lifestyle & design

ME by Meliá

Meliá Hotels International

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Mercure

Accor

  • Midscale
  • Full-service hotels

Metropolo

Jin Jiang International

  • Midscale
  • Select-service
  • Business & conventions

MGallery

Accor

  • Upper upscale
  • Boutique
  • Collection of independents

Microtel

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Miraval

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Luxury
  • Resorts
  • All-inclusive

Mondrian

Accor

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Motel 168

BTG Hotels

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Motel 6

G6 Hospitality

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Moxy Hotels

Marriott International

  • Select-service
  • Lifestyle & design

NH Collection

Minor Hotels

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

NH Hotels

Minor Hotels

  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

nhow

Minor Hotels

  • Lifestyle & design

NoMad

Hilton

  • Luxury
  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Noted Collection

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Upper upscale to upscale
  • Boutique
  • Collection of independents

Novotel

Accor

  • Midscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

Oaks

Minor Hotels

  • Extended stay & suites
  • Serviced apartments

Oakwood

The Ascott Limited

  • Extended stay & suites
  • Serviced apartments

OMO

Hoshino Resorts

  • Lifestyle & design

One Harmony

Okura Nikko Hotels

  • Collection of independents

Orient Express

Accor

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Heritage & palaces

Paradisus

Meliá Hotels International

  • Luxury
  • Resorts
  • All-inclusive

Park Hyatt

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels

Park Plaza

Radisson Hotel Group

  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

Peppers

Accor

  • Upper upscale
  • Resorts
  • Serviced apartments

Pestana CR7

Pestana Hotel Group

  • Lifestyle & design

Preference

The Ascott Limited

  • Upscale
  • Boutique
  • Collection of independents

Prince Hotel

Prince Hotels & Resorts

  • Full-service hotels

Protea Hotels

Marriott International

  • Full-service hotels
  • Select-service

Pullman

Accor

  • Upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

Qmin

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)

Quality Inn

Choice Hotels International

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

Radisson

Radisson Hotel Group

  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

Radisson Blu

Radisson Hotel Group

  • Upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

Radisson RED

Radisson Hotel Group

  • Upscale
  • Lifestyle & design

Raffles

Accor

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Ramada

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Midscale
  • Full-service hotels

Ramada Encore

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

Regent

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels

Renaissance Hotels

Marriott International

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Residence Inn

Marriott International

  • Upscale
  • Extended stay & suites

RIU Palace

RIU Hotels & Resorts

  • All-inclusive

RIU Plaza

RIU Hotels & Resorts

  • Business & conventions

Rixos

Accor

  • Luxury
  • Resorts
  • All-inclusive

RockResorts

Vail Resorts Hospitality

  • Luxury
  • Resorts

Rodeway Inn

Choice Hotels International

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Royal Tulip

Louvre Hotels Group

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Ruby Hotels

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Sadie

WorldHotels

  • Lifestyle & design

Scandic

Scandic Hotels

  • Full-service hotels

SeleQtions

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)

  • Upscale
  • Boutique
  • Heritage & palaces

Shangri-La

Shangri-La Group

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Sheraton

Marriott International

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

Shilla Stay

The Shilla Hotels & Resorts

  • Select-service

Signiel

Lotte Hotels & Resorts

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels

Six Senses

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Luxury
  • Resorts
  • Wellness & spa

Sleep Inn

Choice Hotels International

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

SLS

Accor

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

SO/

Accor

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Sofitel

Accor

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels

Sol by Meliá

Meliá Hotels International

  • Upscale to upper midscale
  • Resorts

Somerset

The Ascott Limited

  • Extended stay & suites
  • Serviced apartments

Sonesta Select

Sonesta International Hotels

  • Upscale
  • Select-service

St. Regis

Marriott International

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Starway

H World Group

  • Midscale
  • Select-service

Studio 6

G6 Hospitality

  • Economy & budget
  • Extended stay & suites

StudioRes

Marriott International

  • Midscale
  • Extended stay & suites

Suburban Studios

Choice Hotels International

  • Economy & budget
  • Extended stay & suites

Super 8

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

SureStay

WorldHotels

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Swissôtel

Accor

  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

The Hythe

Vail Resorts Hospitality

  • Luxury
  • Resorts

The Prince

Prince Hotels & Resorts

  • Full-service hotels

The Sebel

Accor

  • Full-service hotels
  • Serviced apartments

The Shilla

The Shilla Hotels & Resorts

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels

Thompson Hotels

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Tivoli

Minor Hotels

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Toyoko Inn

Toyoko Inn

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

Traders

Shangri-La Group

  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

Travelodge

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

TRIBE

Accor

  • Midscale
  • Select-service
  • Lifestyle & design

Tribute Portfolio

Marriott International

  • Upper upscale
  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

TRS Hotels

Palladium Hotel Group

  • Luxury
  • All-inclusive

Tulip Inn

Louvre Hotels Group

  • Midscale
  • Select-service
  • Business & conventions

UrCove

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Upper midscale
  • Select-service

Vīb

WorldHotels

  • Upscale
  • Lifestyle & design
  • Boutique

Vienna House

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Vignette Collection

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Luxury to upper upscale
  • Boutique
  • Collection of independents

voco

IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • Upscale
  • Full-service hotels

W Hotels

Marriott International

  • Luxury
  • Full-service hotels
  • Lifestyle & design

Westin

Marriott International

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Wellness & spa

Wingate

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Midscale
  • Select-service
  • Business & conventions

WoodSpring Suites

Choice Hotels International

  • Economy & budget
  • Extended stay & suites

WorldHotels Elite

WorldHotels

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Collection of independents

Wyndham

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Business & conventions

Wyndham Grand

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Upper upscale
  • Full-service hotels
  • Resorts

Yitel

BTG Hotels

  • Upscale to upper midscale
  • Select-service
  • Business & conventions

Zel

Meliá Hotels International

  • Lifestyle & design
  • Resorts

Zleep Hotels

H World Group

  • Economy & budget
  • Select-service

The Biggest Hotel Groups

Most hotel brands belong to a handful of large companies. Pick a group to see all of its brands.

Hotel Tiers, Explained

Hotel groups sort their brands into tiers. Knowing them makes it easy to pick the right kind of stay.

Luxury

The most space, design and personal service: suites, fine dining, spas and staff who know your name. Think Ritz-Carlton, Taj, Four Seasons or Aman.

Upper upscale & upscale

Full-service hotels with several restaurants, pools, gyms and meeting space, for city breaks, business and holidays alike.

Midscale

Comfortable, consistent rooms with breakfast, Wi-Fi and a few extras at a fair price. Great value for most trips.

Economy & budget

Simple, clean rooms with the essentials and low prices, ideal for short stays and road trips.

Frequently Asked Questions

01What is a hotel brand?

A hotel brand is a named style of hotel with consistent standards, design and service, such as a luxury, lifestyle or budget concept. Most brands belong to a larger hotel group that runs several brands at different price points.

02What is the difference between a hotel group and a brand?

The group is the company, for example Marriott International, Accor or IHCL. The brand is what you see on the building, such as Ritz-Carlton, Novotel or Taj. One group can own dozens of brands, from luxury to economy.

03Are brand hotels owned by the brand?

Often not. Many branded hotels are owned by investors and run under a franchise or management agreement with the hotel group, which sets the brand standards and runs the loyalty programme.

04What do luxury, upscale, midscale and economy mean?

They are industry price and service tiers. Luxury brands offer the most space and personal service, upscale brands full facilities, midscale brands comfortable essentials with some extras, and economy brands simple rooms at low prices.

05Can I earn hotel loyalty points when I book through HotelSelects?

It depends on the brand and the rate. Many loyalty programmes only award points on stays booked directly or on eligible rates, so check the programme rules if points matter more to you than price.

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