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2019 MANAGEMENT SURVEY TOP HOTEL COMPANIES

2019 2018 Company name Contact name Guestrooms open Properties open in Guestrooms open Properties open Type of rank rank Website Contact email in the Americas the Americas as of worldwide as of worldwide as of company (1) as of 6/30/19 6/30/19 6/30/19 6/30/19

1 1 Christie Patterson 945,161 5,420 1,332,826 7,003 M, F www.marriottdevelopment.com [email protected]

2 2 Hilton Bill Fortier 736,419 5,031 939,297 5,872 M, F www.hiltonworldwide.com [email protected]

3 3 Wyndham & Resorts Gabby Chiera 573,823 7,063 809,933 9,157 F www.wyndhamdevelopment.com [email protected]

4 4 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Joel Eisemann 511,427 (2) 4,173 (2) 842,759 (2) 5,656 (2) F www.ihgplc.com [email protected]

5 5 Choice Hotels International David Pepper 494,564 6,332 572,659 7,045 F www.choicehotels.com [email protected]

6 6 Hotels & Resorts David Hunsecker 194,156 2,279 371,871 4,008 F, Mem www.bestwestern.com [email protected]

7 7 Hotels Corporation Sian Rylander 147,383 (2) 626 (2) 213,173 (2) 865 (2) O, M, F, D www.hyatt.com [email protected]

8 8 G6 Hospitality Mike McGeehan 119,079 1,390 119,254 1,391 O, F www.g6hospitality.com [email protected]

9 11 Aimbridge Hospitality Bill Stadler 103,079 834 103,079 834 M www.aimbridgehospitality.com [email protected]

10 10 RLH Corporation Stefan Collins 74,353 1,161 76,218 1,167 F www.redlion.com [email protected]

11 12 Westmont Hospitality Group NA 70,169 651 78,789 692 O, M www.whg.com NA

12 15 Stephen K. Miller 69,000 627 69,000 627 O, F, D www.newesa.com [email protected]

13 13 Terry Sanders 66,198 622 181,185 1,179 M, F www.radissonhotelgroup.com [email protected]

14 14 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Greg O’Stean 63,982 385 78,905 479 M www.interstatehotels.com [email protected]

15 16 Red Roof Phil Hugh 58,779 634 59,175 637 F www.redroof.com [email protected]

16 17 Highgate Richard Russo 38,896 141 40,330 152 O www.highgate.com [email protected]

17 19 CHMWarnick Kristie Dickinson 30,213 71 30,213 71 M www.chmwarnick.com [email protected]

18 18 Apple Hospitality REIT Kelly Clarke 30,046 234 30,046 234 O www.applehospitalityreit.com [email protected]

19 20 Crescent Hotels & Resorts Lily Hu 28,137 103 28,137 103 M www.crescenthotels.com [email protected]

20 24 HEI Hotels & Resorts Clark Hanrattie 24,207 81 24,207 81 M www.heihotels.com [email protected] HOTELMANAGEMENT.NET | September 2019 SPECIAL REPORT 45

2019 2018 Company name Contact name Guestrooms open Properties open in Guestrooms open Properties open Type of rank rank Website Contact email in the Americas the Americas as of worldwide as of worldwide as of company (1) as of 6/30/19 6/30/19 6/30/19 6/30/19

21 21 Pyramid Hotel Group John Hamilton 24,022 95 24,323 97 M www.pyramidhotelgroup.com [email protected]

22 23 Carolyn Feltner 21,845 138 21,845 138 O, M www.druryhotels.com [email protected]

23 22 Atrium Hospitality Cyndi McDonald 21,595 82 21,595 82 O, M www.atriumhospitality.com [email protected]

24 25 AMResorts Javier Coll 20,144 53 23,127 66 M www.algdevelopment.com [email protected]

25 26 White Lodging Services Corporation Christine Misirly 19,549 96 19,549 96 O, M, D www.whitelodging.com [email protected]

26 27 HHM Naveen P. Kakarla 18,000 120 18,000 120 O, M, D www.hhmhospitality.com [email protected]

27 29 Remington Sloan Dean 17,405 88 17,405 88 M www.remingtonhotels.com [email protected]

28 28 Crestline Hotels & Resorts Edward Hoganson 17,250 118 17,250 118 M www.crestlinehotels.com [email protected]

29 31 Concord Hospitality Enterprises Grant Sabroff 16,564 111 16,564 111 O, M, D Company [email protected] www.concordhotels.com

30 — Nationwide Hotel Management Kevin F. Dailey 14,263 119 14,263 119 M Company [email protected] www.nationwidehmc.com

31 40 Real Hospitality Group Joseph Yi 14,230 108 14,230 108 O, M www.realhospitalitygroup.com [email protected]

32 34 Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos Todd Hricko 13,273 18 17,507 29 M, F www.hardrockhotels.com [email protected]

33 42 Driftwood Hospitality Management David Buddemeyer 13,209 70 13,209 70 M www.driftwoodhospitality.com [email protected]

34 41 Davidson Hotels & Resorts Steven Margol 12,700 44 12,700 44 M www.davidsonhotels.com [email protected]

35 — Dimension Development Company Ken Thompson 12,164 67 12,164 67 M www.dimdev.com [email protected]

36 35 Rockbridge Jim Merkel 11,960 60 11,960 60 O, D www.rockbridgecapital.com [email protected]

37 45 MCR Russ Shattan 11,649 86 11,649 86 O, M, D www.mcrinvestors.com [email protected]

38 32 Sage Hospitality Jamey Cua 11,604 51 11,604 51 M www.sagehospitality.com [email protected]

39 36 American Hotel Income Properties Jamie Kokoska 11,524 112 11,524 112 O REIT [email protected] www.ahipreit.com

40 38 Sonesta International Hotels Carlos Flores 11,517 73 12,391 78 M Corporation [email protected] www.sonesta.com 46 SPECIAL REPORT September 2019 | HOTELMANAGEMENT.NET

2019 2018 Company name Contact name Guestrooms open Properties open in Guestrooms open Properties open Type of rank rank Website Contact email in the Americas the Americas as of worldwide as of worldwide as of company (1) as of 6/30/19 6/30/19 6/30/19 6/30/19

41 33 GF Management Jeff Kolessar 11,189 69 11,189 69 O, M www.gfhotels.com [email protected]

42 46 PM Hotel Group Joseph Bojanowski 11,025 60 11,025 60 M www.pmhotelgroup.com [email protected]

43 37 Procaccianti Company/TPG Hotels Ralph V. Izzi Jr. 11,000 50 11,000 50 O, M, D & Resorts [email protected] www.tpghotelsandresorts.com

44 39 Hospitality International Jim Bloodworth 9,978 226 10,082 229 F www.hifranchise.com [email protected]

45 48 Benchmark - a global hospitality Brett Atkinson 9,855 46 9,855 46 M company [email protected] www.benchmarkglobalhospitality.com

46 47 McKibbon Hospitality Lauren Bowles 9,301 83 9,301 83 M www.mckibbon.com [email protected]

47 44 OTO Development Aimee Cheek 8,537 62 8,537 62 O, M, D www.otodevelopment.com [email protected]

48 55 Hotel Equities Joe Reardon 8,309 79 8,309 79 O, M, D www.hotelequities.com [email protected]

49 49 Chesapeake Hospitality Steve Smith 8,208 40 8,208 40 M www.chesapeakehospitality.com [email protected]

50 50 InterMountain Management Stan Jones 7,925 74 7,925 74 M, D www.intermountainhotels.com [email protected]

51 51 Marshall Hotels & Resorts Mike Marshall 7,824 55 7,824 55 M www.marshallhotels.com [email protected]

52 53 Hospitality Ventures Management Mary Beth Cutshall 7,517 44 7,517 44 O, M Group [email protected] www.hvmg.com

53 — Brighton Management Daniel Howng 7,513 53 7,513 53 M www.brightonmgtllc.com [email protected]

54 52 LBA Hospitality Farrah Adams 7,360 70 7,360 70 M www.lbahospitality.com [email protected]

55 — Blue Sky Hospitality Solutions David Fincannon 7,295 50 7,295 50 O, M www.blueskyhospitalitysolutions.com david.fincannon@blueskyhospitalitysolutions. com

56 54 Kinseth Hospitality Companies Jeff Schrader 7,143 66 7,143 66 O, M, D www.kinseth.com [email protected]

57 62 Kana Hotel Group Kevin Mahoney 6,920 68 6,920 68 O, M, D www.kanahotelgroup.com [email protected]

58 — AWH Partners Russ Flicker 6,737 23 6,737 23 O www.awhpartners.com [email protected]

59 56 Rosen Hotels & Resorts Frank Santos 6,694 8 6,694 8 O, M www.rosenhotels.com [email protected]

60 — Cobblestone Hotels Josie Kilgore 6,231 135 6,231 135 F www.cobblestonehotels.com [email protected] 48 SPECIAL REPORT September 2019 | HOTELMANAGEMENT.NET

2019 2018 Company name Contact name Guestrooms open Properties open in Guestrooms open Properties open Type of rank rank Website Contact email in the Americas the Americas as of worldwide as of worldwide as of company (1) as of 6/30/19 6/30/19 6/30/19 6/30/19

61 79 Waterford Hotel Group Gary Avigne 6,229 41 6,229 41 M www.waterfordhotelgroup.com [email protected]

62 — Buffalo Lodging Associates Ron Kendall 6,206 50 6,206 50 M, D www.buffalolodging.com [email protected]

63 75 First Hospitality Group David Duncan 6,071 39 6,071 39 O, M, D www.fhginc.com [email protected]

64 63 General Hotels Corporation Greg Hovis 5,982 59 5,982 59 M, D www.genhotels.com [email protected]

65 59 Commonwealth Hotels Brian Fry 5,960 49 5,960 49 O, M www.commonwealthhotels.com [email protected]

66 61 Auro Hotels Matt Alexander 5,856 33 6,197 35 O, M, D www.aurohotels.com [email protected]

67 71 Chartwell Hospitality Kevin Green 5,601 40 5,601 40 O www.chartwellhospitality.com [email protected]

68 67 Marcus Hotels & Resorts Andrea Foster 5,546 21 5,546 21 O, M www.marcushotels.com [email protected]

69 73 Hospitality Lodging Systems Doug Collins 5,438 64 5,498 65 Mem. www.budgetel.com [email protected]

70 72 Peachtree Hospitality Management Patrick O’Neil 5,377 47 5,377 47 M www.peachtreehotelgroup.com [email protected]

71 60 Spire Hospitality Chris Russell 5,108 23 5,108 23 M www.spirehotels.com [email protected]

72 66 Inn Lisa Sawyer 5,099 140 5,099 140 F www.budgethost.com [email protected]

73 58 HP Hotels Kerry Ranson 5,077 37 5,077 37 M www.hp-hotels.com [email protected]

74 65 Prism Hotels & Resorts Kevin Gallagher 5,026 25 5,026 25 M www.prismhotels.com [email protected]

75 64 The Ramkota Companies Robert J. Thimjon 4,919 43 4,919 43 O www.regency-mgmt.com [email protected]

76 — FA Hospitality Mihran Kalaydjian 4,910 12 4,910 12 M, D www.fahospitality.com [email protected]

77 74 Linchris Hotel Corp Alan Zhu 4,829 31 4,829 31 O, M, Mem. www.linchris.com [email protected]

78 — Aqua-Aston Hospitality Quinn 4,694 37 4,694 37 M www.aquaaston.com [email protected]

79 70 Vista Host Kathie Long 4,667 39 4,667 39 M, D www.vistahost.com [email protected]

80 57 Urgo Hotels & Resorts Don Urgo Jr. 4,594 34 4,594 34 O, M, D www.urgohotels.com [email protected]

81 78 Coast Hotels Mark Hope 4,525 38 4,525 38 O, M, F www.coasthotels.com [email protected]

82 80 HRI Lodging Gary Gutierrez 4,518 26 4,518 26 M www.hrilodging.com [email protected]