Feature: Hotel Groups in the UK
HOTEL GROUPS IN THE UK: WHO DOES WHAT ACCOR
Ownership: Shareholders Segment: Economy, budget, midscale, upscale, luxury Amenities: Varies across brands. Product description: Sofitel (luxury); MGallery (upscale); Novotel (midscale), Mercure (midscale), Ibis (budget); All Seasons (budget); Etap (economy); Formule 1 (economy). Primarily located in towns and city centres. Geographic spread: 157 hotels in the UK stretching from Aberdeen, Scotland, and Belfast, Northern Ireland, south to Plymouth in Devon.
BARCELÓ Ownership: Barceló family Segment: Four-star hotels Amenities: Wifi, flatscreen TVs (being introduced), room service, power showers. Product description: Coastal, country house and town/city properties. Geographic spread: 21 hotels from Scotland to Torquay.
BEST WESTERN Ownership: Interchange and Consort Hotels Segment: Three- and four-star hotels Amenities: Varies across properties. Product description: Urban, rural and coastal properties. Geographic spread: 273 hotels across the country, from Fort William to Falmouth.
CHOICE Segment: Mid-market, budget Amenities: Dining options vary according to the brand; meetings space in some properties. Product description: Clarion, four-star equivalent; Quality, three-star; Comfort, budget. Geographic spread: 40 plus hotels across the country from Edinburgh to Plymouth.
HILTON
Ownership: Blackstone Segment: Luxury, mid-market, budget Amenities: Varies according to brand. Product description: Waldorf Astoria/Conrad, luxury; Hilton, DoubleTree, full service; Garden Inn/Hampton, 'focused' service. Geographic spread: 90 properties from Temple Patrick and Aviemore in Scotland, south to Brighton.
IHG
Ownership: Shareholders Segment: Upscale to budget Amenities: Varies according to brand. Product description: Hotel Indigo, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express all present in the UK. Hotels in large towns and cities. Geographic spread: 264 hotels across the UK, from Inverness to Plymouth.
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JURYS INN Ownership: Jurys Inn Group Limited (independently owned) Segment: Full service upper three-star hotels Amenities: Water and ice dispensers on each floor, power showers, bars and restaurants, reception manned 24 hours. Product description: City centre hotels. Geographic spread: 31 hotels across the UK from Belfast and Aberdeen to Plymouth.
MACDONALD HOTELS Ownership: Macdonald Hotels Segment: Four and five-star properties Amenities: Varies across properties. Product description: From contemporary hotels in city centre locations to country house hotels. Specialises in leisure, conferencing/business travel, golf and spa breaks. Geographic spread: 46 hotels across the UK, from Inverness to Lymington in Hampshire.
MARRIOTT Ownership: Shareholders Segment: Four-star midscale or 'upper moderate' Product description: There are 50 Marriott Hotels & Resorts in the UK – including ten Country Clubs – 49 of which are managed and one is franchised. Geographic spread: From Aberdeen in the north to Bournemouth in the south.
PREMIER INN Ownership: Whitbread Segment: Budget Amenities: Restaurants serving full English breakfast, Hypnos beds and a good night’s sleep guarantee. Product description: Comfortable budget properties with local touches. Geographic spread: From Colerain and Fort William to Helston in Cornwall.
QHOTELS GROUP Ownership: QHotels Segment: Upper four-star hotels Amenities: Restaurants, full-service meeting facilities, spa facilities, golf courses, power showers, in-room tea and coffee making facilities, continental breakfast, free wifi. Product description: 21 hotels in city centres and accessible rural areas. Geographic spread: From Glasgow to Kent.
REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP Ownership: Shareholders. Private company Carlson is a majority shareholder Segment: Park Inn, Radisson Blu, Hotel Missoni: mid-market to luxury Amenities: Free wifi in Radisson Blu hotels, plus Club Carlson loyalty scheme, Business class rooms machines. Product description: City centre hotels. Geographic spread: 56 hotels from Aberdeen to Bristol.
THISTLE Ownership: Guoman Hotel Management Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GuocoLeisure Ltd, part of the Hong Leong Group. Segment: Quality, full-service; a mix of three and four-star properties across the UK. Amenities: Wifi; meetings and events facilities; ‘Let’s Meet’ informal dining options within quality restaurants and lounge areas; gym/spa facilities at some hotels; in-room tea and coffee-making facilities; room service. Product description: Full-service, quality hotels in central town/city locations across the UK. Geographic spread: 33 UK hotels, from Inverness in the north to Brighton in the south.
TRAVELODGE Ownership: DIC Dubai International Capital Segment: Budget Amenities: Bedrooms with en-suite power shower, flatscreen TVs with free digital channels, wifi internet (charged for), self check-in check-in. Product description: Largely new build hotels. Geographic spread: 472 hotels from Londonderry and Inverness to Hayle in Cornwall.
WYNDHAM HOTEL GROUP Ownership: Wyndham Hotel Group Segment: Budget, midscale Amenities: Room service, restaurants, full-service meeting facilities (Ramada); power showers, in-room tea and coffee making facilities, continental breakfast, wifi/internet access (Days Inn). Product description: Properties in town and city centres (Ramada, Days Inn) and roadside locations (Days Inn). Geographic spread: 27 hotels from Belfast and Inverness to Bournemouth (Ramada); 56 hotels from Belfast and Hamilton to Taunton (Days Inn).
*This list contains both UK-based and international hotel groups that have a presence of over 20 hotel properties in the UK and Ireland.
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