Travel, Hotels & Leisure
The Top 10 Airlines by International Passengers in 2005
Lufthansa
(35.7m international passengers) |
Singapore Airlines
(16.6m) |
|
British Airways
(28.9m) |
Cathay
Pacific (15.4m) |
|
Air France
(28.8m) |
Emirates
(13.9m) |
|
KLM
(21.4m) |
SAS
(13.4m) |
|
American
Airlines (20.7m) |
Alitalia
(12.8m) |
Source IATA WATS 2006
The Top 10 Airlines by Total Scheduled Passengers (inc Domestic) in 2005
|
American
Airlines
(98.0m) |
Lufthansa
(48.9m) |
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Delta
Airlines (86.0m) |
All Nippon Airways
(48.3m) |
|
United Airlines
(66.7m) |
Air France
(47.8m) |
|
Northwest
Airlines (57.5m) |
China
Southern Airlines (43.2m) |
|
Japan Airlines
(50.9m) |
Continental
(42.7m) |
Source IATA WATS 2006
Hotel Categories
The global hotel industry is divided into five main categories, according to the range of facilities and amenities provided. Most leading groups have brands in more than one category.
Luxury: Hotels with the highest level of amenities, often boutiques or small chains with top-class facilities and services and very high room rates. A mix of business and leisure customers, dependent on location, often with a high proportion of international guests. Leading brands include Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton (Marriott), St. Regis/Luxury Collection (Starwood).
Upper Upscale: Well-appointed hotels with full, high-quality, amenities including spacious rooms and bathrooms. High room rates. Usually located in prime city-centre locations in major cities or in resorts. Predominantly business customers often with a high proportion of international guests. Leading brands include Fairmont, Hilton Hotels, Hyatt, InterContinental, Loews, Marriott Hotels, Omni, Regent International (Carlson Companies), Renaissance (Marriott), Sheraton (Starwood), W (Starwood), Westin (Starwood), Wyndham Hotels (Wyndham Worldwide).
Upscale: High-quality, mostly full-service hotels with moderate to high room rates. Less luxurious than upper upscale and sometimes lacking some of the facilities such as a concierge. Predominantly business customers in urban locations but also appealing to the leisure guest; less international than upper upscale but can still have a significant international guest base. Leading brands include Clarion (Choice Hotels), Courtyard by Marriott (Marriott), Crowne Plaza (InterContinental), DoubleTree (Hilton), Embassy Suites (Hilton), Hilton Garden Inn / Hilton Hampton Inn (Hilton), Holiday Inn Select (InterContinental), Radisson (Carlson Companies)
Midscale: Full service but with fewer amenities than upscale. Comparatively lower room rates than upscale. Predominantly domestic guests, both business and leisure. Divided into two sub-categories depending on availability of food and beverage (F&B) service. With F&B: Best Western, Doubletree Club (Hilton), Four Points by Sheraton (Starwood), Holiday Inn (InterContinental), Park Plaza (Carlson Companies), Quality Inns (Choice Hotels), Ramada (Wyndham Worldwide) Without F&B: AmeriSuites, Comfort Inns & Suites (Choice Hotels), Country Inns & Suites by Carlson (Carlson Companies), Drury Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites (Hilton), Hilton Garden Inn (Hilton), Holiday Inn Express (InterContinental), La Quinta, Shilo, SpringHill Suites (Marriott).
Economy/ Budget: Cheapest most basic hotels with limited facilities. Predominantly domestic guests. Days Inn (Wyndham Worldwide), Howard Johnson (Wyndham Worldwide), Econo Lodge (Choice Hotels), Fairfield Inn by Marriott (Marriott), Knights Inn (Wyndham Worldwide), Motel 6 (Accor), Park Inn (Carlson Companies), Red Roof Inns (Accor), Sleep Inn (Choice Hotels), Super 8 Motels (Wyndham Worldwide), Travelodge Hotels (Wyndham Worldwide), Premier Travel Inn UK (Whitbread).
Source: category definitions from InterContinental Hotels Group
The World's Leading Hotel Groups by rooms in January 2007
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InterContinental
Hotels Group (558,200 rooms) |
Choice
(429,400 rooms) |
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Wyndham
Worldwide (543,200 rooms) |
Best
Western International (315,400 rooms)
|
|
Marriott
International (502,100 rooms) |
Starwood
Hotels & Resorts (265,600 rooms)
|
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Hilton
Hotels Corp (497,700 rooms)
|
Carlson
Companies (145,900 rooms) |
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Accor
(486,500 rooms)
|
Global
Hyatt (141,000 rooms)
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Other Travel, Hotels & Leisure Companies Profiled in Adbrands
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Virgin Group
|
Village Roadshow |
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American
Express |
Hutchison
Whampoa |
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Samsung
Group |
LG Group |
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Travelport
|
Expedia
|
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Walt Disney
Co |
SABMiller
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