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Newsletter - April 22, 2003
The Worldwide
Ranking of Hotel Groups 2003
The
World’s Top Ten international groups increase their supply by 2.6%.
An
MKG exclusive: the worldwide ranking of hotel groups 2003
MKG Consulting has the largest hotel database in the
world, outside the United States, with the best coverage of all the hotel
segments. The MKG Consulting Database contains more than 40,000 hotels,
representing over 2.2 million rooms.
The activity results in the MKG Database are based on a sample of
9,000 corporate operated hotel chains worldwide, representing 900,000
rooms. These results are provided by chain hotels throughout the world, of
which MKG Consulting is the official statistical supplier. Certain results
of this worldwide assessment as well as much more in-depth analyses on
Europe are developed in MKG Consulting's annual "Marketing, Trends,
and Strategies of the European Hotel Industry - 2003 Edition" (more
than 200 pages), which is currently available.
In preview of the detailed worldwide hotel report, the
ranking of the first ten world groups and the first twenty world brands
Annual worldwide ranking of hotel groups
(at 01/01/2003)
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Hotels
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Rooms
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Variation
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2002
Rank
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2003 Rank
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Group
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Country
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2002
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2003
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2002
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2003
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Rooms
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%
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1
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1
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Cendant
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USA
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6
624
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6 553
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553
771
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539 410
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-14
361
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-2,6%
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2
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2
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Six Continents*
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GB
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3 234
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3 325
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507 091
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515 525
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8 434
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1,7%
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3
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3
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Marriott International
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USA
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2
333
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2 504
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427
489
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455 858
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28
369
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6,6%
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4
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4
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Accor
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FRA
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3
654
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3 829
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415
774
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440 807
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25
033
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6,0%
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5
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5
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Choice
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USA
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4
545
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4 664
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362
549
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373 722
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11
173
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3,1%
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6
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6
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Hilton Corp.
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USA
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1 934
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2 084
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319 550
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337 116
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17 566
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5,5%
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7
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7
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Best Western
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USA
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4
109
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4 060
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312
207
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308 627
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-3
580
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-1,1%
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8
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8
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Starwood
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USA
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751
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748
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225
737
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226 970
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1
233
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0,5%
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9
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9
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Carlson Hospitality Worldwide
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USA
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795
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857
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135 429
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145 337
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9 908
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7,3%
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10
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10
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Hilton International
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GB
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385
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392
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94
058
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97 223
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3
165
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3,4%
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Source : MKG Consulting Database – 03/03
* Supply on 31/09/2002
** The Choice hotel supply rises to 4664 hotels
and 373,722 rooms. If one takes into consideration hotels "under
development", the supply reaches 5138 hotels and 415,287 rooms. By
hotel "under development", Choice includes hotels that have
signed a franchise management contract by 31/12/02 and are sold through
central reservation and the internet site of the group, but do not yet
benefit from the entire range of services provided by Choice (brand
computer system, etc).
Compared
to 2001, which saw Hilton’s International entry into the top 10
following the purchase of Scandic and Marriott International reaching the
third place, 2002 was largely marked by a stability in the classification
of the top 10 international hotel groups. Cendant remains, despite a light
drop, the number one group in the world. Though there has not been a major
change in the ranking of the groups during the course of the year, the
majority of the worldwide leaders has increased hissupply in 2002. In the
face of a morose economic situation and the state of uncertainty
concerning the war in Iraq, they have mostly given preference to an
organic growth in their supply. Carlson Hospitality has experienced the
fastest growth.Few major acquisitions opportunities were available in
2002. It is foreseeable that 2003 will be more active in the matter if one
judges it by current negociations surrounding the Six Continents dossier.
If the war in Iraq should drag on, certain groups may also emerge
weakened, becoming tempting targets.
Annual worldwide ranking of hotel brands
(at 01/01/2003)
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Hotels
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Rooms
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Variation
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2002
Rank
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2003 Rank
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Chains
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Groups
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2002
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2003
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2002
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2003
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Rooms
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%
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1
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1
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Best Western
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Best Western
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4
109
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4 060
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312
207
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308 627
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-3
580
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-1,1%
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2
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2
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Holiday Inn*
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Six Continents
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1
587
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1 567
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297
710
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293 346
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-4
364
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-1,5%
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5
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3
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Comfort Inns
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Choice
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2
032
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2 268
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157
119
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169 750
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12
631
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8,0%
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4
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4
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Marriott Hotels
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Marriott Int’l
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424
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450
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158
112
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165 200
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7
088
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4,5%
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3
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5
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Days Inn of America, Inc.
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Cendant
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1
946
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1 912
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164
092
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159 851
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-4
241
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-2,6%
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6
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6
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Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
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Starwood
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389
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396
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130
498
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133 519
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3
021
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2,3%
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7
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7
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Super 8 Motels
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Cendant
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2
054
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2 089
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125
016
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127 254
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2
238
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1,8%
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9
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8
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Hampton Inn
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Hilton Corp.
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1
144
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1 206
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117
806
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123 041
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5
235
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4,4%
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8
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9
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Ramada Franchise Systems
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Cendant
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978
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979
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120
515
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116 762
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-3
753
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