By Elias Schisgall
Major hotel chains reported substantial room growth in 2025, driven in part by increased activity in the companies' international businesses.
Marriott said Monday that its net rooms grew 4.3% in 2025, representing nearly 100,000 new rooms and 700 new properties in its system. It said it ended the year with a pipeline of about 610,000 rooms, representing a 5.7% increase from a year earlier.
Choice Hotels said Monday that it opened 66 extended-stay hotels in the U.S. and saw a 13% increase in rooms internationally. Hyatt said its pipeline now stands at roughly 148,000 rooms as of the end of 2025, representing a 7% increase.
And Hilton reported net unit growth of 6.7%, adding nearly 800 hotels and 100,000 new rooms in 2025. Hilton Chief Executive Chris Nassetta said the company is projecting net unit growth of between 6% and 7% in 2026.
Several of the companies attributed the increase in rooms to strong deal signings, both in the U.S. and abroad.
Hyatt said its U.S. signings increased by 30% in 2025. Room signings grew nearly 90% in India and 46% in Indonesia, the company said Monday, adding that its Essentials portfolio pipeline in Greater China increased more than 50%.
Marriott said it signed nearly 1,200 organic deals representing 163,000 rooms in 2025. It reported record-breaking deal signings in the Caribbean and Latin America region, Asia Pacific excluding China, and Greater China.
Hilton said its international portfolio was growing, noting it had 20% share of all rooms under construction globally compared with its current global market share of 5%.
Write to Elias Schisgall at elias.schisgall@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 26, 2026 09:56 ET (14:56 GMT)
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