07/07/2009: Hotusa Hotels has become the third largest hotel consortium in the world, according to "Hotels Magazine"
Hotusa Hotels is now placed third on the prestigious ranking of the 25 major companies world-wide devoted to marketing and bookings for hotels prepared by the U.S. “HOTELS Magazine” (www.hotelsmag.com/article/CA6665792.html), based on 2008 figures.
During this period, the chain of independent hotels belonging to the Hotusa Group increased by 8.4% the number of its associated hotels (2,150) and rooms (192,455), thus allowing it to move up a place on the list. This considerable growth has become consolidated in the first half of 2009, over which period Hotusa Hotels has added 266 new associated hotels, representing 21% more than over the same period last year.
Another of the companies in the Group, which is chaired by Amancio López Seijas, the hotel representatives, Keytel, has strengthened their position in fifth place with 142,000 rooms and 1,581 hotels with which it closed 2008. The companies in the top places on this ranking are the U.S. Utell-Unirez (11,282 hotels and 1,381,379 rooms) and Supranational Hotels Ltd. (1,662 hotels and 297,400 rooms), whose headquarters are in London. It is worth noting that amongst the 25 companies listed on the “HOTELS Magazine” ranking, there are companies of renown such as The Leading Hotels of the World (9th place), Worldhotels (7th place) or Relais & Châteaux (20th place).
