Hotel marketing consortia 2009
Best Western remained the UK's largest hotel marketing consortium in 2009, counting more than 285 member hotels with a combined 15,305-plus bedrooms.
The 140-strong Independents Hotel Association retained its grip on the second place thanks to a total tally of 9,000 bedrooms while Classic Britain's 8,500 bedrooms across 170 hotels put it in third place.
These facts and figures are reported in British Hospitality: Trends and Statistics 2009, published by the British Hospitality Association.
The full report (which is free to BHA members) can be bought for £250 (for the printed version) or £175 (for a PDF file). For enquiries or orders, phone 0207 404 7744 or contact Philippa Brady.
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UK HOTEL MARKETING CONSORTIA 2009
| Consortia | Number of hotels in the UK | Number of rooms in the UK | |
| 01 | Best Western](http://www.bestwestern.co.uk/?IATA=00158450&CMP=KNC-paidsearch&HBX_PK=best+western&HBX_OU=50) | 285+ | 15,305+ |
| 02 | [The Independents Hotel Association](http://www.iha-uk.com/) | 140+ | 9,000+ |
| 03 | [Classic Britain](http://www.classicbritain.com/) | 170+ | 8,500+ |
| 04 | [The Circle](http://www.circlehotels.co.uk/) | 450+ | 5,500+ |
| 05 | [Classic British Hotels](http://www.classicbritishhotels.com/) | 80+ | 4,700+ |
| 06 | [Leading Hotels of the World](http://www.lhw.com/) | 14 | 1,780 |
| 07 | [Small Luxury Hotels](http://www.slh.com/) | 37 | 1,850+ |
| 08 | [Fine Individual Hotels](http://www.fihotels.com/) | 50 | 1,415 |
| 09 | [Pride of Britain](http://www.prideofbritainhotels.com/iflash.html) | 37 | 1,250 |
| 10 | [Design Hotels](http://www.designhotels.com/) | 13 | 930 |
| 11 | [Relais & Chateau | 25 | 535+ |
Source: Wordsmith & Company
