Holiday Inn by IHG is an American chain of hotels based in Atlanta, Georgia and a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts. The chain was founded in 1952 by Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), who opened the first location in Memphis, Tennessee.

Howard Johnson by Wyndham, still commonly referred to as Howard Johnson's, is an American hotel brand with roughly 300 hotels in 15 countries. It was also formerly a restaurant chain, which at one time was the largest in the U.S., with more than 1,000 locations.

On 17 August 2026, a report of sexual assault was made at the Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne, following an incident inside the hotel room of a Sydney Swans player that occurred earlier that morning. Several players had stayed up late following the club's victory over Essendon in a match held the previous afternoon.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels, resorts, and timeshare properties.

Marriott International, Inc. (/ˈmær.i.ət/) is an American multinational company that operates, franchises, and licenses lodging brands that include hotel, residential, and timeshare properties.

The St. Regis New York is a luxury hotel at 2 East 55th Street, at the southeast corner with Fifth Avenue, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.

The Strat (formerly the Stratosphere) is a hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It includes a 1,149-foot-tall (350 m) observation tower, the tallest in the United States.

Baur au Lac is a luxury hotel in the city of Zurich, canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It is located near the shores of Lake Zurich and the Schanzengraben moat, in proximity to Bahnhofstrasse and Bürkliplatz.

Country Inn & Suites is an upper midscale hotel chain founded in 1986 by Carlson Holdings. Competing brands in the upper midscale segment include Hampton by Hilton, Holiday Inn Express, Best Western Plus, and Fairfield by Marriott.

The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and beverage services, event planning, theme parks, water parks, travel agency, tourism, hotels, casinos, real estate, restaurants, nightclubs, and bars.