Global Hotel Alliance

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Global Hotel Alliance
Company typePrivate
Industry Hospitality
Tourism
Founded2004;20 years ago (2004)
Headquarters,
Key people
Christopher Hartley (CEO)
Website www.globalhotelalliance.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is the world's largest alliance of hotel brands. [1] Based on the airline alliance model, it was founded in 2004 by four hotel chains, Kempinski, Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, Rydges Hotels & Resorts, and Wyndham International. [2] [3] GHA uses a shared technology platform for its member brands, and operates a multi-brand loyalty programme, GHA DISCOVERY, which has over 24 million members, as of June 2023. [4] The alliance encompasses more than 800 upscale and luxury hotels, across 40 brands in 100 countries. [4]

Brands

As of 2024, member brands include [5] :

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References

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