We came across an interesting diagram ranking the top 20 hotel programs throughout the world. Do you know which is largest? (Hint: it's not US-based)

Some are less familiar, so we ranked the six we most frequently discuss in the Award Travel 101 Facebook community:

#2 Wyndham - 9,280 properties
#3 Marriott- 8,484 properties
#6 Choice - 7,500 properties
#7 Hilton - 7,165 properties
#8 IHG - 6,164 properties
#16 Hyatt - 1,200 properties

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