The hotel industry is among the largest economic sectors in the world and is worth billions of dollars. Hotels are found in all countries in the world, but only a select few of them can be classified as luxury hotels which have world-class amenities. Many of such hotels exist under an umbrella of luxury hotel chains. The World's Largest Luxury Hotel Chains AccorHotels AccorHotels are a chain of hotels established, managed and operated by Accor S.A., a French multinational company. The company was founded in 1967 by two French entrepreneurs, Paul Dubrule and Gerard Pelisson, as Societe d’Investissement et d’Exploitation Hoteliers and opened its first hotel in Lille, France. After experiencing years of economic growth, the company began acquiring other brands in the hotel industry and in so doing, expanded their outreach in the market. By the 1990s, Accord had entered into the North American market after acquiring Motel 6 and the Red Roof Inn chai...