To help you discover the breadth of properties associated with major chain-brands, we put together this comprehensive list of top hotel brands in Mainland and their Mainland hotel properties. The hotel groups may directly own the hotels, have multiple sub brands under the parent chain or operate Mainland hotels through a franchise agreement. The top hotel brands in the world include the big six names like Hilton Hotel and Resorts which includes brands like Waldorf Astoria and DoubleTree, Hyatt Hotel Corporation which controls sub chains like Hyatt Regency and Andaz hotels and Marriott which owns brands like The Ritz Carlton and Aloft.