Aimbridge Hospitality

Aimbridge Hospitality
IndustryHotel Management
Founded2008; 18 years ago (2008)
FounderDave Johnson
Headquarters,
Number of locations
1,100 (2025)
Area served
Worldwide
Key peopleCraig S. Smith (Chief Executive Officer)
Websiteaimbridgehospitality.com

Aimbridge Hospitality is an American third-party hotel management company that manages over 1,100 hotels globally.

As of 2021, Aimbridge held 1,218 properties in its portfolio with a combined 171,019 rooms across all 50 states in the United States and 23 other countries.

History

The company was originally founded by Dave Johnson in 2003 with eight hotels.

The company made a number of acquisitions over the years, these included the acquisitions of:

In 2025, the company entered into a restructuring support agreement with its first and second tier lenders to help it converting more than $1.1 billion in debt to equity. It also refocused on operations after losing 23% of their properties.

Operations

Aimbridge operates through four operating divisions: Aimbridge Full Service, Aimbridge Select Service, Aimbridge EMEA, and Aimbridge LATAM.

Aimbridge Full Service is responsible for managing all full-service branded and independent hotels and resorts in its portfolio. Aimbridge Select Service is responsible for managing select service, economy, and extended stay verticals of its portfolio. Aimbridge EMEA is responsible for their operations within the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. Aimbridge LATAM is responsible for their operations within Latin America.

References

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  5. ↑ "Evolution Hospitality Appoints Murray Lowe as General Manager of Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler". Hotel Online. September 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ "How Aimbridge-Interstate merger will change competition". Hotels Magazine. January 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Aimbridge Hospitality focuses on profit with new commercial model". Co Star. November 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Aimbridge's mea culpa". Hotel Investment Today. January 31, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Aimbridge Hospitality Enters Restructuring Support Agreement". Lodging Magazine. January 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lenders take majority stake in Aimbridge". Hotel Investment Today. January 16, 2025.