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CHIA CERTIFICATION EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Multiple Affiliations for a Single Hotel - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Chain
Parent Company
Management Company
Owner
Asset Management Company
Chain - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ represents the hotel
brand, which is clearly displayed to the public on the
building and in all interactions with the customer. STR
uses Chain and Brand synonymously
There are 24 - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ chains in the U.S.
with 50,000 rooms or more and 28 chains in the world
with 75,000 rooms or more.
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that Holiday Inn - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1st chain
"Census" - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ The counts that STR
makes available are based upon their
________database of 160,000 hotels. The counts are
updated each year.
The counts may not be ________ accurate, but they are
the best estimations that exist in the industry. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 100%
Parent Companies - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ consist of
multiple chains. Often the parent company will have a
variety of different types of chains.
Some people may use the term ________ as a synonym
for Parent Company - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ "Group"
A parent company - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ may have a
range of high-end, middle, and low-end chains; or they
may concentrate in one area
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There are________parent companies in the U.S. with
10,000 rooms or more and 34 parent companies
worldwide with 25,000 rooms or more. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 22
Parent companies may have hotels around - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ the world or in specific regions
STR uses three different operation types: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Corporate
Franchise
Independent
hotel is a chain hotel owned and/or managed by the
chain or the parent company. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Corporate
Franchise - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ hotel is a chain hotel
run by a third party where the chain receives some sort
of franchise fee.
An Independent - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ hotel is not
affiliated with a chain or parent company.
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Most _________ will have a mixture of corporate and
franchise hotels. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ parent
companies
Independent Hotels - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ are not
affiliated with a specific chain. They may be managed
or owned by companies listed on pages to follow. They
may also be members of various marketing groups.
Independent hotels vary considerably in - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ size, price level, location, amenities and other
attributes.
It is possible to obtain a Property and Room Count
report to summarize participation by areas or -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ a Participation List to identify
specific participating hotels in a country or market.
MAnagement Company - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A
management company operates a hotel for another
party.
The company has a management contract where it
receives payment and/or some portion of profits.
CHIA CERTIFICATION EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Multiple Affiliations for a Single Hotel - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Chain
Parent Company
Management Company
Owner
Asset Management Company
Chain - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ represents the hotel
brand, which is clearly displayed to the public on the
building and in all interactions with the customer. STR
uses Chain and Brand synonymously
There are 24 - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ chains in the U.S.
with 50,000 rooms or more and 28 chains in the world
with 75,000 rooms or more.
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that Holiday Inn - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1st chain
"Census" - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ The counts that STR
makes available are based upon their
________database of 160,000 hotels. The counts are
updated each year.
The counts may not be ________ accurate, but they are
the best estimations that exist in the industry. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 100%
Parent Companies - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ consist of
multiple chains. Often the parent company will have a
variety of different types of chains.
Some people may use the term ________ as a synonym
for Parent Company - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ "Group"
A parent company - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ may have a
range of high-end, middle, and low-end chains; or they
may concentrate in one area
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There are________parent companies in the U.S. with
10,000 rooms or more and 34 parent companies
worldwide with 25,000 rooms or more. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 22
Parent companies may have hotels around - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ the world or in specific regions
STR uses three different operation types: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Corporate
Franchise
Independent
hotel is a chain hotel owned and/or managed by the
chain or the parent company. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Corporate
Franchise - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ hotel is a chain hotel
run by a third party where the chain receives some sort
of franchise fee.
An Independent - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ hotel is not
affiliated with a chain or parent company.
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Most _________ will have a mixture of corporate and
franchise hotels. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ parent
companies
Independent Hotels - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ are not
affiliated with a specific chain. They may be managed
or owned by companies listed on pages to follow. They
may also be members of various marketing groups.
Independent hotels vary considerably in - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ size, price level, location, amenities and other
attributes.
It is possible to obtain a Property and Room Count
report to summarize participation by areas or -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ a Participation List to identify
specific participating hotels in a country or market.
MAnagement Company - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A
management company operates a hotel for another
party.
The company has a management contract where it
receives payment and/or some portion of profits.
