HST

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that has been operating since 1980. The company is the largest lodging REIT in the United States and ranks among the world's largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. Host Hotels operates as an S&P 500 company, owning a portfolio of 74 properties in the United States and five international properties, totaling approximately 46,100 rooms. The company also maintains non-controlling interests in seven joint ventures. Rather than operating hotels directly, Host Hotels owns premium hotel real estate and partners with established hotel management companies and brands to operate its properties.