Hilton is celebrating strong growth in the Asia Pacific region with the addition of 36 hotels in the second quarter, taking its total for the region to 837 trading hotels.
“Fast advancing towards our goal of 1,000 hotels in Asia Pacific by 2025, we surpassed 100 DoubleTree by Hilton properties with new openings in Osaka, Jakarta and Beijing, and celebrated over 100 Hilton Garden Inn properties trading in the region,” said Hilton President, Asia Pacific, Alan Watts.
“In tandem, we launched our ‘Hilton Garden Inn Gen A’ regional prototype for Greater China, a nod to evolving consumer and owner preferences.”
The company’s partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) collection saw the addition of nearly 400 boutique luxury experiences to Hilton’s books globally, including more than 80 in Asia Pacific.
A 0.9% lift in RevPAR was recorded in Q2 compared to the same period in 2023, while occupancy averaged 69.5% in the region during the quarter.
Watts said Asia Pacific RevPAR was driven by strong performance in Japan, India and South East Asia “thanks to increasing intra-regional travel, domestic tourism and robust international demand”.
“We also saw sustained business travel in the quarter, which further reinforced owner and investor confidence in hotels as an attractive asset class,” he said.
During the quarter, Hilton was named by Great Place to Work as India’s top employer for the second consecutive year, and as the top hotel company to work for in Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
“Underpinning our success is our 62,000-strong workforce and award-winning culture, rooted in humanity and strengthened by inclusion, wellness, growth, and purpose,” Watts added.