Hotel chains from Hilton—the world’s second largest hospitality group—to billionaire Robert Kuok’s Shangri-La are accelerating expansion plans across the Asia-Pacific region, betting on a post-pandemic recovery as countries gradually reopen to international travelers.
Among global players, Hilton is aggressively expanding across the region, with plans to more than double its footprint in Asia in the next few years. The company opened a record number of 100 new hotels across the region in 2021, expanding its presence by almost 20,000 rooms to over 120,000 rooms across 523 properties, including 400 hotels in Greater China, a key growth market. Having signed management contracts in recent months, it aims to open 760
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