Hilton doubles down on Africa
Chris Bown
06 Sep 2024
A vast continent full of opportunities, Africa is proving a region where Hilton is finding new markets for its hotel brands.
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A vast continent full of opportunities, Africa is proving a region where Hilton is finding new markets for its hotel brands.
To the east of Europe, Romania is now opening up as a new destination for EU travellers, with hotel brands following the money.
Brushing aside short term weakness in the Chinese hotel market, which many consider temporary, developers are building more new hotels across the country than ever.
A strong performance from the Greek hotel sector means the big brands want to be part of the market, and they are moving in.
Hilton is maintaining its global expansion pace, and signing an increasing volume of existing hotels for conversion to its brands
Over a decade, Valor Hospitality has built an international hotel management business spanning 16 countries around the globe, demonstrating the value of a specialist when it comes to operating hospitality assets.
Hilton Hotels has announced the appointment of a new executive to lead their global lifestyle brands division.
With 225 hotels already open across markets in Central and Latin America, Hilton plans further additions to take that number to 300, within the next three years.
Hilton is expanding its room count in Iceland, and building out from the capital Reykjavik with its first regional property, in the northern coastal destination of Akureyri.
Hilton has around 350 hotels globally across its lifestyle brands, and aims to double that figure in the next four years, supported by recent acquisitions of the Graduate and NoMad brands.
Travellers are subtly changing they way they search online for new adventures, and Hilton has shared new data from its own booking websites to understand where the new demand lies
As demand continues to strengthen for resort hotels, the major brand groups are responding, and Hilton has signed a string of new properties to its pipeline of European resort offerings
One of Edinburgh’s landmark hotels, The Caledonian, is to enjoy a substantial refurbishment, with more bedrooms added as it prepares to be relaunched as a member of Hilton’s Curio Collection.
A refinancing with a green loan has committed Australian hotel owner operator Pro-invest to maintaining and improving the carbon footprint of a portfolio of its Holiday Inn Express hotels
The Isla Brown Chania and Isla Brown Corinthia resorts by Brown Hotels will open this summer as a part of the Curio Collection by Hilton portfolio.
Hilton Worldwide has confirmed plans to rapidly increase its presence in Türkiye, with 11 new hotels planned across the country.
A historic hotel in San Diego, California, USA, is planning restoration and revitalisation works worth over US$160 million.
Dutch upper hotel segment development looks to be in rude health, with at least US$798 million heading into the country, according to the latest THP data.
Hilton Worldwide has inked a deal for three properties in Portuguese capital Lisbon across three different brands.
Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise agreement with Dutch real estate investor Annexum to develop two hotels totalling 480 rooms in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Hilton Worldwide signed a quarterly record of more than 36,000 keys in Q2 this year to boost its pipeline to 440,000 rooms.
Koko Beach Resort Ilashe Lagos, Curio Collection by Hilton is expected to open in 2025 as the first internationally branded resort on this Atlantic coastline.
With Hilton Worldwide revealing this year that it intends to double its Puerto Rican portfolio, we grilled the major group’s vice president of development for the Caribbean and Latin America about its regional plans.
Hilton Worldwide has signed for many new hotels in China in the first half of this year, marking continued growth across multiple brand categories.
Hilton has announced plans to open Imperial Flair Chania Old Town, Curio Collection by Hilton, which is set to open in 2026.
Lindian Village Beach Resort Rhodes, Curio Collection by Hilton is now open in the picturesque town of Lindos on the Greek island of Rhodes.
Hotel Montera Madrid, Curio Collection by Hilton is now open as the brand’s first property in the Spanish capital. The hotel’s design draws on the eclectic character of the area.
Hilton has announced the signing of Zemi Miches All‑Inclusive Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton in the Dominican Republic, which is expected to open in 2024.
The ART Hotel Denver, Curio Collection by Hilton is now open following its $3M property-wide refresh taking inspiration from the creative neighbourhood it’s a part of.
The legendary Hotel Burlington Lake Champlain in Vermont has announced plans for a new look as it joins Curio Collection By Hilton.
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Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise agreement with Zetland Capital to open a third Greek Curio Collection site within three years, this summer.
At least US$1.2 billion of investment is boosting the Israeli high end hotel portfolio over the coming years, according to data from THP.
One of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations, Portugal, could prove to be an even more alluring prospect for hotel development thanks to the initial success of the country’s digital nomad scheme.
Hilton Worldwide has signed its first Dutch Curio Collection by Hilton hotel as part of a franchise agreement with a castle estate owner, Bas van de Laar.
Hilton Worldwide’s five star independent hotel brand, Curio Collection, will be continuing its meteoric rise with a strong pipeline of global properties in the offing.
Our second look at the robust Hilton Worldwide 2023 pipeline focuses on the many notable upcoming projects in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Making the grade for our current Project of the Week is a luxury Curio Collection by Hilton conversion of a 14th century palace in northern Spain.
Hilton Worldwide and Portugal-based real estate firm Mercan Properties Group have signed an agreement for the operation of two new hotels in Lagos, in the country’s southern Algarve region.
The opening of Royal Palm Galapagos, Curio Collection by Hilton marks the hospitality group’s entrance to this extraordinary archipelago.
Located in one of the world’s most biologically diverse regions, Hilton’s unique new property offers an immersive rainforest experience.
Hilton has announced plans to open its first hotel in the coastal city of San Sebastián in Spain’s Basque Country.
The all-suite resort in Oxnard, California is set to reopen fully transformed after a multi-million-dollar restoration.
The five-star brand is heightening its global presence with an influx of new properties across Europe and North America in particular.
Summer 2022 will see the debut of the City of London’s eclectic new Lost Property hotel.
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