Hilton Worldwide has opened its 4,000th hotel in the Hebei province of China. With the opening of Hilton Shijiazhuang, the group now boasts 35 hotels operating in Greater China and a pipeline in this region of more than 120 hotels with more than 42,000 rooms.
Says Christopher J. Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton Worldwide, “Our brands continue to see unprecedented growth in all regions of the world and to innovate to provide our guests with exceptional experiences.”
Hilton’s current growth is due to several key drivers⎯⎯including doubling its luxury portfolio of Waldorf Astoria and Conrad hotels since 2007. These luxury brands recently entered Latin America, Germany, and Scotland with the openings of Waldorf Astoria Panama, Waldorf Astoria Berlin, and the Caledoniana Waldorf Astoria Hotel. This year Conrad Hotels & Resorts opened Conrad Algarve and Conrad Seoul⎯⎯introducing the brand to Portugal and South Korea.
DoubleTree by Hilton also plans to add more than 60 hotels to its brand portfolio across 17 countries⎯⎯seven of which are new for the brand. In five years, the brand has nearly doubled to more than 340 hotels through new-build properties, conversions, and adaptive reuse projects.
Among full-service hotels, Embassy Suites Hotels has the largest U.S. pipeline and expects to open five hotels and break ground on six additional properties by the end of this year. Hilton Garden Inn has nearly 170 properties in its pipeline with 45 percent of them located outside the U.S. Hilton Garden Inn additionally debuted in Spain in 2013 with the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Sevilla and earlier this year signed a landmark agreement to develop its first hotel in Africa.
Homewood Suites by Hilton reached the 35,000th suite milestone with the opening of Homewood Suites by Hilton Orlando Airport and has nearly 100 hotels in its pipeline. Home2 Suites by Hilton opened 17 hotels since its launch and has nearly 80 hotels in the pipeline⎯⎯including its first property outside of the U.S., which is set to open later this year in Querétaro, Mexico.
