Hilton’s pipeline to open six new luxury hotels in Asia Pacific

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Global hospitality firm Hilton recently added six brand new luxurious hotels to its portfolio within Asia Pacific (Apac).

Two hotels that are being built, within the China’s Xi’an as well as Shanghai city, are set to fall operated under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts brand. This brand is also set to be making it’s Malaysian as well as Australian debuts with properties located in Kuala Lumpur and Sydney, respectively.

The remaining hotels consist of one Conrad Hotels & Resorts property in Nagoya, Japan, and an LXR Hotels & Resorts property in Bali, Indonesia, which will be the first hotel to fall under the brand’s umbrella in Southeast Asia.

The addition of the new hotels will increase Hilton’s inventory of luxurious Hotels within the Apac region by 20. The hotels are scheduled to be completed between 2023-2026.

Clarence Tan, Hilton’s senior vice president, development Asia Pacific, highlights that Hilton is the fastest-growing hospitality company within the Asia Pacific region. “Our recent acquisitions and a strong pipeline show the trust of owners developers as well as investors put in Hilton to meet the growing demand and generate strong return on investment in Apac’s top places,” he says.

In addition, Nils-Arne Schröder Hilton’s vice president of Luxury, Asia Pacific, notes that the luxury travel sector in Asia Pacific is expected to grow in the post-pandemic era. “The future of the region’s luxury travel is more exciting than ever because our luxury brands continues to expand into exciting new markets and raise the standard of luxury hospitality to new levels,” he says.