Hilton has been on a streak of acquiring hotel brands this year after going 16 years without buying any. Yet its commercial chief said that the hotel group hadn’t shifted from its decade-long corporate strategy.
20.05.2024 - 23:51 / skift.com / Sean Oneill
Minor Hotels reported first-quarter results, reaffirming its plans to add 200 hotels worldwide by the end of 2026 — a 36% increase in its portfolio.
The Thai-based group includes brands like NH Hotels and Anantara, and it generates a majority of the revenue for its parent company, Minor International. The group’s growth plans would add over 30,000 rooms to its existing inventory of 80,000.
Here are highlights from Minor’s earnings report and management discussion.
Minor Hotels has an aggressive growth strategy to expand by 2025. Details about the company’s strategy reveal a lot about bigger-picture trends in the hotel sector.
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Hilton has been on a streak of acquiring hotel brands this year after going 16 years without buying any. Yet its commercial chief said that the hotel group hadn’t shifted from its decade-long corporate strategy.
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