Hotel Chains From Hilton To Shangri-La Are Expanding Across Asia On Post-Pandemic Recovery HopesHotel 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.
Shangri-La has opened four new hotels in the past six months, including
three across China with a total of 1,188 rooms as well as the 203-room Shangri-La Jeddah, its
first hotel in Saudi Arabia.
