Hilton continues its expansion plans in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA). Throughout the first half of 2022, the group added 11 new properties, growing its portfolio in the region to over 190 hotels, representing nearly 15 percent of the brand’s presence outside of the United States. With 105 properties in the pipeline, the company expects to open its 200th hotel in CALA by the end of this year.
From January to June 2022, Hilton opened 11 hotels with over 2,100 rooms across seven brands and six countries in CALA, bringing its portfolio to over 190 hotels and resorts with more than 35,000 rooms, welcoming guests across 27 countries and territories. During the same time, the company confirmed plans to open 15 additional properties in the second half of 2022, and signed 15 development deals, bringing its pipeline to 105 projects with nearly 15,750 rooms.
In April 2022, Hilton grew its all-inclusive portfolio in CALA to 10 resorts with the opening of the 735-key Hilton Tulum Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Resort—the company’s first all-inclusive offering in Tulum. With this addition, Hilton now offers six all-inclusive options in Mexico, two in the Dominican Republic and one each in Curaçao and Jamaica.
Conrad Hotels & Resorts, one of Hilton’s three luxury brands, announced its first Mexican Caribbean property with the January 2022 opening of Conrad Tulum Riviera Maya. This luxury property built upon the brand’s presence in Mexico following the 2020 opening of Conrad Punta de Mita located on the country’s Pacific coast.
Five years since its first hotel opened, Hilton’s cross-generational hotel brand Tru by Hilton, opened its first property in CALA—the 154-key Tru by Hilton Criciúma. The brand plans to continue its expansion with seven projects in the pipeline, including the opening of Tru by Hilton Monterrey Fundidora planned for later this year.
In Peru, Hilton opened Hampton by Hilton Arequipa, its 10th property in the country, following the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Trujillo and Hilton Garden Inn Lima Miraflores.
Curio Collection by Hilton opened Botanika Osa Peninsula, Curio Collection by Hilton in Costa Rica and Royal Palm Galapagos, Curio Collection by Hilton, marking the first international hotel brand in the Galapagos Islands and making Ecuador the brand’s 30th country and territory to welcome guests to its growing portfolio.
Rok Hotel Kingston, Tapestry Collection by Hilton opened, marking Hilton’s return to Jamaica’s capital and the Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand’s first hotel in the Caribbean.
Looking ahead, the company expects to open an estimated 15 properties in CALA across 10 brands by the end of 2022, including debuts in Brazil and Mexico, among other destinations. Highlights include Motto by Hilton Tulum, the brand’s first hotel in CALA; Tru by Hilton Monterrey Fundidora, the brand’s first hotel in Mexico; DoubleTree by Hilton Foz de Iguaçu, Hilton’s first hotel near the popular waterfalls in Brazil; and Waldorf Astoria Cancun, marking the arrival of the luxury brand in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
Hilton’s broader CALA development pipeline of 105 properties extends to 24 countries and territories, with five destinations including Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, representing over 50 percent of the company’s expansion plans, by room count, in the region.
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