Following a record-breaking yr of progress, Hilton underscored its dedication to the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) throughout a go to by President and CEO Chris Nassetta through which he met with trade leaders, possession teams, companions, and crew members throughout Argentina, Peru, Colombia, and Costa Rica. In 2023, Hilton opened almost 20 new lodges and ended the yr with 4,000 rooms added out there, greater than in every other yr within the firm’s historical past. Sustained optimistic momentum is anticipated as Hilton continues to implement its progress technique and aggressively expands throughout the area with the aim of surpassing 300 open lodges within the subsequent three years.
“I’ve all the time cherished visiting our groups within the Caribbean and Latin America, and Hilton’s transformation throughout the area is an unbelievable instance of the facility of our hospitality. Over the past decade, now we have tripled our presence to 225 lodges in our CALA portfolio,” stated Chris Nassetta, president & CEO, Hilton. “Now, with greater than half of our pipeline within the area beneath development, we’re on observe to open our 300th lodge in only a few years. This growth is the results of our crew’s profitable progress technique and deep information of the market, the imaginative and prescient and confidence of our valued companions, and our crew members’ dedication to creating unforgettable stays for all our visitors.”
Hilton celebrated its three-fold progress within the Caribbean and Latin America over the previous decade including 9 new international locations and territories and launching seven new manufacturers. Constructing on its 225 open lodges welcoming vacationers as we speak, the corporate has a sturdy pipeline of greater than 100 lodges and plans to enter seven new international locations and territories within the subsequent few years, together with Bermuda and Paraguay in 2024. The corporate additionally seems ahead to introducing two new manufacturers: Spark by Hilton, which is redefining the financial system section with a premium product providing, and Home2 Suites by Hilton, an award-winning extended-stay lodge idea.
Doubling Down on Development within the Area
The go to kicked off in Argentina, the place Hilton debuted greater than 20 years in the past when it opened the famend Hilton Buenos Aires in Puerto Madero. Immediately, the corporate welcomes vacationers at 10 lodges and expects to double its footprint within the coming years.
In Peru, the crew visited DoubleTree by Hilton Lima San Isidro, which opened in January 2024, and Hilton Backyard Inn Lima Miraflores. With 11 lodges open and 7 extra on the horizon, Hilton continues to increase its presence within the nation.
In Colombia, Hilton executives met with possession teams to debate the way forward for the nation’s tourism sector at Hilton Bogota Corferias. Colombia is certainly one of Hilton’s largest markets within the CALA area with 23 open lodges and extra tasks within the pipeline, together with the first Tru by Hilton branded lodge within the nation set to open in Cali later this yr.
The manager go to culminated on the website of the extremely anticipated Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique which can create a brand new benchmark for barefoot luxurious uniquely mixing Costa Rica’s “Pura Vida” life-style with Waldorf Astoria’s sophistication and customized service when it opens in late 2024. Hilton continues to develop in Costa Rica with 10 open lodges, together with the just lately debuted Hilton Backyard Inn San Jose Airport, the model’s 1000th lodge throughout the globe, and newly signed Heredia Stadium Resort, Tapestry Assortment by Hilton, marking the debut of the model in Costa Rica.
Hilton’s spectacular progress is prevalent throughout the area, reflecting the facility of the corporate’s award-winning manufacturers and its means to satisfy the calls for of leisure and enterprise vacationers.
- In Mexico, Hilton’s largest market with greater than 90 lodges open, the portfolio is poised to proceed rising with greater than 30 lodges within the pipeline.
- With six lodges in operation within the Dominican Republic and greater than 10 in growth, Hilton plans to almost triple its footprint within the nation with notable openings together with the new-build, 502-room Zemi Miches All-inclusive Resort, Curio Assortment by Hilton set to open in late 2024.
- Brazil will proceed to be a prime precedence for the corporate and over the following three years, Hilton plans to introduce two new manufacturers within the nation, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Motto by Hilton, and debut the primary Hilton branded residences with the opening of Qoya Residences Curitiba, Curio Assortment by Hilton.
Celebrating the Mild and Heat of Hospitality
Nassetta additionally joined lots of of crew members at Hilton Buenos Aires and Hilton Pilar in Argentina, Hilton Lima Miraflores in Peru, and Hilton Bogota Corferias in Colombia to have a good time the corporate’s award-winning tradition, which made historical past in 2023 because the #1 World’s Finest Office and has been acknowledged as a Nice Place to Work all through the area. In 2024, Hilton earned the #1 spot in Peru and Uruguay, a recognition it has obtained for 3 consecutive years, and in addition ranked #1 within the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean for the second yr in a row. Moreover, Hilton was listed because the #2 finest office in Argentina and Panama and holds the spot because the main hospitality firm in Latin America.
“We take delight in being the No.1 World’s Finest Office and we stay dedicated to constructing a robust tradition for our greater than 26,000 Hilton crew members all through the Caribbean and Latin America, and our almost 469,000 crew members world wide,” Nassetta stated. “Our hospitality has been a transformative pressure for good for greater than a century, and our sturdy pipeline within the CALA area has the potential to create 1000’s of recent jobs within the coming years, creating progress and prosperity for all.”
Within the final 5 years, Hilton properties have added greater than 8,500 native jobs all through the Caribbean and Latin America, and the corporate estimates its regional workforce will develop by roughly 30 p.c within the subsequent few years as new lodges open throughout the area.
