Hilton Opens More Than 100 New Hotels Despite Pandemic

McLean, Virginia-based Hilton Worldwide reports occupancy did improve despite room revenue for the summer quarter was significantly lower than a year ago. However, the company continued to open new hotels. 97% of Hilton’s existing hotel properties were open at the end of September. According to wtop.com, "Hilton reports a quarterly loss of $81 million, compared to a quarterly profit of $290 million in the same quarter a year ago. Third-quarter revenue was $933 million, compared to $2.4 billion in revenue for the same quarter one year ago. Revenue per available room during the quarter was down 59.9% from a year earlier. Occupancy at Hilton’s hotels worldwide last quarter was 42.5%, with occupancy at its U.S. hotels rising to 44.3% last quarter. Its hotels in the Asia Pacific region had the highest occupancy last quarter, at 53.1%." As per wtop.com, "During the third quarter, Hilton opened 133 new hotels totaling more than 17,000 rooms, including the new Motto by Hilton Washington DC City Center, the first hotel for Hilton under its new Motto brand. Other large new properties that opened last quarter included the Conrad Junta de Mita in Mexico and the Hilton Beijing Tongzhu in China."

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Maryam N. is a Senior Writer at Nesbitt Realty. She is an expert on Fairfax County. Maryam has also worked previously as a geologist. She is a foodie and enjoys cooking and exploring new restaurants.