Hilton takes pandemic in its stride as domestic market booms

While the global economy, especially tourism, has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, global hospitality company Hilton still performed well in the domestic market.

Around 70-80 hotels that belong to Hilton have opened in China this year, while another eight to nine hotels will open their doors by the end of the year, according to Huang Jie, senior vice-president and commercial director for Hilton Greater China and Mongolia.

Including the just-opened DoubleTree by Hilton Yingde Resort in Yingde, Guangdong province, and the upcoming Hilton Hainan Ocean Flower Island in Danzhou, Hainan province, Hilton's target is to have a total of 300 hotels by the end of the year, Huang pointed out.