Despite the slowdown, Hilton is planning to double its portfolio in China and India from its current 53 properties with 58 new properties by 2012.
According to Hilton, it has identified China and India as high growth markets due to the solid economic fundamentals of these two markets.
It is targeting to drive its full-service and mid-range brands into these markets as the demand for these rooms are aptly supported by their domestic markets.
Hilton has also mentioned that it expects Asia to be the first region to recover from the economic slowdown and hence, it intends to have the supply to capitalise on this opportunity.
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