Brief: Hilton CEO Continued Improvement In Travel Demand Across Chain Scales And Segments Supported Both Our Top Line And Bottom Line Results -Conf. Call

Hilton Worldwide Holdings

28/07/2026 14:56

July 28 (Reuters) - Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc HLT.N:
HILTON CEO: CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN TRAVEL DEMAND ACROSS CHAIN SCALES AND SEGMENTS SUPPORTED BOTH OUR TOP LINE AND BOTTOM LINE RESULTS -CONF. CALL
HILTON CEO: Q2 SYSTEM-WIDE REVPAR INCREASED 3.9% YOY, DRIVEN BY UNDERLYING DEMAND RECOVERY IN THE US, WHERE BUSINESS TRANSIENT AND GROUP BOTH EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS
HILTON CEO: Q2 LEISURE TRANSIENT REVPAR WAS UP 1.6%, SUPPORTED BY WORLD CUP DEMAND, EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS, BUT OFFSET BY UNFAVORABLE HOLIDAY SHIFTS AND PRESSURE FROM CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
HILTON CEO: EXPECT UNDERLYING REVPAR GROWTH TO REMAIN STRONG ACROSS CHAIN SCALES AND SEGMENTS
HILTON CEO: EXPECT US REVPAR TO CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM MACRO TAILWINDS, INCLUDING SUPPORTIVE TAX AND REGULATORY POLICY, INCREASED PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN THE AI COMPLEX, AND ONGOING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
HILTON CEO: DESPITE THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE QUARTER, MIDDLE EAST SIGNINGS WERE UP LOW SINGLE DIGITS YEAR OVER YEAR
HILTON CFO: UNCERTAINTY IN THE RECOVERY OF MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA REGION REMAINS
HILTON CFO: FY2026 EXPECT REVPAR IN MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA TO BE DOWN IN THE HIGH SINGLE TO LOW DOUBLE DIGITS, SUPPORTED BY A STRONG START TO THE YEAR BEFORE THE CONFLICT. AND MODEST ASSUMPTIONS FOR A CONTINUING RECOVERY
HILTON CFO: REVPAR IN CHINA DECREASED 2.2% IN THE QUARTER, DRIVEN BY A DECLINE IN GROUP TRAVEL RESULTING FROM CONTINUED GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS
HILTON CFO: WE EXPECT REVPAR GROWTH OF 3% TO 3.5%, DRIVEN BY CONTINUED BROADENING OF DEMAND GROWTH ACROSS OUR SYSTEM AND STRENGTH IN THE US
HILTON CEO: "THIRD QUARTER IS GETTING A LITTLE EXTRA JUICE FROM THE WORLD CUP AND SOME HOLIDAY STUFF"
HILTON CEO: "WE DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE FOURTH QUARTER...THAT'S JUST NOISE"
HILTON CEO: THE US ECONOMY IS GETTING STRONGER
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