Hilton targets Chinese market as its top priority

BANGKOK - The international five-star luxury hotel chain Hilton Hotels & Resorts plans to open about 100 new outlets in China in the next five years to extend its business into the nation's second- and third-tier cities.

The company's Chief Executive Officer Dave Horton told China Daily that Hilton has made the Chinese market its top priority globally.

Hilton Hotels & Resorts currently has eight hotels and resorts in China, with another 38 properties under construction and more than 60 properties in various stages of development across the country.