Hilton Picks Jaipur to Debut Waldorf Astoria in India
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Hilton plans to make the most of the luxury boom in the India market even as it is cautious about being not too far ahead of the curve.
Marking the debut of Hilton’s luxury brand Waldorf Astoria in India, Chris Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton, announced on Wednesday that Jaipur would be the first destination for the brand.
Waldorf Astoria Jaipur will join Hilton’s existing portfolio of 24 operating and 13 pipeline hotels and resorts across India bringing the company’s portfolio of brands in India to six.
Responding to why Hilton had not scaled up operations in India, Alan Watts, Asia Pacific president of Hilton, said, "Hilton has been patient in the India market. And now with the development of infrastructure and the scaling up of airlines and the huge domestic market in the country, we intend to replicate our China success in India."
While Watts said that Hilton ma
