Hilton Worldwide' upper-upscale Curio Collection brand and upscale Tapestry Collection brand debuted in 2014 and 2017 respectively, but 2019 was the year Curio had its most significant growth, and it was the second-best year for Tapestry, according to the company. Last year, 27 Curio and 13 Tapestry properties opened around the globe. Hilton said another 120 combined are in the pipeline.
The collections are fairly evenly split between their business and leisure traveler bookings, with a slight bent toward leisure.
The company wouldn't confirm how many of those 120 properties are expected to open this year, but it did note that Tapestry hotels in the first quarter of 2020 are anticipated to open in Madrid and Paris; with Curios expected in the third quarter to open in Chicago, Lisbon and Cambridge in the U.K.; and the expected Q4 arrival of Tapestry's Bermudian Beach Resort in Bermuda. A Hilton spokesperson noted, without specifying brands, that cities slated for 2020 openings of properties in the collections include Nashville, San Antonio and Naples, Italy, with 2021 openings set for Scottsdale, Jamaica, Mexico City and Taipei.
Of the 40 openings in 2019, key business cities for Curio hotels included Dubai, London, Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans and San Diego. Tapestry hotels opened in Anaheim, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tampa.
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