Hyatt Hotels Corporation has reported financial results, summarised here by Mark S. Hoplamazian, president and chief executive officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation:
“Our second quarter results were strong, with Adjusted EBITDA increasing over 19% compared to last year. RevPAR increased over 8% in North America as we experienced strong transient demand. Owned and leased RevPAR grew over 9% in constant dollars as we benefited from last year’s significant renovations.
“Our international hotels continued to perform well, with RevPAR up over 8% in constant dollars. In particular, most of our hotels in China continued to show solid results, with a sequential increase in year-over-year RevPAR growth for comparable hotels in the second quarter. In addition, results from our hotels in Europe, which are primarily located in gateway cities such as Paris and London, remained good, despite the economic uncertainty in the wider region.
“Over the last 18 months, we have completed hotel acquisitions totaling over $900 million. These properties are performing well, with re-branding largely complete and the benefits of our system leading to strong growth in RevPAR and in market share.
“Looking ahead, we are encouraged by recent trends in transient travel and positive group pace as compared to last year. Our base of executed contracts for future openings is the largest it has ever been – at 175 hotels. We are on track to open over 20 hotels this year, including our first select service hotel outside the U.S. In addition, the Company is well positioned to take advantage of growth opportunities, as our balance sheet remains strong. Our organizational realignment is progressing well and slated for completion during the fourth quarter of 2012.”