Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 4th Quarter 2017 | Page 8

DREAM HOTELS ARE EXPANDING ACROSS THE US, MALDIVES, AND DOHA, WITH PLANS TO OPEN NINE HOTELS BY 2020. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE BRAND VISION FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS? Dream Hotel Group has 16 hotels open today and a robust pipeline of 26 additional properties, including these nine new locations, which, when open, are expected to bring the company’s total property and room count to 42 and 10,034, respectively. 8 ILHA These nine new developments are a testament to the strength of our brands. We have had another record year of strategic growth momentum for the group and are finding that our lifestyle brands are resonating well in both established and emerging destinations. Every step into a new market demonstrates our unwavering commitment to forging new and enriching partnerships with potential owners and developers across the globe. Newly signed locations include primary and secondary markets around the world—from Dallas to Delhi, Upstate New York to Vietnam, the Maldives to the Dominican Republic—and represent close to $2 billion in new hotel developments, all with independent development partners. This robust growth also follows the highly anticipated launch of Dream Hotel Group’s newest lifestyle brand, Unscripted, which is on track to become the fastest-growing new