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title: "Hilton Celebrates 200th Hotel in the Caribbean and Latin America with Opening of Waldorf Astoria Cancun"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e8069730-cc28-4b94-adf7-e503d71577bb
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20221108_hilton_celebrates_200th_hotel_in_the_caribbean_and_latin_america_with_openi.html
category: "Hotels"
industry: "Lodging & Travel"
segment: "Hotels"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:34:22.948Z
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# Hilton Celebrates 200th Hotel in the Caribbean and Latin America with Opening of Waldorf Astoria Cancun

**TL;DR:** Hilton announced the opening of its 200th hotel in the Caribbean and Latin America, Waldorf Astoria Cancun, a 173-room luxury resort. The company has aggressively pursued new opportunities throughout the region, tripling its regional portfolio in the last decade.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-11-08. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20221108_hilton_celebrates_200th_hotel_in_the_caribbean_and_latin_america_with_openi.html).*

## Story

“The opening of the Waldorf Astoria Cancun and celebration of our 200th hotel milestone in the Caribbean and Latin America is a testament to Hilton’s commitment in the region and the strength of our industry-leading brands to meet our guests’ ever-evolving needs in the destinations where they want to travel,” said Juan Corvinos, senior vice president, development, architecture and construction, Caribbean and Latin America, Hilton.

The Caribbean and Latin America has played an important role in Hilton’s history and global growth. Since Caribe Hilton debuted in Puerto Rico as Hilton’s first hotel outside of the continental United States in 1949, the company has aggressively pursued new opportunities throughout the region, boldly bringing Hilton’s brands to emerging markets while simultaneously growing its footprint in established destinations, all to accommodate visitors for any travel occasion in the places where they want to be.

Much of the company’s expansion in the Caribbean and Latin America has taken place in the last decade. By building an in-market team of experts, strategically introducing its portfolio of brands, pursuing both new build and conversion opportunities, and expanding into sectors such as all-inclusive, Hilton has tripled its regional portfolio in only 10 years.

Tru by Hilton debuted earlier this year with the opening of Tru by Hilton Criciuma in Brazil, and Motto by Hilton premiered with the recently opened Motto by Hilton Tulum in Mexico.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Lodging & Travel (sector)
- hotel expansion (topic)
- Hilton (company)
- regional growth (topic)
- luxury resort (topic)
- Waldorf Astoria Cancun (location)
- Caribe Hilton (location)
- caribbean and latin america (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20221108_hilton_celebrates_200th_hotel_in_the_caribbean_and_latin_america_with_openi.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e8069730-cc28-4b94-adf7-e503d71577bb).