Frills and Spills: How China and India are Post-Crisis, Driving Global Leisure and Tourism

Hilton Worldwide Southeast Asia President William Costley discusses:
- His new role, responsibilities;
- Hilton's franchise model;
- Occupancy;
- Market share in SEA;
- Which country is doing the best - worst;
- The business traveler and MICE;
- SEA rates and profitability;
- Which sectors are traveling;
- Expectations for a soft patch in 2H onwards and how Hilton is bracing for this;
- Decoupling and whether Asia - ASEAN - is buffering uncertainty from the West;
- Blackstone's Portfolio Operations Group;
- His opinions on this management model;
- Talk of Blackstone's exit: ramifications as regards a transition out from this management model;
- How he rates Blackstone's participation in Hilton in terms of adding value;