Hilton CEO Continued Improvement In Travel Demand Across Chain Scales And Segments Supported Both Our Top Line And Bottom Line Results -Conf. Call

• Hilton CFO: uncertainty in the recovery of Middle East and Africa region remains
• Hilton CFO: FY2026 expect RevPAR in Middle East and Africa to be down in the high single to low double digits, supported by a strong start to the year before the conflict, and modest assumptions for a continuing recovery
• Hilton CFO: RevPAR in China decreased 2.2% in the quarter, driven by a decline in group travel resulting from continued government restrictions
• Hilton CFO: we expect RevPAR growth of 3% to 3.5%, driven by continued broadening of demand growth across our system and strength in the U.S.
• Hilton CEO: "Third quarter is getting a little extra juice from the World Cup and some holiday stuff"
• Hilton CEO: "We don't think there's anything wrong with the fourth quarter...that's just noise"

July 28 (Reuters) - Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc HLT.N:

• Hilton CEO: continued improvement in travel demand across chain scales and segments supported both our top line and bottom line results - conf. call
• Hilton CEO: Q2 system-wide RevPAR increased 3.9% year over year, driven by underlying demand recovery in the U.S., where business transient and group both exceeded expectations
• Hilton CEO: Q2 leisure transient RevPAR was up 1.6%, supported by World Cup demand, exceeding expectations, but offset by unfavorable holiday shifts and pressure from conflict in the Middle East
• Hilton CEO: expect underlying RevPAR growth to remain strong across chain scales and segments