Minor Hotels Achieves Record Q3 Profit Amidst Strong Demand in Europe and Thailand

Minor Hotels Achieves Record Q3 Profit Amidst Strong Demand in Europe and Thailand

(IN SHORT) Minor Hotels, a prominent international hotel owner, operator, and investor, has announced a record-high third-quarter profit of THB 1.7 billion. This impressive growth of 8% in net profit compared to the same period last year is attributed to robust leisure and business demand in Europe and the continued recovery in Thailand. The hotel group, with a portfolio of 540 hotels and resorts across 56 countries, witnessed significant growth in revenue per available room (RevPar), recording an 11% year-on-year increase in the third quarter. This surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels by 26% and reflects a revival across all of Minor’s business models, strong global travel demand, and effective sales and pricing strategies. Particularly, Minor’s European hotels performed exceptionally well, achieving their highest-ever third-quarter RevPar due to robust leisure demand and increased business travel supported by significant events, corporate conventions, and trade fairs. In Thailand, a 38% growth in RevPar was driven by increased international arrivals and strategic market penetration. Minor Hotels anticipates continued growth, with solid forward bookings despite geopolitical and economic challenges, driven by the strengthening global tourism industry.

(PRESS RELEASE) Bangkok, Thailand, 2023-Nov-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Minor Hotels, a leading international hotel owner, operator and investor, has reported record-high third-quarter profit of THB 1.7 billion, on the back of strong leisure and business demand in Europe and continued recovery in Thailand.

The result marks a growth in net profit of 8% on the same period last year for the group, which currently has a portfolio of 540 hotels and resorts in 56 countries.

Significant growth in revenue per available room (RevPar) was recorded across the group, with an 11% year-on-year increase reported for the third quarter, surpassing pre-COVID-19 level by 26%. The growth reflected operational revival across all of Minor’s business models, robust global travel demand and successful sales and pricing strategy.

Minor’s European hotel business was a particularly strong performer, achieving its highest-ever third quarter RevPAR fuelled by robust leisure demand and a substantial increase in business travel supported by several large events, corporate conventions and trade fairs.

In Thailand, the increase in international arrivals, combined with Minor Hotels’ strategic penetration of non-traditional feeder markets, drove a robust 38% increase in RevPAR in the third quarter versus the same period last year.

Owned and leased hotels drive growth

Minor’s owned and leased hotels portfolio contributed 85% of core hotel and mixed-use revenues in the quarter, reporting 17% in system-wide RevPAR.

Strong demand for travel saw average room rates rise 8% year on year at owned and leased hotels in Europe and Latin America, where occupancy also rose from 69% in 3Q22 to 71% in 3Q23, inching closer to the 2019 level of 75%. As a result, RevPar of owned and leased hotel portfolio in those regions exceeded the pre-COVID-19 figure by 19%.

Owned hotels in Thailand also saw a substantial 38% year on year increase in system-wide RevPar. The rise in international arrivals to Thailand, combined with Minor Hotels’ strategy to penetrate further into non-traditional feeder markets, drove average occupancy and room rates.

Robust travel demand fuels strong outlook

Minor Hotels anticipates growth to continue, with forward bookings displaying solid traction in the final quarter of the year, despite prevailing geopolitical and economic challenges.