憑借更完善的端到端服務(wù)和日益多樣化的產(chǎn)品組合,
精準(zhǔn)定位以力爭滿足規(guī)模龐大且不斷增長的休閑旅游需求
凱悅重申了到2024年年底通過擴(kuò)大資產(chǎn)出售再創(chuàng)20億美元收益的承諾;現(xiàn)階段承諾已全面履行
上海2021年11月8日 /美通社/ -- 凱悅酒店集團(tuán)宣布,已完成對Apple Leisure Group(以下簡稱:ALG)的收購。ALG是行業(yè)領(lǐng)先的休閑旅游和度假村品牌管理公司,收購前為KKR和KSL Capital Partners, LLC的附屬公司所有。
ALG旗下AMR Collection品牌組合在10個國家和地區(qū)經(jīng)營著約100家酒店和度假村,此外在美洲和歐洲還有24家酒店和度假村正在籌備中。隨著ALG的加入,凱悅?cè)蚨燃俅宀季謱U(kuò)大一倍。借此,目前凱悅擁有全球規(guī)模最大的全包式奢華度假村品牌組合之一,并將業(yè)務(wù)足跡拓展到阿卡普爾科、庫拉索島、加那利群島、梅諾卡島和圣馬丁島等全新目的地。此次收購將使凱悅的品牌足跡擴(kuò)展到歐洲的11個新市場,從而將集團(tuán)在歐洲的品牌布局?jǐn)U大了60%。這大大加強(qiáng)了凱悅在歐洲這個休閑旅游關(guān)鍵市場的增長潛力。
此外,凱悅還將通過以下平臺,為追求高品質(zhì)的賓客和客戶帶來更多端到端的產(chǎn)品和體驗(yàn),提供更豐富的休閑旅游選擇:
凱悅正在制定會員計劃整合方案,力圖為凱悅天地忠誠顧客計劃和ALG 旗下Unlimited Vacation Club的會員帶來更多附加價值和獨(dú)一無二的會員禮遇。凱悅計劃在2022年將AMR Collection納入凱悅天地忠誠客戶計劃,讓凱悅天地會員能夠在100多家AMR Collection酒店和度假村獲取和兌換凱悅天地積分。
“凱悅收購ALG是我們60余年品牌發(fā)展史上的一個里程碑,這將進(jìn)一步鞏固凱悅的酒店行業(yè)領(lǐng)先地位?!眲P悅總裁兼首席執(zhí)行官馬赫瀾表示,“凱悅和ALG擁有高度互補(bǔ)的品牌組合,并共同致力于打造關(guān)愛為本的員工和客戶體驗(yàn)。我們在2013年初涉高速增長的全包式奢華旅游市場,并準(zhǔn)確捕捉到規(guī)模龐大且不斷增長的休閑旅游需求,將我們卓越的酒店服務(wù)帶給更多賓客。我們熱烈歡迎ALG團(tuán)隊(duì)加入凱悅大家庭,期待與ALG攜手邁上業(yè)務(wù)增長的新臺階,為我們的股東、業(yè)主、客戶、賓客、會員和員工等所有利益相關(guān)方創(chuàng)造更多價值。”
“ALG的歷史正式翻開嶄新的一頁。此前,我們通過ALG奢華旅游品牌和服務(wù)建立了強(qiáng)大的客戶忠誠度和卓著的聲譽(yù),加入凱悅之后,我們將繼續(xù)鞏固這兩大優(yōu)勢?!盇pple Leisure Group首席執(zhí)行官Alejandro Reynal表示,“很高興能夠加入凱悅這個全球著名的酒店集團(tuán),我們將迎來更多業(yè)務(wù)拓展的機(jī)遇,為此我們感到振奮鼓舞,我們堅信雙方能共鑄更多發(fā)展里程碑。有了凱悅專業(yè)能力的加持,我們期待ALG旗下酒店迎來更多賓客的光臨,并帶給他們夢寐以求的完美假期和畢生難忘的美好回憶,與此同時,我們的發(fā)展步伐也必將隨之加快。”
ALG的業(yè)務(wù)將繼續(xù)由現(xiàn)任ALG首席執(zhí)行官Alejandro Reynal和現(xiàn)任ALG領(lǐng)導(dǎo)團(tuán)隊(duì)執(zhí)掌。Reynal先生已加入凱悅高層領(lǐng)導(dǎo)團(tuán)隊(duì),并直接匯報給凱悅首席執(zhí)行官馬赫瀾。
2021年9月,凱悅履行了2019年宣布的“出售15億美元酒店地產(chǎn)”承諾,至此,凱悅自2017年公布資產(chǎn)出售戰(zhàn)略以來實(shí)現(xiàn)的收益總額超過30億美元,超過合并稅息折舊及攤銷前利潤(EBITDA)的17倍。凱悅也再次重申了到2024年底將再通過出售酒店房地產(chǎn)獲得20億美元收益的承諾。
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在此次交易中,BDT & Company, LLC和摩根大通擔(dān)任凱悅酒店集團(tuán)的財務(wù)顧問,Latham & Watkins LLP擔(dān)任法律顧問。PJT Partners擔(dān)任ALG的財務(wù)顧問,Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP擔(dān)任其法律顧問。瑞士信貸和德意志銀行證券公司擔(dān)任KKR和KSL Capital Partners的財務(wù)顧問。
“凱悅”一詞在文中泛指凱悅酒店集團(tuán)及一間或多間附屬公司。
關(guān)于凱悅酒店集團(tuán)
凱悅酒店集團(tuán)總部位于美國芝加哥,是全球著名的酒店集團(tuán)。凱悅的信念是“關(guān)愛每一個人,讓他們盡善盡美顯真我”。截至 2021 年 9 月 30 日,凱悅在全球六大洲超過69個國家和地區(qū)共經(jīng)營管理20個品牌,擁有1,000 余間酒店和全包酒店及度假村。2021 年 11 月 1 日,凱悅通過收購 Apple Leisure Group 新納入了10 個國家/地區(qū)的96 家酒店及度假村。凱悅旗下?lián)碛邪貝偩频辏≒ark Hyatt)、Miraval、君悅酒店(Grand Hyatt)、阿麗拉(Alila)、安達(dá)仕酒店(Andaz)、凱悅臻選(The Unbound Collection by Hyatt)、凱悅悠選(Destination by Hyatt)、凱悅酒店(Hyatt Regency)、Hyatt、凱悅樂家(Hyatt Ziva)、凱悅奇樂(Hyatt Zilara)、Thompson Hotels、凱悅尚萃酒店(Hyatt Centric)、凱悅嘉薈酒店(Caption by Hyatt)、凱悅尚選(JdV by Hyatt)、凱悅嘉寓酒店(Hyatt House)、凱悅嘉軒酒店(Hyatt Place)、逸扉(UrCove)以及Hyatt Residence Club等品牌。,以及AMR Collection旗下Secrets Resorts & Spas、Dreams Resorts & Spas、Breathless Resorts & Spas、Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts、Alua Hotels & Resorts和Sunscape Resorts & Spas等度假村和酒店品牌。此外,凱悅的子公司還運(yùn)營著凱悅天地忠誠顧客計劃、ALG Vacations、Unlimited Vacation Club、目的地服務(wù)管理公司Amstar DMC和旅游技術(shù)平臺Trisept Solutions。如需更多信息,請訪問 www.hyatt.com。
關(guān)于Apple Leisure Group
Apple Leisure Group(ALG)是北美領(lǐng)先的度假村品牌管理、旅游和酒店管理集團(tuán),以獨(dú)特的商業(yè)模式為全球游客和目的地提供服務(wù)。ALG通過其附屬公司,戰(zhàn)略性地利用其品牌組合不斷為旅游者提供卓越價值,并為度假村業(yè)主和合作伙伴帶來強(qiáng)勁業(yè)績。ALG旗下品牌組合包括AMResorts LP、美國最大的墨西哥和加勒比海旅游度假套餐和包機(jī)銷售商之一ALG Vacations、獨(dú)家會員計劃Unlimited Vacation Club、提供一流目的地管理服務(wù)的Amstar DMC以及連接88,000多家旅行社與領(lǐng)先旅游供應(yīng)商的創(chuàng)新技術(shù)解決方案提供商Trisept Solutions。AMResorts LP及其附屬公司為旗下AMR Collection的度假村和酒店品牌提供銷售、營銷和品牌管理服務(wù)。AMR Collection匯集了Secrets Resorts & Spas、Dreams Resorts & Spas、Breathless Resorts & Spas、Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts、Alua Hotels & Resorts、Sunscape Resorts & Spas和Now Resorts & Spas等屢獲殊榮的五星級和四星級奢華酒店品牌。ALG Vacations旗下?lián)碛蠥pple Vacations、Funjet Vacations、Travel Impressions、CheapCaribbean.com、BeachBound、Blue Sky Tours、Southwest Vacations和United Vacations等多個發(fā)展成熟的優(yōu)質(zhì)品牌。如需進(jìn)一步了解Apple Leisure Group,請訪問www.appleleisuregroup.com。
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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These statements include statements about the Company’s acquisition of Apple Leisure Group®, including expected financial and operational benefits resulting from the acquisition, guest and owner advantages arising from the acquisition, the amount and timing of future asset dispositions and projected sales multiples of such asset dispositions, the expected growth of global luxury travel and the Company’s system-wide leisure room revenue mix, the projected future fee based earnings of the combined company, expected benefits and added value from the World of Hyatt loyalty program and Apple Leisure Group’s membership offering, the Company’s plans, strategies, outlook, financial performance, projections, financing proposals, prospects or future events and involve known and unknown risks that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. 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Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among others, risks associated with the consummation of the acquisition of Apple Leisure Group®, including the related incurrence of material additional indebtedness; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate Apple Leisure Group’s employees and operations into the Company; the ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the acquisition of Apple Leisure Group® as rapidly or to the extent anticipated; the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pace of recovery following the pandemic, any additional resurgence, or COVID-19 variants; the short and longer-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the demand for travel, transient and group business, and levels of consumer confidence; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, any additional resurgence, or COVID-19 variants, and the impact of actions that governments, businesses, and individuals take in response, on global and regional economies, travel limitations or bans, and economic activity, including the duration and magnitude of its impact on unemployment rates and consumer discretionary spending; the broad distribution and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and wide acceptance by the general population of such vaccines; the ability of third-party owners, franchisees, or hospitality venture partners to successfully navigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, any additional resurgence, or COVID-19 variants; general economic uncertainty in key global markets and a worsening of global economic conditions or low levels of economic growth; the rate and the pace of economic recovery following economic downturns; global supply chain constraints and interruptions; risks affecting the luxury, resort, and all-inclusive lodging segments; levels of spending in business, leisure, and all-inclusive segments as well as consumer confidence; declines in occupancy and average daily rate; limited visibility with respect to future bookings; loss of key personnel; domestic and international political and geo-political conditions, including political or civil unrest or changes in trade policy; hostilities, or fear of hostilities, including future terrorist attacks, that affect travel; travel-related accidents; natural or man-made disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, oil spills, nuclear incidents, and global outbreaks of pandemics or contagious diseases, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or fear of such outbreaks; our ability to successfully achieve certain levels of operating profits at hotels that have performance tests or guarantees in favor of our third-party owners; the impact of hotel renovations and redevelopments; risks associated with our capital allocation plans, share repurchase program, and dividend payments, including a reduction in, or elimination or suspension of, repurchase activity or dividend payments; the seasonal and cyclical nature of the real estate and hospitality businesses; changes in distribution arrangements, such as through internet travel intermediaries; changes in the tastes and preferences of our customers; relationships with colleagues and labor unions and changes in labor laws; the financial condition of, and our relationships with, third-party property owners, franchisees, and hospitality venture partners; the possible inability of third-party owners, franchisees, or development partners to access capital necessary to fund current operations or implement our plans for growth; risks associated with potential acquisitions and dispositions and the introduction of new brand concepts; the timing of acquisitions and dispositions and our ability to successfully integrate completed acquisitions with existing operations; failure to successfully complete proposed transactions (including the failure to satisfy closing conditions or obtain required approvals); our ability to successfully execute on our strategy to expand our management and franchising business while at the same time reducing our real estate asset base within targeted timeframes and at expected values; declines in the value of our real estate assets; unforeseen terminations of our management or franchise agreements; changes in federal, state, local, or foreign tax law; increases in interest rates and operating costs; foreign exchange rate fluctuations or currency restructurings; lack of acceptance of new brands or innovation; general volatility of the capital markets and our ability to access such markets; changes in the competitive environment in our industry, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, industry consolidation, and the markets where we operate; our ability to successfully grow the World of Hyatt loyalty program and Apple Leisure Group’s membership offering; cyber incidents and information technology failures; outcomes of legal or administrative proceedings; and violations of regulations or laws related to our franchising business; and other risks discussed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which filings are available from the SEC. 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