India is our top priority market this year: President, Asia Pacific, Hilton

'It feels a little bit like China did 10 years ago and we expect this momentum to continue this year as well'

With a sustained boom in domestic travel, global hospitality giant Hilton is set to triple its footprint in India by 2027. In an exclusive interview with Business Standard’s Akshara Srivastava, Alan Watts, president, Asia Pacific, Hilton, talks about the reason behind this growth optimism and the group’s expansion plans for the country. Edited excerpts:

How was the performance of your India business over the past year?

If we talk of the Hilton story in India, it has been a sub-segment of the hospitality success story in the country.

The deal flow has been better than any time in India’s history,