Radisson Hotel Group has reaffirmed a target to open between 40 and 50 new hotels across Indonesia and Malaysia by 2030, confirmed in its full-year 2025 results released in Singapore on March 27, 2026. The announcement positions Southeast Asia as one of the group’s most active development fronts globally, as the Brussels-headquartered hospitality company accelerates its five-year transformation plan into its final phase.
Key Facts At A Glance
- Radisson Hotel Group closed 2025 with more than 272 new hotel signings and openings globally
- Target of 40–50 new hotels in Indonesia and Malaysia by 2030, confirmed in the March 27, 2026 annual results release
- Asia Pacific recorded 13 new hotel openings in 2025, across India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam
- Southeast Asia Pacific (SEAP) portfolio currently exceeds 60 hotels in operation or under development
- Recent regional additions include Radisson Hotel Nusantara (Indonesia), ANTA Hotel Bali Canggu, and Radisson RED Resort Mactan Cebu (Philippines)
- Radisson Blu Resort Dong Mo Lake Hanoi is listed in the confirmed development pipeline
- Tim Cordon serves as Chief Operating Officer for both SEAP and the Middle East and Africa
Accelerating A Regional Footprint
Radisson Hotel Group’s 2025 annual performance update, issued from Singapore on March 27, 2026, confirmed the group ended the year with more than 272 hotel signings and openings worldwide, sustaining the momentum it has built since launching a company-wide transformation program in 2018. The group grew its portfolio by nearly 50% over the course of that plan.
In Asia Pacific, 13 new properties opened in 2025 across India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, underscoring the region’s role as a structural growth engine. Southeast Asia Pacific is described in the release as a key driver of the group’s global expansion, with owner demand, changing travel patterns, and the rise of lifestyle and resort destinations cited as the primary growth catalysts.
Indonesia And Malaysia As Priority Markets
Indonesia and Malaysia are identified as the group’s two most active development targets in the SEAP region, with a formal commitment to open between 40 and 50 hotels across both markets by 2030. This target, originally stated publicly by Tim Cordon in January 2025 and reiterated in the group’s official December 2024 and March 2026 releases, covers all Radisson-branded tiers from upper-midscale to upper-upscale and lifestyle segments.
Indonesia has drawn the most visible recent activity. The Radisson Hotel Nusantara opened as part of the group’s recent SEAP additions, and ANTA Hotel Bali Canggu joined the portfolio as a member of the Radisson Individuals brand, which passed the milestone of 100 hotels in operation or under development globally in 2025. The Radisson Golf and Convention Center Batam is also among the group’s existing Indonesian operations.
Malaysia, where the group currently operates a smaller portfolio, is targeted for accelerated expansion using multi-brand conversion and new-build strategies, consistent with the approach Cordon applied in the Middle East and Africa region prior to taking the SEAP brief in January 2024. In that role, he oversaw the opening of 45 hotels across MEA over three years.
Philippines And Vietnam Pipeline
Beyond Indonesia and Malaysia, Radisson RED Resort Mactan Cebu opened in the Philippines, where Park Inn by Radisson holds an existing market-leading position in the upper-midscale tier. Three additional Park Inn by Radisson hotels were announced for the Philippines as part of the 2025 rollout.
In Vietnam, Radisson Blu Resort Dong Mo Lake Hanoi is confirmed in the development pipeline, complementing the group’s existing and expanding presence in the country’s resort segment. The group’s resort portfolio globally now exceeds 160 properties.
Owner-Centric Model Underpinning Expansion
Radisson Hotel Group describes its development approach as owner-centric, with conversions and management contracts favored over owned-asset models. This structure enables capital-light expansion by leveraging third-party hotel owners seeking international brand affiliation, franchise income, and distribution scale, particularly in markets where institutional hotel ownership is fragmented, as is the case across much of Indonesia and Malaysia outside the primary gateway cities.
Elie Younes, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Development Officer, attributed the 2025 performance to owner confidence in the group’s brands and operational systems, noting the expansion spans midscale, lifestyle, luxury, and resort segments.