Nina Hospitality with China looks at UK and Singapore markets as Hong Kong regains momentum

Nina Hospitality, the hotel unit of a Hong Kong-based private developer China Groupintends to expand into mainland China and overseas markets such as the UK, Australia and Singapore within two years.

The company set the goal after a brand redesign in 2021 under the leadership of new managing director Simon Manning, who joined the company the same year.

“Our goal in the short term is to be the leading hotel group in Hong Kong,” Manning told the Post. “But using the same investment criteria as our parent company, and looking at more traditional real estate acquisitions, we think it makes sense because those jurisdictions have similar taxes, employment and people, and they are similar to our domestic market.”

The company could enter new markets either through a management contract that would allow Nina to reach a wider audience or by acquiring an existing asset.

Locally, the company plans to spend at least HK$240 million (US$31 million) on opening new facilities and renovating existing ones, including the main lobby and the rooftop lobby of its flagship Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West.