Hilton to set up 13 new hotels in Turkey in two years

International hotel chain Hilton Worldwide announced plans to open 13 new hotels in Turkey, increasing the number of Hilton-branded lodging facilities in the country to 33. Turkey’s bridging position between the East and the West, and the country’s rising popularity as a tourism destination have lured the likes of Nikki Beach Hotels, MGM, Emaar, Bvlgari, Armani, Jumeriah, Shangri-La, Mandarin, Rezidor, Wyndam Hotels and Soho House to invest in Turkey’s various cities. Istanbul, alone, will be home to 100 new hotels, some 40 of them 5-star class, over the next two years, taking the city’s bed capacity to 100,000.