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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of: January 2016

 

Commission File Number: 001-34656

 

China Lodging Group, Limited

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

No. 2266 Hongqiao Road

Changning District

Shanghai 200336

People’s Republic of China

(86) 21 6195-2011

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

    China Lodging Group, Limited
       
                                                                 By:

/s/ Min (Jenny) Zhang

  
                                                  Name: Min (Jenny) Zhang  
                                                Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Date: January 11, 2016      

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit Number   Description
     
Exhibit 99.1   China Lodging Group, Limited Announces Its Preliminary Results for Hotel Operation in the Fourth Quarter of 2015

 

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EXHIBIT 99.1

China Lodging Group, Limited (HTHT) Announces Its Preliminary Results for Hotel Operation in the Fourth Quarter of 2015

SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Lodging Group, Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) (“China Lodging Group” or the “Company”), a leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China, today announced its preliminary results for the hotel operation in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015.

Hotel Development

  Number of hotels in operation   Number of rooms in operation  
  Opened  Closed(1)  Net added  As of    Net added As of   
  in Q4 2015   in Q4 2015   in Q4 2015   December 31, 2015   in Q4 2015   December 31, 2015  
Leased hotels   4     (7 )     (3 )   616     52   75,436  
Manachised and franchised hotels   192     (14 )     178     2,147     14,715   203,407  
Total  196    (21 )    175    2,763    14,767  278,843  
(1) Reasons for closures include contract expiration, failure to meet our standards and others.   

 

  Number of hotels in pipeline as
of December 31, 2015		  
Leased hotels 21  
Manachised and franchised hotels 656  
Total 677  
     

Operating Metrics

  For the quarter ended  
    December 31
2014		     September 30,
2015		     December 31,
2015		    
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)        
Leased hotels   87 %   91 %   86 %  
Manachised hotels   86 %   89 %   84 %  
Franchised hotels   N/A     73 %   67 %  
Blended   87 %   89 %   84 %  
Average daily room rate (in RMB)        
Leased hotels   190     207     201    
Manachised hotels   169     179     167    
Franchised hotels   N/A     187     172    
Blended   176     188     177    
RevPAR (in RMB)        
Leased hotels   166     188     172    
Manachised hotels   145     159     141    
Franchised hotels   N/A     137     116    
Blended   153     167     149    

 

Like-for-like performance for leased and manachised hotels opened for at least 18 months during the current quarter

  As of and for the quarter ended    
  December 31,  yoy  
    2014     2015   change  
Total      1,612       1,612      
Leased hotels     568       568      
Manachised and franchised hotels     1,044       1,044      
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)   89 %   86 %   -2.6 %  
Average daily room rate (in RMB)   178     178     0.0 %  
RevPAR (in RMB)   158     154     -2.9 %  
         

Business Update by Segment

Hotel breakdown by segment    
   
  Number of hotels in operation
  Net added  As of 
  in Q4 2015 December 31, 2015
Economy hotels    136    2,453
HanTing Hotel     69     2,003
Leased hotels     (6 )   495
Manachised hotels     75     1,508
Hi Inn     35     302
Leased hotels     (1 )   38
Manachised hotels     36     251
Franchised hotels     -     13
Elan Hotel     32     148
Manachised hotels     26     128
Franchised hotels     6     20
Midscale and upscale hotels    39    310
JI Hotel     21     186
Leased hotels     4     75
Manachised hotels     17     111
Starway Hotel     17     118
Leased hotels     (1 )   4
Manachised hotels     14     67
Franchised hotels     4     47
Joya Hotel     -      3
Leased hotels     -      2
Manachised hotels     -      1
Manxin Hotels & Resorts     -      2
Leased hotels     -      1
Manachised hotels     -      1
Mercure Hotel     1     1
Leased hotels     1     1
Total    175    2,763

 

Same-hotel operational data by segment                   
  Number of hotels in operation Same-hotel RevPAR   Same-hotel ADR   Same-hotel Occupancy  
  As of For the quarter ended   For the quarter ended   For the quarter ended  
  December 31, December 31, yoy  December 31, yoy  December 31, yoy 
  2014 2015 2014 2015 change 2014 2015 change   2014     2015   change
Economy hotels   1,491   1,491 152 145   -4.6 % 169 167   -1.2 %   90 %   87 %   -3.1 %
Leased hotels   510   510 156 147   -5.3 % 175 173   -0.9 %   89 %   85 %   -4.0 %
Manachised and franchised hotels     981   981 149 143   -4.2 % 166 163   -1.5 %   90 %   87 %   -2.5 %
Midscale and upscale hotels   121   121 224 241   7.8 % 270 282   4.7 %   83 %   85 %   2.4 %
Leased hotels   58   58 245 276   12.5 % 291 308   5.8 %   84 %   90 %   5.3 %
Manachised and franchised hotels     63   63 195 196   0.4 % 240 245   2.4 %   81 %   80 %   -1.6 %
Total   1,612   1,612 158 154   -2.9 % 178 178   0.0 %   89 %   86 %   -2.6 %
                       

About China Lodging Group, Limited

China Lodging Group, Limited is a leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China. The Company provides business and leisure travelers with high-quality, and conveniently-located hotel products under seven brands, namely, Joya Hotel, Manxin Hotels & Resorts, JI Hotel, Starway Hotel, HanTing Hotel, Elan Hotel, and Hi Inn. For more information, please visit the Company’s website: http://ir.huazhu.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:The information in this release contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Such factors and risks include our anticipated growth strategies; our future results of operations and financial condition; the economic conditions of China; the regulatory environment in China; our ability to attract customers and leverage our brand; trends and competition in the lodging industry; the expected growth of the lodging market in China; and other factors and risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, which may be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “forecast,” “project,” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or results.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.

Contact Information
Ida Yu
Sr. Manager of Investor Relations
Tel: 86 (21) 6195 9561
Email: ir@huazhu.com
http://ir.huazhu.com