Seibu Holdings' hotel profit slips even as room rates recover, while a property acquisition carries the group's earnings
Prince Hotels (プリンスホテル) owner Seibu Holdings raised its full-year revenue and profit guidance, but the gain came mostly from real estate and an acquisition, not from hotels: its core hotel-and-leisure segment grew revenue yet posted a smaller profit, as staff costs outran a recovery in room rates -- and the group pushed back a major Tokyo hotel redevelopment by five years.

Seibu Holdings, Inc. (西武ホールディングス) said on 12 November that group operating revenue for the six months to 30 September 2026 rose 17.2% to ¥304.14bn, operating profit rose 34.8% to ¥42.19bn and net profit rose 21.2% to ¥24.11bn.