APA Group Announces New Medium-Term 5-Year Plan "AIM5-II"
APA Group announced its new medium-term 5-year plan "AIM5-II" on its 55th anniversary, driven by record-breaking consolidated sales of 266.7 billion JPY and ordinary income of 99.6 billion JPY. The plan focuses on strengthening its hotel platform business, expanding domestic hotel operations, and strategic international development, aiming to establish a sustainable management foundation.
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APA Group (Headquarters: 3-2-3 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazushi Motoya), a comprehensive urban developer operating the APA Hotel network in Japan and North America, has announced its new medium-term 5-year plan "AIM5-II" on its 55th anniversary, May 10, 2026. This follows the significant acceleration of hotel network expansion and substantial profit growth achieved under the previous medium-term 5-year plan "AIM5 (APA Innovative Movement)", which was announced in 2022 after the transition to a new management structure. The group successfully met its targets of 200 billion JPY in consolidated sales and 45 billion JPY in ordinary income two periods ahead of schedule, and is on track to achieve its goal of 150,000 guest rooms in the APA Hotel network one year early.
For the consolidated fiscal year ending November 2025, APA Group reported consolidated sales of 266.7 billion JPY (up 18.0% year-on-year) and ordinary income of 99.6 billion JPY (up 25.1% year-on-year), rounding off figures to the nearest hundred million JPY. This marks three consecutive years of record-high sales and profits. "AIM5-II" introduces a new pillar: advancing the hotel platform business, which includes evolving its direct booking site "Apa Direct" to be more accessible for other industry players and actively selling its proprietary IT systems developed to date. Furthermore, through multi-branding in the domestic hotel business and strengthening its North American operations, the group aims to establish a business structure capable of maintaining competitiveness long-term in the highly competitive hotel industry, thereby completing a sustainable management foundation with an eye towards becoming a "100-year company".
■ Basic Policy
Based on a sustainable management foundation derived from organizational management, we will act as a platformer in the hotel industry, creating and disseminating Japanese hotel culture both domestically and internationally.
■ Business Strategy
(1) Hotel Platform Business
① Building a next-generation booking and customer acquisition base centered on "Apa Direct"
We will fully renew the "Apa Direct" booking site, including a name change, to evolve it into a highly convenient platform and expand its network. We will establish "Apa Direct" as a new core business for booking and customer acquisition.
② Active external sales of proprietary systems
In conjunction with the platform expansion of "Apa Direct", we will actively sell our proprietary systems, such as the "1-second check-in machine", which support high profitability, to other industry players, evolving them into industry-standard systems and operations.
③ Evolution of the membership system and realization of an integrated membership platform
We will evolve our traditional point program into an "integrated membership platform" that connects all services across the APA Hotel network. We aim to expand our customer base through the following measures:
・Global compatibility: Promote membership for overseas residents and inbound visitors, and establish a borderless membership base, including mutual cooperation with "COAST Rewards" members.
・Strategic alliances: Actively collaborate with other industry players to expand the network of usable locations nationwide and globally.
(2) Domestic Hotel Business
① Achieve 100,000 rooms for domestic private brands (Apa Hotels & Resorts, the b hotels, etc.)
With the achievement of 150,000 rooms in the APA Hotel network as a milestone, we now aim for 100,000 rooms for our domestic private brands alone, making it the first in Japan to achieve this scale for a single domestic brand, which will form the core of the group's business.
② Accelerating multi-brand strategy through M&A and partnerships
We will accelerate our multi-brand strategy through M&A and partnerships, building a broad portfolio that covers diverse needs.
③ Improving convenience through smart hotel transformation
We will promote smart hotel transformation, embodying "just-right advancement", to streamline operations and enhance service levels, providing customers with a comfortable and stress-free stay environment.
④ Strengthening the restaurant business
Moving beyond the framework of ancillary facilities, we will evolve into a restaurant business that creates "special occasions" by combining local production for local consumption with high-quality presentation. We will create exceptional dining experiences that are also chosen by local residents, establishing a new revenue pillar.
(3) Overseas Hotel Business
① Strategic investment and strengthening of the US business for expansion
We will promote strategic investments, including M&A, to accelerate the expansion of the "COAST" brand within the US. We will enhance local operational structures, building a strong foundation for the growth of our US business.
② Self-sustaining expansion and self-proliferation of the Canada business
We will accelerate self-sustaining growth through reinvestment based on independent accounting. We will build a self-proliferating model that continuously expands our store network, solidifying the revenue base of our Canada business.
③ Promoting market research for the development of the next strategic areas
As the next pillar of growth, we will accelerate research in promising areas from geopolitical and economic perspectives, such as Australia. We will proceed with concrete considerations for potential new openings, taking into account location and target demographics.
For the consolidated fiscal year ending November 2025, APA Group reported consolidated sales of 266.7 billion JPY (up 18.0% year-on-year) and ordinary income of 99.6 billion JPY (up 25.1% year-on-year), rounding off figures to the nearest hundred million JPY. This marks three consecutive years of record-high sales and profits. "AIM5-II" introduces a new pillar: advancing the hotel platform business, which includes evolving its direct booking site "Apa Direct" to be more accessible for other industry players and actively selling its proprietary IT systems developed to date. Furthermore, through multi-branding in the domestic hotel business and strengthening its North American operations, the group aims to establish a business structure capable of maintaining competitiveness long-term in the highly competitive hotel industry, thereby completing a sustainable management foundation with an eye towards becoming a "100-year company".
■ Basic Policy
Based on a sustainable management foundation derived from organizational management, we will act as a platformer in the hotel industry, creating and disseminating Japanese hotel culture both domestically and internationally.
■ Business Strategy
(1) Hotel Platform Business
① Building a next-generation booking and customer acquisition base centered on "Apa Direct"
We will fully renew the "Apa Direct" booking site, including a name change, to evolve it into a highly convenient platform and expand its network. We will establish "Apa Direct" as a new core business for booking and customer acquisition.
② Active external sales of proprietary systems
In conjunction with the platform expansion of "Apa Direct", we will actively sell our proprietary systems, such as the "1-second check-in machine", which support high profitability, to other industry players, evolving them into industry-standard systems and operations.
③ Evolution of the membership system and realization of an integrated membership platform
We will evolve our traditional point program into an "integrated membership platform" that connects all services across the APA Hotel network. We aim to expand our customer base through the following measures:
・Global compatibility: Promote membership for overseas residents and inbound visitors, and establish a borderless membership base, including mutual cooperation with "COAST Rewards" members.
・Strategic alliances: Actively collaborate with other industry players to expand the network of usable locations nationwide and globally.
(2) Domestic Hotel Business
① Achieve 100,000 rooms for domestic private brands (Apa Hotels & Resorts, the b hotels, etc.)
With the achievement of 150,000 rooms in the APA Hotel network as a milestone, we now aim for 100,000 rooms for our domestic private brands alone, making it the first in Japan to achieve this scale for a single domestic brand, which will form the core of the group's business.
② Accelerating multi-brand strategy through M&A and partnerships
We will accelerate our multi-brand strategy through M&A and partnerships, building a broad portfolio that covers diverse needs.
③ Improving convenience through smart hotel transformation
We will promote smart hotel transformation, embodying "just-right advancement", to streamline operations and enhance service levels, providing customers with a comfortable and stress-free stay environment.
④ Strengthening the restaurant business
Moving beyond the framework of ancillary facilities, we will evolve into a restaurant business that creates "special occasions" by combining local production for local consumption with high-quality presentation. We will create exceptional dining experiences that are also chosen by local residents, establishing a new revenue pillar.
(3) Overseas Hotel Business
① Strategic investment and strengthening of the US business for expansion
We will promote strategic investments, including M&A, to accelerate the expansion of the "COAST" brand within the US. We will enhance local operational structures, building a strong foundation for the growth of our US business.
② Self-sustaining expansion and self-proliferation of the Canada business
We will accelerate self-sustaining growth through reinvestment based on independent accounting. We will build a self-proliferating model that continuously expands our store network, solidifying the revenue base of our Canada business.
③ Promoting market research for the development of the next strategic areas
As the next pillar of growth, we will accelerate research in promising areas from geopolitical and economic perspectives, such as Australia. We will proceed with concrete considerations for potential new openings, taking into account location and target demographics.