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According to information from the General Statistics Office, the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first nine months of 2023 reached 8.9 million, a 4.7-fold year-on-year increase. September cooled a bit, down 13.4% from August to just more than 1 million foreign visitors. The nine-month visitation was 69% of pre-Covid levels. Revenue from accommodations and catering […]

Tourism officials in Thailand are hoping for 2 million Russian tourists to visit the Kingdom next year. The Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Moscow office believes they could hit this record number if Thailand maintains its friendly country status with Russian government officials. Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has Russian tourists unwelcome in many […]

STR reported China hotel data for the week ended June 3. Hotel RevPAR in China was up 60.4% year over year, up against a decline of -21.6% comparison. When compared with the same week in 2019, RevPAR was down -5.5%.  Hotel Morris Sydney – Handwritten Collection will be opening on June 14. The Sydney property originally opened […]

STR reported China hotel data for the week ended May 27. China hotel RevPAR was up 83.3% year over year while up 4.3% versus the same week in 2019. Singapore hotels’ average room rate and RevPAR were up in April with ARR up 3.3% to S$273.18 from March. Year over year, ARR was up 32.8%. Overall room […]

The DJIA fell 270 points while Nasdaq was down 55, the S&P 500 fell 29 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .04 to 3.40%. Things were going ok until the Fed Chief held his conference call after raising rates again. The same thing happened that has happened nearly every one of his conference calls the past year or so. AHT was […]

Hotels were reported to be full in parts of the Philippines during the Holy Week break. The Tourism Congress of the Philippines said an increase in tourist volume was observed in top destinations such as Boracay, Mactan in Cebu, Siargao, Bohol and Palawan. The Philippine Hotel Owners Association to Bworld that domestic tourism will bounce back […]

IHG Hotels & Resorts said the are pursuing an ambitious expansion plan in Greater China that explores popular and emerging destinations. IHG currently has more than 1,000 hotels operating or under the pipeline. This year they will continue to expand their footprint in Greater China, covering more than 200 cities. In their Luxury & Lifestyle brands segment, Regent received a […]

The DJIA rose 266 points while Nasdaq was up 226, the S&P 500 rose 53 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up another .04 to 3.67%. Lodging stocks were mixed. Morgan Stanley changed price targets on its covered hotel companies. Hilton’s PT was lowered to $167 from $171, while Wyndham’s PT was upped to $90 from $87. Both were maintained at Overweight. Equal-Weight […]

The DJIA fell 128 points on Friday while Nasdaq was down 194, the S&P 500 fell 43 and the 10-year treasury yield bounced higher by .14 to 3.53%. Lodging stocks were mostly lower. MCG was the mover of note, up 5%. Jefferies said the looming recession and stabilizing credit market could be positive for the prospects of timeshare, but with a harder landing not […]

Macau has received 245,000 visitors in the first four days of the first four days of the Chinese New Year/Spring Festival holiday week. The visitor numbers have increasing starting with close to 40,000 on Saturday, 51,000 on Sunday and then a big increase on Monday and Tuesday. This is the highest visitation Macau has seen in three years. Wyndham Hotels […]

The DJIA rose 104 points but Nasdaq was down 30, the S&P 500 was down 3 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .06 to 3.47%. Lodging stocks were mixed. SOHO was the big gainer, up 26% as they announced they were starting to pay preferred dividends again. SOND was up 9% but MCG fell -14%. Truist said they are finding the sentiment at […]

Hotels in Thailand still want the government to accelerate the launch of the new phase of the domestic stimulus scheme even with an influx of Chinese tourists expected to show up. The Thai Hotels Association said the “We Travel Together” hotel subsidy scheme provides integral support for hotels and domestic tourists in terms of spending but […]