Grand Mercure Hotels and Resorts

Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday in the US, there will be no Daily Lodging Report – Asia Pacific on Thursday, November 23. Singapore welcomed a total of 1,125,948 international visitor arrivals in October, up 37.8% year over year. There was a small sequential decline from September but this is the third straight month of sequential […]

Note: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday in the US, there will be no Daily Lodging Report – Asia Pacific on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Trip.com said global search results for China inbound travel improved by nearly 40% in 3Q23 compared to the previous quarter. They expect the demand for travel to China to rise in […]

STR reported China lodging data for the week ended November 11th. China hotel RevPAR was up 50% for the week, year over year, up against a +17.5% comp in the year ago. When compared with the same week in 2019, RevPAR was down -11.7%. IHG Hotels & Resorts and Asset World Corp Public Company Limited […]

Accor has sent an email blast to all its members about 23 Mercure and Grand Mercure hotels in Japan joining the system in 2024. There are the current Daiwa Resorts properties joining the Mercure and Grand Mercure brands in 2024 after renovations, not new hotels. Japan Hotel REIT Advisors is the firm that is Daiwa Resort’s asset manager, working to revitalize the properties. The 23 hotels are located in scenic spots across Japan and […]

Accor said they are gearing towards a record-breaking year in signings in the Premium, Midscale and Economy Divisions across Asia. As of September, Accor has already signed management agreements for a total of 42 properties, adding over 11,000 keys to its robust portfolio. The outlook for the remainder of 2023 includes plans to sign an additional 20 projects, bringing […]

Samaras Construction and Developments unveiled plans for a high-end hotel in Adelaide, Australia, replacing the current Wilson car parking facility at 15-19 Halifax Street. Charcoal brickwork, aged brass panels, and double-glazed windows will characterize the building’s façade. Guests can expect 175 luxurious rooms with a lavish lobby on the ground floor, along with a hotel-style bar and a […]

China wrapped up its Golden Week holiday with Macau’s sensational week being tempered somewhat due to a Typhoon heading towards them. We went from an average of 128,000 visitors a day on day 6 to ending the 8-day holiday with over 932,000 visitor arrivals, an average of close to 117,000 a day. Executives have mentioned 90%+ hotel occupancy […]

Hotel prices will surge for the upcoming Golden Week in popular cities. The Plus version of the Golden Week, including the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holiday, drives this. Data from Qunar indicates that as of September 11, the top three cities for flight bookings during the holiday were Shanghai, Beijing, and Chengdu. A luxury suite at the Peninsula […]

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand generated $2.98 billion in travel and retail spending in NSW, boosting the economy and drawing record audiences to hospitality venues. Nikkei Asia published an article on Hilton planning to expand its luxury offerings in Asia. Hilton will be bringing its Waldorf Astoria brand to Malaysia, Vietnam, India, and other countries for the first time […]

Vietnam New Brief reported that the supply of four and five-star hotels inVietnam rose 6.2% year over year in the first half of 2023. They cited a report by Outbox Company saying that at the end of June, Vietnam had 235 five-star hotels with 77,895 rooms and 354 four-star hotels with 47,502 rooms. Compared to 2019, that was […]

The Philippines Dept of Tourism said they foresee a strong recovery for Philippine tourism and believes they will surpass industry targets this year. From January to July this year, foreign tourism receipts are Php 286 billion, consistent with the over 66% tourism international arrivals recovery they have seen. That is higher than the ASEAN average of 54%. The […]

The Wall Street Journal published an article on how Chinese investors are fleeing the Western world, no longer having New York City hotels as their favorite place to put their funds. The report said the change is due to hostility to Chinese capital and that Chinese companies are now spending money on factories in Southeast Asia and mining and energy projects […]