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Marriott International announced an agreement with Hiap Hoe Limited, through HH Properties Pte Ltd, to bring the Aloft Hotels brand to Singapore. There will be a strategic conversion of the 785 room hotel with the rebranding reopening to take place in Q3 2023, marking the Aloft brand’s debut in Singapore. This will be the largest Aloft branded hotel […]

Trip.com data shows the global travel bookings for the summer (June 1 – August 31) already has surpassed the 2019 level with intra-regional travel leading the way. Overall bookings on the Trip.com platform for the summer increased by 170% when compared to the same period in 2022, up by 356% year over year in Asia. European markets are […]

An HVS Anarock report on the Indian hotel market shows the number of hotel rooms in tier-II and tier-III cities increased to 38% of the total inventory at the end of 2022 from 33% four years ago. The share of hotel rooms in metros went down to 19% during the same period. In 2022, 166 new […]

STR said Southeast Asia’s hotel industry is seeing the return of MICE. While leisure travel has shown the most resilience in the region, much of the recent demand in Southeast Asia can be linked to MICE travel and events. STR’s report showed conferences, expos and large-scale trade events made their in-person comeback throughout 2022 following two […]

The Tourism Authority of Thailand expects the country’s tourism sector to generate up to 2.4 trillion baht in revenue this year, or 80% of earnings in 2019. 880 billion baht would come from Thai tourists while the other 1.5 trillion would be from foreigners. The TAT said the big issue continues to be airlines as they have […]

Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh instructed his cabinet to relax certain visa requirements in a bid to attract more foreign tourists to the country. Bloomberg said Chinh wants to offer visa waivers to more countries, expand their e-Visa program and allow foreigners to stay for longer. Vietnam is targeting 8 million visitor arrivals in 2023. They attracted 18 […]

STR reported China RevPAR for the week ending 2/18. China hotel RevPAR rose 62.1% year over year, up against a 14% comp. Versus a similar week in 2019, RevPAR was up 8.8%. Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism announced they have recovered 71% of their tourist numbers since the reopening of their borders. In January, […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR for the week ended January 28 was up 177.8% year over year. When compared with the same week in 2019, China hotel RevPAR was up 66.6%. Helping the year over year and 2019 comparison results was the timing of Chinese New Year – January 22, 2023 versus February 1, 2021 and February 5, […]

STR reported hotel RevPAR in China rose 31.5% the week ended January 14. When compared with the same week in 2019, RevPAR was down -28.1%. The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the country has decided to resume outbound group travel to selected countries including Sri Lanka early next month. The pilot program will take effect on February 6 to […]

China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told the media that many foreign nations had responded warmly to the country’s newly relaxed Covid-19 regulations. Some countries were also said to have reacted to Beijing’s decision to ease its own health policies with ‘disproportionate’ and ‘unacceptable’ restrictions. The Chinese government threatened to retaliate after the United States and other nations […]

The Nation reported hotels in Thailand expect occupancy rates to start picking up in the second half of this year. China lifting restrictions is playing a big part in that projection. The Hotel Business Operator Sentiment Study is conducted by the Thai Hotels Association and Bank of Thailand. Last month’s study showed operators expect their revenue […]

Data from Tourism Western Australia shows Singapore is now the number one source of foreign visitors, with Singaporeans accounting for 24% of all international arrivals in the September quarter, despite Singapore’s relatively low population. Singapore arrivals are already back at 80% of pre-Covid numbers with 270 flights per week between Changi and Perth Airport. Before […]