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China Trading Desk’s most recent Travel Sentiment Survey said Japan and Thailand have lost significant appeal to Chinese considering their next vacations. China Trading Desk polls 10,000 Chinese quarterly about their overseas travel plans. It found that Japan fell from the most popular destination in the second quarter this year to the 8th most popular. […]

Nikkei Asia published an article on how Asian ultraluxury resort companies are expanding into Japan to tap demand from wealthy overseas travelers and to take advantage of the weak yen. The article mentioned Soneva Holdings planning to open resorts in Japan as early as 2027, already signing a contract to purchase a remote island in […]

STR reported Chinese hotel data for the week ended October 7. Hotel RevPAR in China was up 77.2% year over year, driven by Golden Week. It was up against an easy -16.5% comp. When compared with 2019, RevPAR for the week was up 53.2%. CoStar/STR also said Japan posted an elevated average daily rate of […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR was up 143.8% year over year for the week ended April 22. Results were up against an easy comparison of down -47.7%. When compared with the same week in 2019, RevPAR was up 1.9%. Radisson Hotel Group announced the latest phase of their expansion strategy in the Philippines with the signing of a deal […]