The Women’s World Cup Hotel Booking Bounce

• Australia and New Zealand hotels saw revenue rise during FIFA Women’s World Cup, especially in Wellington and Auckland.
• Singapore Expands Hotel Hiring: Singapore permits hiring from six new countries to meet growing hotel sector demands.
• Macau’s tourism recovers with high visitor counts and new hotel offerings, including Raffles Hotel.

STR said the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 had given hotels around Australia and New Zealand a performance boost during the usually quiet winter season. Nine hotel markets/submarkets between Australia and New Zealand hosted matches during the tournament. All but one of those experienced a noticeable jump in RevPAR when comparing group stage dates from July 20 to August 2 against the 19 […]