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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. […]

STR reported China hotel data for the week ended October 28th. Chinese hotels’ RevPAR was up 88.7% year over year for the week, up against a decline of -17.1% as a comp. When compared with the same week in 2019, RevPAR was up 3.4%. STR said the Asia Pacific region is accelerating its post-pandemic recovery […]

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 […]

Trip.com Group said Chinese tourists flocked to the Middle East during the eight-day Golden Week holiday. After rolling out free visas and increasing flight capacity, Dubai was a big beneficiary. Trip.com told Bloomberg that year-on-year visitation to the region climbed three digits, again a comparison we don’t understand why it gets so much traction since the Zero Covid policy from China had 2021 and 2022 not even worth comparing to. Trip.com also […]

Hotel Properties Limited co-founder and managing director Ong Beng Seng had a notice of arrest and then bail set. While no charges were filed against Ong, he was detained so he could be asked by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau to provide information on his interactions with Singapore Minister for Transport S Iswaran. The minister is on leave of absence […]

Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he is aiming to transform the country into a tourism powerhouse in the coming year, unveiling a new tourism slogan “Love the Philippines”. The nation embarked on a five-year plan to boost visitor numbers and experiences across the country. International tourist arrivals so far this year have reached over 2.02 million with […]

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism in China said domestic travelers reached 274 million during the recent Labour Day Golden Week holiday, topping 120% of pre-Covid levels. Chinese domestic tourism revenue reached US$21.4 billion during the period, up 128.9% yearly, recovering to 101% of the same period in 2019. International flights recovered to around 40% over the […]

The Philippines Hotel Sales and Marketing Association said hotels in the country remain optimistic of the industry’s performance this year as the average occupancy has already surpassed pre-pandemic levels. For the month of January, hotels were hitting 80% occupancy as compared with 60% to 70% pre-pandemic.  The association attributed the higher occupancy to the strong domestic tourism market, which covers […]

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 […]

Hong Kong has continued to loosen Covid restrictions, now targeting eventgoers. The New York Times gave them publicity on this, telling them no sweat if you test positive for Covid in Hong Kong. Things like bankers being allowed to leave on a private jet if they test positive, tech executives dining in private rooms and rugby watchers […]