Brisbane

Thailand’s tourism ministry is maintaining its forecast for foreign tourist arrivals at 38 million for 2025.

Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano highlighted the company's strong growth in India, emphasizing local decision-making, expansion into smaller cities, increased female employment, and reducing bureaucratic and travel barriers to boost international tourism.

Minor International plans to expand in the U.S. with an Anantara hotel by early next year, driven by The White Lotus' success, which has boosted bookings at its Thai resorts.

Visitor arrivals to the Philippines rose by 1% in early 2025, driven by returning overseas Filipinos despite declines in South Korean and Chinese tourists.

BWH Hotels is expanding in India with 21 new properties, targeting secondary markets, aiming for 100 hotels in five to seven years, and introducing its Aiden brand in Amritsar.

Kyoto plans to introduce Japan's highest accommodation tax—up to 10,000 yen per night—by 2026 to curb overtourism and potentially double its annual revenue.

OYO is rapidly expanding in Rajasthan, setting up a back office in Jaipur to support U.S. and European operations, with daily bookings of 1 lakh customers in India and overseas.

TPG Angelo Gordon, in partnership with Kenedix, is purchasing the Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba hotel from Hulic Co. for $691 million as part of its strategy to invest in opportunistic real estate in Asia.

The Philippines' Department of Tourism plans to add over 120,000 hotel rooms by 2028 to meet rising tourism demand, aiming for 456,000 rooms to accommodate projected arrivals of 11.5 million tourists.

The 2024 Philippines Accommodation Pipeline Report reveals 158 accommodation projects with 40,084 rooms in development, with Luzon leading, followed by Visayas and Mindanao, which is noted as an underserved market.