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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 […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR, the week ending April 8, was up 108.5% on a year-over-year basis. It was up against an easy -49.5% comparable in 2022. When compared with the same week in 2019, China hotel RevPAR was down -16.4%. The results cannot be viewed as apples to apples as it includes a holiday week shift. […]

Hotels were reported to be full in parts of the Philippines during the Holy Week break. The Tourism Congress of the Philippines said an increase in tourist volume was observed in top destinations such as Boracay, Mactan in Cebu, Siargao, Bohol and Palawan. The Philippine Hotel Owners Association to Bworld that domestic tourism will bounce back […]

STR reported China hotel data for the week ended March 18. China hotel RevPAR rose 134% on a year-over-year basis, up against an easy -46% comp result in 2022. When compared with the same week in 2019, RevPAR was down -14%. Sabre said after sifting through its extensive shopping and booking data to examine the impact of the reopening […]

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 said the reopening of Japan’s international border several months ago, along with the National Travel Support campaign, have helped boost Tokyo’s hotel average daily rate beyond pre-pandemic comparables for two straight months. The rise in room rates was preceded by improving occupancy which came in at 74.8% in December 2022 and dropped slightly to 69% in […]

The Chinese Embassy in South Korea has suspended issuing short-term visas for South Korean visitors. This is considered the first retaliatory move against nations imposing Covid-19 curbs on travelers from China. All the countries that were making travelers from China take extra tests or any other restrictions were warned that this would happen. The embassy said they […]

The rumors about Covid in China have reached epic proportions including 20,000 people testing positive at the Foxconn plant, thousands of holidaymakers locked in Shanghai Disney and more. We can’t tell you what is true, what is fiction but we have always followed a belief that where there is smoke, there is fire and although the […]

Hyatt Hotels Corp announced plans for its continued growth in the Asia Pacific market. They unveiled a robust pipeline of landmark luxury and lifestyle hotels and resorts, expected to open in late 2022 and 2023. This includes the strategic entry of several brands into new markets, including the arrival of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand in […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR was up 48.2% year over year against very easy comps. When compared with this week in 2019, RevPAR was down -20.4%. Absolute occupancy in China last week was 59.1% versus 43.1% in the same week last year. It never is good for the hotel space when a city of 21 million […]

The Singapore government said indoor masks will no longer be mandatory from August 29 on and that masks will only be worn in medical facilities and on public transport. The bigger announcement is same-day visitors will no longer be required to be vaccinated when entering the country. Same-day visitors will just need to present a two […]

STR said things really improved in China following the belief that the Covid outbreaks were over. Hotel RevPAR for the week ended July 30 in China was up 8.5% year over year while down only -10.3% versus the same week in 2019. We wouldn’t get used to those numbers as once again we have a Zero-Covid fail […]