China

STR reported China hotel RevPAR for the week ended March 11. Hotel RevPAR in China was up 85% year over year for the week. While a great showing, when compared with the same week in 2019, RevPAR was still down -10%. STR said Sydney WorldPride 2023 drove the market’s hotel average daily rate and RevPAR above pre-pandemic levels while […]

Oxford Economics said tourist arrivals into the Asia Pacific region are tipped to reach around 50% of pre-Covid levels in 2023, only fully recovering in 2025 or 2026. Oxford also said Asia Pacific economies still rely too heavily on Chinese tourists who have been slow to return since China reopened on January 8. The tourism outlook was presented as […]

Reuters published an article on how the hoped for, fast out of the gate, revenge travel by the Chinese following the demise of Zero-Covid has not occurred. Instead of a stampede, it has been more like a fast walk. Reuters described Chinese consumers as returning to hotels, restaurants and some shops, but they are choosy about what they buy. […]

STR said China Hotel RevPAR, the week ending March 4, was up 67.2% year over year. When compared to the week in 2019, hotel RevPAR in China was down -4%. The Bangkok Post reported that 112,876 room nights were reserved out of 560,000 available within six hours of the latest phase of the hotel subsidy program going live. […]

STR said hotel RevPAR in China was up 58% year over year for the week ended February 25. It was up against a +29.5% comp in 2022. When compared with the same week in 2019, China hotel RevPAR was down -0.6%. The number of foreign tourists arriving in Vietnam in February reached 933,000, up 7.1% versus January. […]

STR reported China RevPAR for the week ending 2/18. China hotel RevPAR rose 62.1% year over year, up against a 14% comp. Versus a similar week in 2019, RevPAR was up 8.8%. Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism announced they have recovered 71% of their tourist numbers since the reopening of their borders. In January, […]

Singapore has urged Chinese authorities to restore flight capacity between the two nations to pre-Covid levels as soon as possible in a bid to improve business and tourism ties. The Straits Times said Singapore’s Foreign Minister made the request to his Chinese counterpart during a meeting this week. The number of weekly flights between the two is […]

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 […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR, the week ending February 11, was up 61.6% year over year. That was despite being up against a 54% comp result in 2022. When going up against the same week in 2019, pre-pandemic, RevPAR last week was up 1.3% despite tough Chinese New Year comps due to the timing of […]

STR said during the seven-day Lunar New Year holiday period, China’s hotel average daily rate surpassed 2019 levels. Occupancy edged closer to the comparable before eventually surpassing it on day seven. Also different from pre-pandemic normal years, many opted for trips to their hometowns as opposed to international travel. Overall 36 of 43 markets in China saw […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR data for the week ended February 4th. China hotel RevPAR was up 35.6% year over year, despite a tough comp on Chinese New Year timing (Feb 1, 2022 versus January 22, 2023). When compared with the same week in 2019 (CNY being on February 5), hotel RevPAR was up 30.2%. InterContinental […]

Marriott International’s Ritz-Carlton is presenting a newly elevated experience at The Ritz-Carlton Club across its Asia Pacific hotels, joining a successful launch in Mainland China last summer. The Ritz-Carlton Club provides a private respite where guests will find unique indulgences, curated culinary journeys and personalized encounters that create meaningful and memorable moments for both business and leisure travelers. […]