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STR gave China hotel data for the week ended March 25th. Hotel RevPAR in China was up 159.2% year over year, up against an easy decline of -51% comparison. When compared with the same week in 2019, hotel RevPAR was down -6.2%. STR released their global bubble chart update through March 18th. It showed growing momentum in […]

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 […]

Nepal hotels are complaining they are not seeing the deluge of reservations they would expect at this time of year. The VP of Hotel Association Nepal said a quarter of the hotel rooms are vacant. The Association has 2,000 hotels as members. Only 25% of their 10,000 room nights have been sold. They claim nearly 20% of […]

Hilton’s Asia Pacific president, Alan Watts, told Nikkei Asia that they expect hotel guest numbers in China to return to their pre-pandemic levels by year-end. By the fourth quarter, they are expecting to see regular 80% occupancies. Of the 7,000 hotels Hilton runs worldwide, Asia Pacific accounts for about 9% with 672 properties representing 12 brands. […]

Savills Vietnam issued a report saying despite improvements in 2022, occupancy and room rates in Ho Chi Minh City have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. The occupancy rate of 45% last year was 20 percentage points higher year on year but was still 23 percentage points less than the figure in 2019. The average room rate reached 1.6 […]

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 […]

IHG Hotels & Resorts said the are pursuing an ambitious expansion plan in Greater China that explores popular and emerging destinations. IHG currently has more than 1,000 hotels operating or under the pipeline. This year they will continue to expand their footprint in Greater China, covering more than 200 cities. In their Luxury & Lifestyle brands segment, Regent received a […]

Occupancy rates at hotels in Macau rose by 25.4 percentage points in January year over year, reaching 74%. The dropping of entry requirements and the Chinese New Year holiday resulted in 3 star hotels seeing the highest occupancy rate at 79%, up 26.8 percentage points from January 2022. The 4 star hotel occupancy rate was 70.1%, […]

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. […]

Tour groups from mainland China to 20 countries have restarted, 11 of which are in Asia Pacific. This includes Singapore, Philippines, Cambodia, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Macau and Hong Kong. Countries that are not on the list include Japan, South Korea and the US. The battle already is fierce for these low-margin […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR for the week ended January 28 was up 177.8% year over year. When compared with the same week in 2019, China hotel RevPAR was up 66.6%. Helping the year over year and 2019 comparison results was the timing of Chinese New Year – January 22, 2023 versus February 1, 2021 and February 5, […]

STR gave their 2022 summary, saying among the global regions, Asia was the only one to see a decline in revenue per available room when compared with 2019. While Australia & Oceania saw RevPAR rise 4.3% as a 20.8% rise in room rates offset a -13.6% decline in occupancy, versus 2019, Asia RevPAR was down -31.2%. Asia region […]