A look at Mainland China’s hotel performance during the May Day period

22 Maio 2024
The hotel occupancy rate index in Mainland China during this year's holiday was not as impactful compared to both 2019 and 2023.
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Asia Pacific
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A deep dive into Japan’s hotel ADR growth trends

14 Maio 2024
While initial spikes in Japan's hotel room rate growth coincided with true pandemic recovery, the lift has largely been impacted by the depreciating yen for the last year or so.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates

How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour allowed Asia Pacific hotels to achieve their “wildest dreams”

20 Março 2024
Taylor Swift kicked off the second international leg of her wildly successful Eras Tour in early February, and Asia Pacific hoteliers were, in fact, “ready for it”. The seventeen-night leg gave a much-needed performance boost to Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore hotels.
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Asia Pacific
Europe
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Forward Data

Regional update: 2023 data and the year ahead

8 Março 2024
In this global update, we take a journey through each of the four world regions – focusing on performance, pipeline, and factors that influenced the data in 2023, while also looking ahead to what’s in store for the rest of 2024.
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Global
Historical Data
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North America
Asia Pacific
Middle East and Africa
Europe

APAC hotel recovery now on par with the rest of the world

1 Novembro 2023
While other parts of the world began their post-pandemic recovery earlier than Asia Pacific, recent data suggests that the region is accelerating its recovery process and could potentially reach levels seen in Europe and America.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Recovery
Forecast

China hotel performance jumped during eight-day-long Golden Week

19 Outubro 2023
A later Mid-Autumn Festival created a longer holiday period than last year, combining with National Day festivities to provide impressive improvement in China’s hotel performance.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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Japan hotel performance recovery accelerated during summer months

11 Outubro 2023
Helped by peak holiday season and the return of international travelers, Japan’s hotel industry experienced a successful summer period, pushing the country's post-pandemic recovery to higher levels.
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Women’s World Cup drives RevPAR premiums in Australia and New Zealand during quiet winter season

15 Agosto 2023
Record-breaking attendance at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 has given hotels around Australia and New Zealand host cities a much-needed boost during a normally slower winter season.
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Asia Pacific
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Taylor Swift, Coldplay and the Rotary Convention: Singapore hotel bookings jump for eventful first half of 2024

27 Julho 2023
2024 bookings are on the rise in Singapore. Three events are the focus in this latest piece utilizing Forward STAR data.
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Events
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Hotels

Successful May Day another sign of China’s hotel performance recovery

15 Maio 2023
Mainland China occupancy peaked at 90.9% and ADR at CNY865. A successful May Day holiday period is further indication that China's hotel performance is trending well toward full recovery.
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Hotel performance recovery in China: A temporary setback due to Qing Ming

12 Abril 2023
Although Qing Ming (aka, Tomb-Sweeping Day) halted growth recovery during the first week of April, China's hotels had a strong Q1 and are expected to strengthen even more during the rest of April and throughout this year.
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Asia Pacific
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Hotels in Southeast Asia seeing the return of MICE business and major leisure events

10 Abril 2023
Southeast Asia’s hotel industry has seen highs and lows over the past 12 months, but as the year progressed and restrictions eased, the demand for travel began to steadily climb with much of the recent demand in Southeast Asia linked to MICE travel and events.
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Asia Pacific
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Forward Data

Japan hotel performance beginning to blossom

3 Abril 2023
In Japan, the cherry blossom is in full bloom. Known as Sakura, these trees also provide the perfect metaphor for the country’s hotel industry, which is beginning to show reasons for optimism after a later reopening than many parts of the world.
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Asia Pacific
Tourism
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Cautious optimism in India’s hotel performance recovery

21 Fevereiro 2023
India’s hotel industry turned in a stellar 2022 with RevPAR 100% recovered to pre-pandemic levels – but is this recovery sustainable? This latest blog dives into the country’s performance, data-driven themes and occupancy on the books for key market.
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Asia Pacific
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China hotels benefit from first restriction-free Lunar New Year in three years, more success on the way for APAC

10 Fevereiro 2023
China announced the easing of most of its COVID restrictions in December 2022, which meant that January 2023 would feature the country's first Lunar New Year holiday without a lockdown since 2019.
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Asia Pacific
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Sun is still shining on Australia’s hotel industry

10 Fevereiro 2023
Australia’s hotel performance turned a massive corner during the first half of 2022 as the Omicron wave subsided and governments relaxed travel restrictions around the country.
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Asia Pacific
Historical Data

Restrictions, lack of inbound travel have limited Southeast Asia’s hotel performance

1 Fevereiro 2023
Southeast Asia sits at the lower end of recovery compared to other STR-defined subcontinents, exceeding only the gains of Northeastern Asia in terms of occupancy and average daily rate (ADR ) in 2022.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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Recovery

Hotel performance strengthens further for most countries outside of Asia

29 Novembro 2022
A new edition of STR’s global bubble charts show strong performance across the world with most countries outside of Asia recording growth in RevPAR.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data

India update: Societal change provides hoteliers with plenty of optimism and opportunity

10 Outubro 2022
After attending the Hotel Association of India (HAI) Hoteliers’ Conclave, our Jesper Palmqvist had a lot of thoughts on the India hospitality industry and how societal change is providing plenty of opportunity and reasons for optimism.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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India hotel performance continues to eclipse pre-pandemic levels

17 Maio 2022
April seemed to be a turning point in India’s hotel performance recovery. Leisure markets continue to lead that recovery, but business travel is also back, and forward bookings appear healthy for the remainder of May with most pickup remaining short-term.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Industry Updates
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Forward Data

Beijing hotel performance expectations as Lunar New Year and Olympics intersect with the pandemic

26 Janeiro 2022
Lunar New Year, the Winter Olympics and the pandemic all meet in Beijing this February. What are the expectations for hotel performance as these demand influencers intersect? Find out here.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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Review of Shenzhen Hotel Data Information Seminar

21 Dezembro 2021
On 25 November 2021, STR held the Shenzhen Hotel Data Information Seminar. STR’s North Asia Business Development Manager, Wanqing Yang, presented on the topic of "Shenzhen Hotel Performance Observations” with analysis of the latest developments in the market.
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As lockdowns end, hotel bookings surge in Australia’s Gold Coast

17 Dezembro 2021
As Australia enters the summer months and restrictions ease, positive trends are already developing for hoteliers. And while an uplift in demand can be observed across many of Australia’s key markets, it is the Gold Coast that is leading charge in forward bookings.
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Asia Pacific

Golden Week Impact

1 Novembro 2021
Did the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day stimulate a performance jump for Mainland China’s hotel market? Or did sporadic COVID-19 cases and pandemic prevention measures limit gains? Find out more in this deep dive.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data

AFL and NRL Grand Final impacts differ for Perth and Brisbane hotels

11 Outubro 2021
Perth realized its strongest RevPAR in five years during the AFL Grand Final, while performance during the NRL Grand Final in Brisbane was a bit more held back by COVID-19 restrictions. Read more here.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Hotels
Historical Data

Restrictions limit Queensland’s hotel performance during school holiday periods

5 Outubro 2021
Restrictions around Australia are restricting hotel performance in Queensland, even during usually popular school holiday periods. Check out this quick analysis of occupancy on the books for the Sept/Oct school break.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Hotels
Forward Data

Indonesia(ns) on the move again

13 Setembro 2021
While vaccination rates grow rapidly, case numbers fall, and hospital beds are more available, Indonesians are once again hitting the road and creating hotel demand around the country.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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COVID-19 webinar summary: 5 key points on Asia Pacific hotel performance, 26 August

3 Setembro 2021
On 26 August, we analyzed hotel performance in Asia Pacific amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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India’s different, second recovery

30 Agosto 2021
India’s progressive approach to vaccinations has led to an increase in travelers and hotel demand, especially in the leisure segment. Beyond the noticeable improvement, however, the country is showing a different trend in which markets are regaining occupancy.
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A quick overview of China’s July hotel performance

19 Agosto 2021
With the help of summer vacation, Mainland China’s overall hotel occupancy rate showed a good upward trend in July, with the second and third week of the month reaching 2019 levels.
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Asia Pacific
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Hotels
Historical Data

Asia Pacific: Hotel performance ups and downs

16 Agosto 2021
The Asia Pacific region has seen increasing challenges through the first seven months of 2021, with situation varying greatly by country.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data

China Hotel Performance Update

10 Agosto 2021
All key markets in China showed June 2021 increases in hotel occupancy and average daily rate (ADR) compared to the same period last year, except for Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
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Hotels
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Chengdu hotel market performance recovery

3 Agosto 2021
In 2020, Chengdu's hospitality industry accounted for 65.7% of GDP, contributing 52.2% to the city's economic growth and significantly increasing its contribution to the development of energy levels and economies.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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Roundtable Discussion | Challenges and Opportunities of Mainland China’s Economy in Summer

3 Agosto 2021
On 2 July 2021, STR held the second Chinese webinar in 2021. This transcript was initially in Chinese and translated into English.
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Webinar

The time between lockdown periods showed recovery potential for Victorian hotels

2 Agosto 2021
That was the amount of time from the end of Victoria’s third lockdown to the beginning of the fourth. During this period, Victoria’s overall accommodation performance saw its greatest shift since pre-pandemic days, with growth largely driven by regional markets.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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Forward Data
Benchmarking

Hotel performance recovery in China isn’t just faster, it’s different

12 Julho 2021
Mainland China’s hotel performance recovery hasn’t just been faster, it’s been different: business travel has returned, all hotel classes are recovering well, and pricing confidence came back as quickly as occupancy.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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Australia’s latest COVID-19 lockdowns take their toll on hotel bookings

9 Julho 2021
Amid recent COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns, however, key markets in Australia are showing noticeably lower levels of occupancy on the books for the coming weeks.
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Hotels
Asia Pacific
Forward Data
Industry Updates

Taiwan hotel performance update

21 Junho 2021
Taiwan is far behind in the recovery process due to a slow vaccination rate and the emergence of new virus variants amid reopening.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Hotels
Historical Data

Video: India hotel performance and factors that will help shape the upcycle

3 Junho 2021
India hotel performance and factors that will help shape the upcycle
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Labor Day Holiday Impact in China

26 Maio 2021
China’s Labor Day holiday stimulated travel demand and provided a noticeable boost to hotel performance. Thanks to an additional day during the holiday period, the rise in performance pushed levels beyond another recent holiday and even some 2019 comparables.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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Historical Data