Independents Day: Rise of independent hotels sets off industry fireworks.
Last year was a pivotal one for independent hotels, per STR, an American company that tracks supply and demand data for multiple market sectors, which revealed that these ‘un-branded’ properties had greater overall average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) than their branded hotel brethren.
Overview of the meetings industry in Asia.
Overview of the Meetings Industry in Asia provides a comprehensive view of the linkages between business events and tourism, examines the region’s key market segments and developments in the meetings industry, and â€" through a collection of case studies â€" highlights the more recent trends in Asia.
News from around the APAC region.
Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Malaysians staying in 3-star hotels could be exempted from tourism tax, Shangri-La, OCT Group to invest RMB238B in Xi’an and more...
Ascott surpasses 100th property milestone in China.
The Ascott Limited has clinched seven new contracts to manage over 1,300 apartments across six cities in China and is on track to exceed its target of 80,000 units globally by 2020.
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Why Pop-Up Hotels are in Fashion.
Staying in an air-conditioned luxury shelter at a music festival or a bespoke yurt in the Andes seemed like a distant thought even just a few years ago.
Now, both experiences have become a reality for a small but growing group of festival goers and travelers thanks to pop-up hotels.
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