Asia Pacific Capital Tracker 1Q22: A record year ahead, hotel taxes – An opportunity to cut a cost and more..

Asia Pacific Capital Tracker 1Q22: A record year ahead
Friday, 27th May 2022

Transaction volumes in Asia Pacific rose 20% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022 to hit US$40.8 billion despite a quarter-on-quarter dip in investment activity.

This strong performance comes amid improving sentiment across key markets including Singapore, South Korea, and Australia, and recovery across certain sectors — most notably retail >>

Club Med opens newest European Resort in Marbella
26 May 2022 : This marks the brand's historic return to Spain, as the very first Club Med resort was founded on Spain's Balearic Islands in 1950 >>

Marriott to bring the Luxury Collection brand to Cap Cana
25 May 2022 : Sanctuary Cap Cana, a Luxury Collection adult all-inclusive resort, is slated to debut as the brand’s first all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic >>

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Hotel Property Taxes – An Opportunity to Cut a Cost
Friday, 27th May 2022

According to the March 2022 edition of CBRE’s Hotel Horizons® national forecast report, the total revenue for a typical US hotel is not expected to return to pre-COVID 2019 nominal dollars until 2023. Accordingly, hotel owners and operators continue to seek ways to control expenses >>

Is Your Hotel Helping or Hurting the Local Community?
Around the world, hotels are portals for tourists to access new spaces, cultures and communities, but in the wake of overtourism it may be time to rethink that role >>

Why Holograms Are Coming to The Corporate Meeting
Video meetings aren’t going anywhere, are there new solutions that can remove some of the agonies? >>

Post-Pandemic Shifts, Opportunities and Innovations Explored
The report addresses the behavioural shifts of the last two years, examining the trends which are a natural progression, such as Accreditation Reassurance and Touchless Technology, which accelerated quickly during the contact-light Covid years >>

Soft Brands – the New Norm in the Indian Hotel Sector?
In recent years, the Indian hotel sector has seen soft brand launches by domestic and international chains operating in the country, with the shift toward the soft brand model gaining traction post the pandemic >>