This guide is the most established publication in the industry in Asia Pacific to guide investors and owners in understanding the scale, presence, and capabilities of hotel operators in the region.

The HOG highlights geographic distribution and brand presences of existing properties and pipeline supply, as well as management structure by operators.

The publication aims to serve owners and investors a unique reference about the growth and scale of international and regional operators of esteemed reputation and footprint in Asia Pacific.

By the end of 2023, the hospitality industry has by and large moved on from one of the most challenging periods in its recent history. The pandemic has blatantly exposed vulnerabilities and thrown many a challenge across the gamut of stakeholders.

While most of us are not keen to look back on these dire straits, the effects are lingering and at times brought profound changes. Assets may have changed hands, owners find themselves under financial duress, and financing for construction,acquisition and renovation has become more challenging on the back of rising interest rates and inflation. The industry will take time to adapt and evolve.

Under the new fundamentals, hotel development has become more expensive. As a result,pipeline room growth has slowed down. At the same time, the rise of branded residences continues and will not go away. The major operators seem to have fared well, as many registered a net room growth in excess of 10% inline with the growth in existing supply.

The Hotel Operator Guide remains a popular tool among both owners and operators to assess the competitive landscape and expand their knowledge. A simple reference, it helps to educate owners about the scale, presence and capabilities of operators across the region.

In this 11th Edition, we have captured over 1.6 million existing, and shy of 1 million pipeline rooms spread across 8,762 properties. This publication features 43 leading operators. Our analysis covers 36 countries and territories in Asia-Pacific and over 1,570 markets with existing hotels as well as more than 1,120 markets with proposed hotels.

We would like to thank all the operators who have participated and supported our publication, especially for the 11th anniversary edition of HOG!

AP reserves all rights to include operators in the publication. This article gives an excerpt of our findings as below. Full Hotel Operator Guides are available for purchase, please contact aliu@ap-ha.com for the details.

AP Hospitality Advisors serves owners, investors, developers, operators and lenders of hospitality assets across Asia-Pacific. The team blends expertise in operations, real estate and finance to support any critical step in the asset life-cycle.

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