South Korea is the fastest growing aesthetics market in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and is expected to retain its position in the future augmented by continuous innovation, growing demand for beauty, and increased spending on aesthetic enhancement, says GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company.
The travel and tourism sector is an important income generator for Sri Lanka. However, the ongoing economic crisis coupled with Ukraine–Russia war and China’s zero-COVID policy has put the sector in jeopardy. Against this backdrop, the country will face an uphill task in restoring a once thriving sector, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Sydney’s hotel industry saw lower performance from the month prior, but comparisons against 2019 levels held steady, according to preliminary July 2022 data from STR.
India leads Asia-Pacific in its intent to travel in the second half of 2022 with 50% Indians expressing the desire to spend more money on booking a vacation in the world’s largest survey of travel intentions from Travel Lifestyle Network (TLN) in a post-pandemic setting. While international travel still remains a point of contention among many, with only 15% respondents willing to travel abroad, 29% people are planning to vacation in India . India emerged as the global leader in domestic travel with 24% people undertaking at least one vacation every month, for which the global average stands at 11%. The country is also way-ahead of its global counterparts in business travel with almost 18% Indians travelling for work within the country once a month.
The Indian hotel sector made steady progress in the first half of the calendar year 2022 (1H2022). Nationwide occupancy was in the 56-58% range, 21-23 percentage points (pp) higher than 1H2021, and only 8-10 pp lower than 1H2019. The strong recovery in demand is driving steady increases in average room rates, with hotels, particularly in the leisure sector, outperforming their pre-pandemic average rates. Commercial markets are also gradually improving as corporate travel and large-ticket conferences and events return. As a result, the country’s average rates in 1H2022 were 44-46% higher than 1H2021, while still remaining 7-9% lower than pre-pandemic levels. The strong recovery in occupancy and average rates has helped India-wide RevPAR to reach INR3,100-3,300, reflecting growth of over 130% compared to 1H2021.
Melbourne’s hotel industry was back on the recovery track with higher performance from the prior month, according to preliminary June 2022 data from STR.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Travel & Tourism sector in China is expected to create more than 30 million jobs over the next decade, representing a quarter of all new jobs globally.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Travel & Tourism sector in Japan will provide a significant boost to the nation’s economic recovery next year, with its GDP contribution set to reach near pre-pandemic levels.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed South Korea’s Travel & Tourism is expected to create nearly half a million jobs over the next decade.
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact (EIR) reveals Indonesia’s Travel & Tourism sector is expected to create more than five million new jobs over the next decade.
Sydney’s hotel industry reported steady occupancy, while room rates fell slightly from the prior month, according to preliminary May 2022 data from STR.
This report by Horwath HTL in Australia provides an outlook for ten key city markets across Australia, assessing the recovery made to date in March 2022 and the outlook for future growth.
Among key hotel markets in the Asia Pacific region, Sydney’s gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) level came closest to its 2019 comparable, according to STR’s April 2022 P&L data release.
Research conducted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Travel & Tourism sector’s contribution to the Indian economy could surpass pre-pandemic levels this year, with a year-on-year growth of 20.7%.
India’s hotel performance recovery resumed early in 2022, but April seemed to be the turning point with the country outpacing pre-pandemic comparables in occupancy and average daily rate (ADR) for three consecutive weeks.
Singapore’s mid-market hotel sector will continue to post healthy post-pandemic growth performance, fueled by increased tourist demand and reflected by heightened investment. According to JLL’s Singapore mid-market hotels outlook 2022, occupancy and investment into the sector will continue to recover in the second half of the year despite broader economic challenges including staffing shortfalls and inflationary-driven supply issues, and more industry-specific requirements such as digital upgrades to properties.
Accor, the largest hotel operator in Australia, has recorded growth in occupancy across its network of 66 hotels (10,200 rooms) in Victoria, but its city and suburban properties are still being impacted by delayed recovery in business and meetings travel.
Lifted by the Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne’s hotel industry reported its highest monthly room rates on record, according to preliminary April 2022 data from STR.
The recovery of travel demand in India is gathering steam, thanks to the relaxation of restrictions, positive travel sentiment, and the resumption of scheduled international flights, which has resulted in a significant increase in flight and hotel bookings in the country.
Laos is becoming an increasingly important part of the tourism and transport chain in south-east Asia and should aim to become a tourist destination unlike any other. Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA) predicted that Laos will have 4.1 million tourists by 2020 however the tourists volume was down with 886K in 2020. Laos government closed international borders in April 2020 due to the pandemic, and tourism is negatively impacted until today.