HVS ANAROCK MONITOR, June 2026
India's hotel sector showed strong year-on-year gains in May 2026 vs. May 2025, with healthy ADR growth and occupancy recovery driven by domestic travel, corporate demand, and MICE activity.
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The India Hospitality Market: Domestic Demand and Growth Beyond Metros
India's hospitality market, anchored by 2.9 billion domestic tourist visits in 2024, is expanding fast into Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, but talent gaps and regional fragmentation are testing operators' ability to scale.
By Noxolo Behane, Thought Leadership Writer, EHL
HVS Anarock India Hospitality Industry Overview 2025
India's hotel sector achieved 63-65% occupancy and INR 8,500-8,700 ADR in 2025, with 64,118 keys signed across 586 properties driven by Tier 2-4 expansion.
HVS ANAROCK MONITOR, April 2026
Q1 2026 showed strong momentum with RevPAR at ₹6,700-7,038 and occupancy of 67-69%, led by Delhi at 78-80% occupancy.
In Focus: Singapore
Singapore's tourism sector grew 2.3% in 2025 with hotel investment exceeding SGD1.2 billion despite RevPAR declining 0.7%.
By Hok Yean Chee, Regional President of HVS Asia Pacific, HVS
HVS ANAROCK MONITOR, March 2026
India's hotel sector posted strong March performance with occupancy above 75% and double-digit ADR growth driven by wedding, MICE, and corporate demand.
HVS ANAROCK MONITOR, February 2026
Bengaluru led with 15-17% ARR growth while Chandigarh posted highest occupancy gains of 7-9 percentage points.
From Runway to Room Nights
New international flight routes are set to supercharge Australia's hotel sector, creating demand for potentially 1.9 million room nights annually according to a new CBRE analysis.
HVS Market Pulse: Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, located in the central region of Thailand, is the county's political and commercial centre and has been the official capital city since 1782. Bangkok is also the main gateway city to Thailand and serves as an aviation hub for the region. The city attracts international and regional markets through a combination of cultural charm and modern shopping centres, appealing to a wide range of travellers. The following article gives a brief overview of Bangkok, its different sub-markets, its tourism industry, and the recent dynamics of the local lodging market.
HVS In Focus: Malaysia - Reinvigorated Opportunities
The Federation of Malaysia, located in Southeast Asia, comprises 13 states and three federal territories covering a total area of 329,847 square kilometres across Peninsula Malaysia and East Malaysia. Malaysia's population is approximately 31.4 million (2017 government estimate) with 62% being of Malay heritage. The country's diversity is reflected in the share of different ethnic groups, such as Chinese, Indians and Indigenous, in its total population.According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the direct and total contribution of Travel & Tourism to Malaysia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 4.9% and 13.4%, respectively of the total GDP in 2017, making tourism one of the key supporting industries by the economy.In May 2018, Pakatan Harapan (PH) took over the office from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party and its Barison Nasional (BN) coalition government who has been in office since independence in 1957.The change in government has ushered in a new era filled with optimism but uncertainty about the direction that the country is headed for. As of June 2018, GST has been abolished and several major infrastructural projects are under review as PH demonstrated a stern stance towards fiscal commitment.
By Jeremy Teo and Hok CHEE
South Korea Overview Opportunity: High-Speed Rail and Winter Olympics
Korea is a popular tourist destination for both Japanese and Chinese visitors, who, when combined, accounted for nearly 50% of its total international visitors in 2017. The geographic proximity plus its charming tourism offerings are ideal for short getaway visits, particularly to the capital city Seoul.The Korean tourism industry is driven by the peppy cultural trend called 'Hallyu', also known as the Korean wave. Originating from popular media, including K-Pop artists and TV dramas, it gradually spread to industries such as cosmetics, food, electronics, etc. According to the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE), the Korean wave effect on production inducement was estimated to be approximately KRW 15.6 trillion (USD 14bn) in 2015.Among the numerous regional tourism destinations, Korea consistently ranks within the top 5 destinations for Chinese travelers for more than 10 consecutive years.
By Daniel Voellm and Jae Hyun YOO
The HVS Quarterly Macau Update
With the introduction of various family-oriented resorts in the Cotai Strip, more diversified tourist base is embracing Macau as a destination, as compared to the casino crowd in the downtown area of old. The wide range of activities offered in these resorts, from gaming to non-gaming, have led tourists to visit Macau. The newly-opened resorts induced demand, notably tourists from mainland China, South Korea, and Japan, which greatly improved hotel performance in both occupancy and average rate (ADR).
By Daniel Voellm and Christy Tung
The HVS Quarterly Taiwan Update
The positive impact from Taiwan's tourism source market diversification supported its increase in visitor arrivals, which witnessed a 10.1% YoY rise to 3.1 million in 2017 quarter four. To compensate for the loss of mainland Chinese tour groups, Taiwan strategically improved its relationships with other Asian countries, particularly in Southeast Asian countries. Notably, South Korea passed the 1 million visitor arrivals mark in the fourth quarter. Amid the shift of source markets, hotel players in Taiwan experienced the rebalancing towards more value-based demand.
By Daniel Voellm and Christy Tung
The HVS Quarterly Hong Kong Update
As one of the major pillars of the Hong Kong economy, the tourism sector in 2017 marked a good year given that the number of visitor arrivals bounced back from 2016 and reached 58.5 million, albeit not as strong as the peak at 60.8 million visitors in 2014 and 59.4 million visitors in 2015. Particularly, the fourth quarter recorded the highest number of visitors in three years, thanks to the Golden Week and Christmas holidays that charmed both mainland Chinese and non-mainland-Chinese visitors. Hotels in the city also benefited from the boost in visitor arrivals, where occupancy and average rate both recorded growth.
By Daniel Voellm and Christy Tung
In Focus: Singapore, Preparing for a Smart Future
The Republic of Singapore is a metropolitan city-state and island country in Southeast Asia with a total land area of 714.3 square kilometres. It is situated at the southern tip of the Malayan Peninsula, between Malaysia and Indonesia. With an economy supported by its growing population of approximately 5.6 million, Singapore rose as an economy in the latter half of the 20th century and today serves as a global commerce, finance, and transportation hub.
HVS Market Snapshot Seychelles Hundred Islands of Paradise
Seychelles continues to prove its popularity in the European market as a hideaway holiday destination while gaining reputation in the Middle Eastern and Asian markets.
By Daniel Voellm and Larissa Lam
China Expecting A Record-breaking Spring Festival | tourism-review.com
Chinese people are preparing for the upcoming Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year. It is expected that many will be on the move, as the current economic trend favors travelling. According to Ctrip, a Chinese travel agency, approximately 6.5 million Chinese tourists are going to travel abroad during the holidays.
Vietnam Works On 16 Million Foreign Tourists In 2018 | tourism-review.com
In 2017, Vietnam received 73 million domestic visitors and nearly 13 million foreign tourists, an increase of nearly 30% on year-on-year basis, with a turnover of approximately 510,000 billion dôngs (EUR 18.3 billion). An unprecedented rise.
"Welcoming nearly 13 million foreign tourists in Vietnam in 2017 and a three million year-over-year increase is a new record in Vietnam's tourism sector," said Nguyen Van Tuan, head of the National Tourism Administration.
According to him, 2017 was the first year of implementation of the Political Bureau's resolution No. 08-NQ / TW to make tourism a leading economic sector. 2017 was also an important milestone in achieving the resolution's target of 17 to 20 million foreign tourists by 2020.
Macau Tourism To Welcome 40 Million Visitors In 2025 | tourism-review.com
HOME Weekly Travel News MACAU TOURISM TO WELCOME 40 MILLION VISITORS IN 2025 MACAU TOURISM TO WELCOME 40 MILLION VISITORS IN 2025Richard Moor - Dec 4, 2017 0 Asia & Pacific - Macau - Travel & Tourism Industry News Travel, tourism & hospitality industry coverage news Macau may receive up to 40 million visitors in 2025, which represents an increase of almost 30% compared to last year, as announced by the Macau tourism authorities during the presentation of the Tourism Industry Development Master Plan.
Macau, with its mere 30 square kilometers of area, a population estimated at 648.4 thousand residents and as the only place in all of China where gambling is allowed, received 30.9 million visitors in 2016, most of them coming from mainland China.
The HVS Quarterly Macau Update
The past two years have been a difficult period for Macau since the Chinese President Xi Jingping announced a campaign to crackdown corruption and government official's lavish spending, triggering significant slumps in visitor arrivals and revenue growth in the tourism and gaming sectors in Macau. After two years as of 2017, Macau's resilience has been demonstrated through the growing visitor arrivals, hotel performance, and casino revenue, even after the detrimental Typhoon Hato.
By Daniel Voellm and Christy Tung