APAC hotel industry to expand by 600,000 rooms

Despite Covid19 wreaking havoc in the hospitality industry, our analysis suggests the hotel project pipeline across APAC remains full, especially in China and South-East Asia.

A peek into the TOPHOTELPROJECTS construction database reveals that 2,476 new hotels with 595,057 rooms are slated to open in the APAC region in the coming years.

We take a look at some development hotspots and find out which properties you really need to keep an eye on.

Explosive growth in APAC’s hotel market

For some time, APAC has […]

Kew Green Hotels makes foray into Bangkok

The UK’s Kew Green Hotels (KGH) is expanding into South-east Asia, launching seven properties in Bangkok, including four under the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts brand umbrella, with an additional three properties in the pipeline.

The expansion is stablished through a joint venture with Bangkok-based developer Siamese Asset to form Siamese and Kew Green Management Company Thailand.

Kew Green Hotels will open seven properties in Bangkok, including Ramada by Wyndham Sukhumvit 87 (above)

The four properties will be launched in Bangkok in early 2021: […]

South-East Asia sees continued hotel developments

INDONESIA
A distressed global travel and tourism landscape has so far failed to disrupt new hotel openings planned for Indonesia this year, although hotel developers in the country have adopted a wait-and-see stance for new projects.

Ferry Salanto, senior associate director of Colliers International Indonesia, told TTG Asia that no hotel projects have been put on hold since the outbreak struck early this year, and Aloft Seminyak has opened as planned in Bali.

Aloft Bali Seminyak, Indonesia

Demonstrating tenacity, Artotel Group’s COO Eduard Rudolf Pangkerego revealed […]

New luxury train Vietage pulls into south-central Vietnam

The Vietage is a new luxury train concept plying between Da Nang and Quy Nhon, offering guests a memorable way to see the unique sights along Vietnam’s south central region.

Launched into service from 1 July 2020, the 12-seat reservation-only carriage is developed by Anantara to offer unique journeys for its guests travelling between Anantara Hoi An and Anantara Quy Nhon Villas.

The Vietage carriage is outfitted with sleek modern interiors, big picture windows and large comfy seats, with a dedicated area […]

The Top 25 Hotel Brands in the World, by Travel + Leisure

This year’s World’s Best Awards survey closed on Mar. 2, just before widespread stay-at-home orders were implemented as a result of COVID-19. The results reflect our readers’ experiences before the pandemic, but we hope that this year’s honorees will inspire your trips to come—whenever they may be.

The best hotel brands in the world share several qualities, but chief among them is sterling service — specifically, the ability to intuit guests’ needs and desires, then execute on them flawlessly to create a […]

Bali will welcome international tourists from September 11

Bali has announced plans to welcome international tourists again come September 11, as the Indonesian resort island gradually reopens for domestic tourism this month.

The reopening of the popular tourist island is part of a plan to restart the economy in a phased manner, according to local authorities.

The Indonesia government has in June introduced its own health and safety protocols to ensure safe tourism operations in Bali and elsewhere in the country.

During the shutdown period, many hospitality groups in Bali have also rolled […]