Articles tagged “asia pacific”

For today's pod we look at decreasing travel spending, Delta's bet on premium, and Hyatt's luxury hopes in the Asia-Pacific region.

The global airline sector is in a growth phase, projected to reach $949 billion by 2026, driven by strong leisure demand and the significant rebound of business travel.

In this Australian version of David versus Goliath, Goliath always wins — at least until now. After years in the long shadow of Qantas, Virgin Australia appears to be closing the profitability gap. 

Ascott got its start providing extended stays for corporate travelers. But it hasn't opened enough properties in places where people dream of vacationing. So expect it to buy resorts.

Are the good times over for Singapore Airlines? Last week, it unveiled a lackluster 6% operating margin for the January-to-March quarter – roughly half the figure it earned at the same time last year. In this week's feature story, we assess the prospects for one of Asia’s most esteemed carriers.

There’s no shortage of new hotels in the pipeline in the APAC region. These 20 entrants, which just opened or opening soon, are geared toward the meeting and incentive market.

While Hilton recently made headlines for bringing its luxury lifestyle brand NoMad to Singapore, the group has made clear that the real growth story lies in the mid-market.

A new forecast from hotel broker JLL hits a note of optimism at a time when some critics worry Thai tourism is hitting the skids. Expect people to do fewer hotel deals in Thailand this year, but for those deals to be bigger.

H World grew to have more hotels and loyalty members than Western hotel giants by using better tech, pre-fab construction, and pre-paid discount cards for guests.

Asia's hotel investment market has several buffers insulating it from broader market volatility, says a giant hotel broker. Limited supply is the biggest one.