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Asia-Pacific Hotel Pipeline Hits a Record High

Hotel construction in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding China) reached record highs in Q3 2024, with India, Vietnam, and Thailand leading the market, and a robust forecast for new openings through 2026.

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Park Hotels Reveals Impact of Labor and Weather Events

Park Hotels reinstated 2024 earnings guidance noting labor strikes and hurricanes disrupting operations, and announced a 4Q dividend of $0.60-$0.66 per share, yielding about 9.6%.

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The Ideal Mix For Hotel Distribution: Direct Bookings to Lead by 2030

By 2030, direct digital bookings will surpass online travel agencies as the dominant distribution channel, generating over $400 billion in global hotel gross bookings.

The Ideal Mix For Hotel Distribution: Direct Bookings to Lead by 2030

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Brigade Hotel’s IPO Filing Reveals a Changing Indian Market: What We Learned

Brigade Hotel Ventures’ IPO filing offers a deep dive into what’s next for the hotel sector in India. Besides growth, the data points to big shifts in demand and supply across segments while breaking down key trends.

Brigade Hotel’s IPO Filing Reveals a Changing Indian Market: What We Learned

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Vietnam Sees 41% YoY International Visitor Bump This Year

Vietnam’s tourism sector saw a 41% year-over-year increase with over 14.1 million international visitors in the first 10 months of 2024, driven largely by air travel and arrivals from Asian markets.

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Global Hotel Transactions Reach $42 Billion Q3

Global hotel investments are booming, with a 13% RevPAR increase, high cross-border deals, and $42.1B in transactions, driven by strong demand for luxury and select-service hotels.

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The Peninsula Hotels’ New Brand Campaign: Focus on Staff Stories, Not Luxury Cliches

As The Peninsula's head of marketing puts it, "Travel is an incredible thing to do and to experience, and who better to tell that story than the people who make it possible?"

The Peninsula Hotels’ New Brand Campaign: Focus on Staff Stories, Not Luxury Cliches

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Travel + Leisure CEO’s Plan: More Upscale, New Markets and Sports Tourism

Timeshares are basically a real estate product wrapped in a financial product wrapped in a vacation. And Travel + Leisure Co. CEO believes the model has several distinctive advantages over other travel businesses.

Travel + Leisure CEO’s Plan: More Upscale, New Markets and Sports Tourism

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Earnings Day for Host Hotels, RLJ, Xenia and More 

Many U.S. hotel companies reported earnings, with RLJ Lodging Trust beating estimates but giving a softer forecast, Xenia Hotels missing across the board, and Host Hotels posting a modest beat despite hurricane impacts.

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India’s Biggest Hotelier: 2025 Outlook, Goa Slowdown, and Making Money in Low Season

Analysts were skeptical that Indian Hotels Company Ltd. could hit its lofty goals for profit margins. But it's been delivering.

India’s Biggest Hotelier: 2025 Outlook, Goa Slowdown, and Making Money in Low Season