Hotels & Tourism

Half of travel managers in APAC expect more business travelers in 2018

Some are worried over the negative effects of geopolitical events on the economy.

Daily Briefing: Analysts back timing of investment in landed homes; Singapore agency loses licence for faking information

And here's a Singapore venture that launched a blockchain platform for hotels and malls.

Luxury hotels' revenue hit by room oversupply

RevPAR dipped 3.1% to $369, due to a nearly 2-point decline in occupancy rate.

Chart of the Day: Singapore visitors hit by lack of hotel supply

Room occupancy remains well in excess of 84% despite the new supply.

Singapore needs more hotel rooms for increasing visitor arrivals: Colliers

It said the hotel room supply of 628 rooms in 2018 will immediately be absorbed.

CDL Hospitality Trust Q1 net property income up 5.4% to $37.8m

It cited inorganic contributions from acquisitions and an improved Singapore hotel performance.

A new digital model for the rising millennial business traveller

Adoption of new robust digital travel expense and compliance models goes a long way, not only for the rising modern business traveller but also your...

Far East Hospitality Trust profits up 4% to $23.01m in Q1

The influx of visitors from the Singapore Airshow last February partially contributed to higher earnings.

Frasers Hospitality Trust profits down 4% to $27.75m in Q2

The company’s property operating expenses edged up 0.4%.

Hotel Rankings: ‘Smart hotels' are on the rise

The industry is shifting to a man-power lean model: less humans, more bots.

The Ascott Limited ramps up expansion efforts to tap corporate travel market

The serviced residence operator has over 2,000 units in 13 properties in its portfolio.

Serviced Residences Rankings: Foreign housing demand kept serviced-residences running

This is despite tougher competition against sharing economy-rooted services.

Business trip costs to Singapore in 2017 rose to US$479 a day

Prices have risen due to higher costs of eating out in restaurants.

Singapore is the sixth most popular destination for Muslim tourists

The country provides Muslims "cultural proximity" and enhanced tourism offerings, amongst others.