Hotels & Tourism

Daily Briefing: LY Corporation Limited debuts in SGX; FCOT opens $100m private placement

And here's why Singapore downgraded a Michelin-star resto's hygiene rating.

Look out for OUE Hospitality Trust's potential deals

Its sponsors recently finished Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore.

Mandarin Gallery's occupancy rose to 96.9% in Q4

This shows OUEHT’s potential recovery from its previous declines.

OUE Hospitality Trust property income dips 1.1% to $29.23m in Q4

The retail segment's expenses dragged earnings down.

Hotels' daily rates to climb 1-3% in 2018

But the oversupply of rooms may temper growth.

Ascendas Hospitality Trust sells Beijing hotels for $235.9m

The purchase price is 101.5% higher than its latest valuation.

CDL Hospitality Trusts' room revenue rose 1.1% in 4Q2017

This was due to the 1.2% YoY increase to $186 in average daily room rate.

CDL Hospitality Trusts' property income up 7.8% to $40.62m

Thanks to improved performance from The Lowry Hotel and Pullman Hotel Munich.

No more long queues with new tax refund app

Users of the app just have to scan a QR code.

Chart of the Day: See how many tourists arrived in Singapore within 10 years

Growth only stopped in 2014 when the key China market declined 24.1% due to curbs on shopping tours.

Frasers Hospitality Trust's net property income up 3.1% to $31.45m in Q4

Gross profit from its Australian portfolio rose by 4.9%.

Chart of the Day: New hotel supply expected to drop to 737 rooms in 2018

Rooms from Dusit Thani and the reopened Raffles Hotel are seen to boost the supply.

Chart of the Day: Total hotel room supply rose 67.9% from 2009 to 2017

On average, 2,970 rooms were added a year for nine consecutive years.

Monthly expat accommodation costs are now $230 cheaper

It dropped to eighth place in Asian cities' rankings.

M & L Hospitality opens West Hotel in Sydney

It marks the company’s sixth property in Australia and third in Sydney.