STR Reports China Hotel RevPAR Decline
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STR data indicates China's hotel market continues to struggle with a 3.1% RevPAR decline despite facing an easy comparison to last year's significant 21.1% drop.
STR reported China hotel data for the week ended May 10th. China hotel RevPAR was down 3.1% year-over-year, up against what should have been an easy comp of a drop of 21.1% in the year-ago week. China hotel ADR was down 1.3% for the 2025 week, while hotel occupancy was down 1.8%.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released data showing the country’s inbound holiday market is still tracking below pre-pandemic levels. March 2025 recorded 336,060 short-term international holiday arrivals, around 16% below March 2019.
CGS International Securities issued a negative report predicting Thai hotels will be hit with a secondary impact from the U.S. reciprocal tariffs, as slowing tourist arrivals could cause hoteliers to cut prices or introduce more aggressive campaigns at home. These hoteliers’ overseas operations will also be impacted by a global economic slowdown. They expect spending per person in Thailand to decline by 1% next year and stay flat
