by Ross Woods | Nov 22, 2018 | Blog, Southeast Asia
On a recent trip to Indonesia I had the good fortune to attend a tribute to the late Indonesian designer, Jaya Ibrahim. Organized by Indonesia Design at The Dharmawangsa Jakarta, a luxurious 5-star hotel in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, the tribute attracted several...
by Ross Woods | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog
In these heady times, it is easy for hotel investors to overlook the most important cornerstone of the capital markets: that expected returns are (and should be) greater for more risky assets. Hotel investors commonly believe, implicitly if not explicitly, that they...
by Ross Woods | Nov 16, 2018 | Blog
Indonesia’s burgeoning middle class and rising disposable income are having a major impact on the country’s restaurant industry. Assisted by the growth in international visitors, which have grown from 5.5 million in 2007 to 14 million in 2017, (as...
by Ross Woods | Nov 11, 2018 | Blog
The Singapore Productivity Centre (SPC) was set up in October 2013 under the aegis of the National Productivity Council. Its mission is to drive enterprise productivity for sustained growth and competitiveness. Singapore’s Hotel Productivity Centre (HPC) was...
by Ross Woods | Nov 6, 2018 | Blog, Southeast Asia
We are pleased to provide this brief executive summary of our report titled “Short-Term Forecasts of Visitor Arrivals in Singapore, 2018-2020.” The full report can be downloaded at the end of the post. Subscribers to the report will receive a complimentary...