by Ross Woods | Feb 24, 2019 | Blog
Many hotel investment strategies involve targeting specific types of hotels in high-growth markets. Some involve matching a given RevPAR index such as STR’s Top 25, total US or total Upper Upscale hotel market. Many hotel investors focus on what they believe are...
by Ross Woods | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog
According to the latest Banking Survey1 (4Q 2018) conducted by Bank Indonesia, the weighted net balance (WNB) of new loans for the accommodation and food & beverage sectors jumped to almost 60% in the final quarter of 2018, the highest it has been since 4Q2011...
by Ross Woods | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog
Singapore’s international visitor market, which continues to be dominated by visitors from China and Indonesia, grew by 6.2% to 18.5 million in 2018, according to data released by the Singapore Tourism Board. Visitor arrival growth rates varied widely for...
by Ross Woods | Feb 7, 2019 | Blog
China and Australia continue to dominate the international visitor market to Bali as illustrated in the graph below. While the number of Chinese visitors fell 1.8% from 1,385,850 in 2017 to 1,361,512 in 2018, the Chinese market accounted for 22.4% of all international...
by Ross Woods | Feb 3, 2019 | Blog
“Stable (albeit Decelerating) Fundamentals”, “U.S. Hotels to Peak in Mid-2020”, “Good Enough: 2019 Setting Up to be a Replay of 2018” and “Outlook for 2019 is Positive But With Plenty of Bumps” are just some of the...
