Marriott’s India RevPAR at 120% of 2019
Skift Take
- China hotel RevPAR rose 62.1% year over year, up against a 14% comp.
- Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism announced they have recovered 71% of their tourist numbers since the reopening of their borders.
- Low-cost Singapore-based airline Scoot has outlined plans to triple the number of weekly flights to and from China by April.
STR reported China RevPAR for the week ending 2/18. China hotel RevPAR rose 62.1% year over year, up against a 14% comp. Versus a similar week in 2019, RevPAR was up 8.8%.
Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism announced they have recovered 71% of their tourist numbers since the reopening of their borders. In January, Fiji received more tourists than in January 2019. Travel agents are reporting a much higher quality guest, paying rates that are higher than ever before. The tourism industry is now contributing 40% to gross domestic product.
Low-cost Singapore-based airline Scoot has outlined plans to triple the number of weekly flights to and from China by April. The subsidiary of Singapore Airlines said it will initially increase its total flights to China from 14 times weekly to 26 by March 25, including increased frequencies to existing ports Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao, Tianjin and Zhengzhou. They will then increase
