China Resumes Group Tours to South Korea
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- China's hotel RevPAR rose by 22% YoY as of the week ending August 5th, and by 6.7% compared to the same week in 2019.
- China lifted its ban on group tours to over 70 locations, including countries in Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and North America. Notably, group tours to South Korea are resuming for the first time in six years.
- Indonesia's ONE°15 Marina Nirup Island opened, with phase two set to include a Westin Hotels & Resorts property by Q4 2024.
STR reported that China hotel RevPAR was up 22% year over year for the week ending August 5th. When compared with the same week in 2019, RevPAR was up 6.7%.
China has lifted a ban on group tours to more than 70 locations. Group tours will resume to dozens of locations in Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and North America. In Asia Pacific, tours will resume to Japan, South Korea, and Australia, while Middle East nations getting the approval include Qatar, Oman, Lebanon, and Israel. This will be the first time in six years that China allows group tours to South Korea, as they banned such tours in 2017 in response to the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Systems in SK.
A new Indonesian private island - ONE°15 Marina Nirup Island – opened in July, nine miles south of Singapore. The launch is the first of two phases and includes the opening of a restaurant and bar, ferry terminal, and marina that can hold 44 yach
