Luxury Hotel Brands Flood Into Seoul
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Marriott International expands its presence in Seoul while luxury brands like Aman Group, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, and IHG Hotels & Resorts are also entering the South Korean market.
With very bad weather and flooding, Macau still welcomed a total of 604,395 visitor arrivals across the five day May Golden Week. For the first time ever, Macau missed the usually conservative Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) prediction for visitation. They predicted 130,000 arrivals a day and the actual amount was 120,879. We had said we didn’t understand why the MGTO was suddenly getting aggressive with their forecast. Friday was the day with the most arrivals at 154,006 while Sunday only had 98,000.
Hilton announced the signing of Hilton Garden Inn Townsville, adding to Hilton Garden Inn’s portfolio of 91 hotels operating across Asia Pacific. Under a management agreement with HHNQ Pty Ltd, Hilton will manage the 190 room hotel located in the beautiful coastal city of Townsville in northern Queensland. Hilton Garden Inn Townsville is expected to open in early 2026, located alongside the new 25,000 seat Queensland Country Bank stadium. The hotel will feature 19
