Taiwan Hotel Operators Expand as Demand Recovers
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Silks Hotel Group, Leofoo Tourism Group, and FDC International Hotels Corp are each expanding through different business models. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.
The Maldives has welcomed its 1 millionth tourist of 2016, arriving on June 21, 2026, around the same time as they hit this mark last year. Considering the impact of the Iran conflict on the Maldives visitation, this is being considered a positive.
Macau’s cumulative inbound visitor arrivals surpassed 20 million for 2026 on June 20th. That is 18 days earlier than it reached this milestone in 2025. The total represents a daily average arrival of 116,000, up 10.2% from the same period last year. Mainland China has accounted for 14.64 million of those arrivals. South Korea has led foreign arrivals with more than 270,000, followed by the Philippines at 260,000 and Thailand at over 110,000. The Macao Government Tourism Office has a goal of 41 million total arrivals in 2026, including 3 million international arrivals. Last year’s total was 40.07 million. This past weekend was the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in Macau, and it recorded more than 380,000 visitor arrivals in th
