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Hyatt is bringing two hotels in The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand to Thailand. Plus more hotel deal and development news.

Taj-parent IHCL buys 51% of ANK Hotels, Pride Hospitality for $23M, adding 135 mid-market hotels to expand India presence.

Chengdu has the greatest number of projects in China's total hotel construction pipeline, with 25,331 rooms under construction. Outside of China, India has the most hotel rooms under development (99,195 rooms) in Asia Pacific.

Prestige Hospitality Ventures Limited received the Securities and Exchange Board of India's approval for its initial public offering. And more hotel and development news from Asia Pacific.

Here's a roundup of hotel deals and development in Asia Pacific for July 29th, 2025.

Bloomberg reported that Japan’s Seibu Holdings is close to signing a deal to acquire the eight-property Ace hotel brand. Will it sell for about $85 million? Read about that and other hotel development deals and news.

Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports delays tourist fee until 2026, citing external uncertainties and tourism demand assessment.

Japan recorded 21.5 million foreign visitors in first half of 2025, breaking previous record of 17.78 million in 2024.

Minor Hotels added four new hotel brands. Goldman Sachs buys a Seoul hotel. Kasumigaseki will list on the stock market in Japan.

High-spending tourists are helping support Thailand's tourism revenue. Plus hotel development news from Asia Pacific.