Jim Corbett

BWH Hotels is expanding in India with 21 new properties, targeting secondary markets, aiming for 100 hotels in five to seven years, and introducing its Aiden brand in Amritsar.

IHG Hotels and Resorts is expanding aggressively in Vietnam and India, aiming to significantly grow its luxury, premium, and midscale hotel portfolios across key destinations.

The majority of Thais plan to travel more this year, favoring bucket list trips and domestic destinations like Chiang Mai and Phuket, with Japan as the top international choice.

The iconic Park Hyatt Tokyo will close for at least a year while it renovates. Though it's hard to imagine how it could improve.