Daily Lodging Report Weekly Highlights

Fewer hotels are being built in the U.S. this year because of rising costs and supply-chain issues. Plus, talk of a Star Wars concept hotel, and other news on deals and development.

Demand for all-inclusive resorts shows no sign of letting up. Plus, more growth in branded, hotel-managed residences in India, and other hotel deals and development news worldwide.

Emerging markets such as Thailand and Malaysia are considering "dual-rate structures," where foreigners pay more for hotel stays than domestic travelers do. Will this help or hurt? Plus, other hotel deals and development news.

Japan is forecast to return to pre-pandemic tourism levels by early 2024, coincidentally in time for the debut of the Hyatt Centric Sapporo. Meanwhile, Indonesia expects torrid tourism growth, and in Vietnam, the Fusion empire is growing.

Club Med has seen a rebound in its bookings while it has been in a phase of opening 17 resorts and completing 13 renovations or extensions. Plus other essential news from the hotel sector, across the globe.

Chinese hotels are now performing as well as they had been before the wave of coronavirus re-infection. Plus, news on Accor's expansion in India, Taiwan's tourism stimulus package, and more.

Accor had a record year in 2021 for signings in North and Central America, and its ambitious plans in the region are worth watching. Plus, a hot debate on integrated resorts, and other news.

Even if more Chinese cities follow the recent lead of Beijing and Shanghai in easing Covid restrictions, major hotel companies will still tread cautiously regarding future development in the country. Especially since widespread lockdowns could occur again if Covid cases surge.

Pro-invest's sale of eight select-service hotels in Australia underscores strong demand for hotel deals from institutional investors. Also, Truist talks to Wyndham about acquisitions, Marriott discusses supply chain problems, and more.

In India, deal activity is strong for Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), Pride Group, and India’s first publicly traded real-estate investment trust, Embassy Office Parks. The country is on track to become the third largest lodging market in the world within about a decade.