HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 14 November 2025

Jaleel family’s Singapore-based JD Properties, through its investment and asset management arm High Street Holdings, has acquired the 102-key George Williams Hotel in Brisbane’s Central Business District from Australia-based YMCA Queensland for an undisclosed sum. Market sources indicate that the acquisition price is estimated at AUD34 million, translating to approximately...

Whitebridge APAC Hotels Monitor, Issue 12

According to McKinsey, economic activity was strong across much of the region in Q2 2025 as companies front loaded activity to capitalise on a pause in the implementation of reciprocal tariffs. Vietnam continues to be South East Asia’s best performer. Chinese inbound tourism is recovering strongly, driven by relaxed visa...

Sleep’s First Night Effect and Hotel Room Assignments

Sleep tourism is a very real trend. Working closely with hotel owners and executives to help ideate and set up sleep programs at hotels, one of the most common challenges that we have to overcome is limiting capex and opex so that the sleep program is both turnkey and easy...