Investors eyeing Asia Pacific hotels
Global jitters of property credits have not impacted hotel market sentiments in Asia Pacific. This is evidenced by the fact that in 2007 total transaction volumes in the property sector rose by 90.2 percent from US$11.6 billion in 2006.
Judging from the results of a study conducted in mid-December 2007 by Jones Lang LaSalle the hotel market in the Asia Pacific region will likely be even more active this year. In its report, Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey, Jones Lang LaSalle concluded that investment enthusiasms in the hotel sector would thrive in Australia and the Asia Pacific region in general. Read more
Setiap malam 16.000 kamar hotel di Jakarta melompong
Selama 2007 ini pasar perhotelan, khususnya hotel bintang 5 dan bintang 4, belum menunjukkan kinerja yang menggembirakan. Bahkan, dengan beroperasinya beberapa proyek apartemen servis baru sejak 2004 lalu, hotel bintang 5 dan 4 justru mengalami tekanan cukup berarti. Sebaliknya, hotel bintang 3 mampu mengerek okupansi lebih tinggi mengingat room rate yang ditawarkan jauh lebih rendah dibandingkan hotel bintang di atasnya. Di sisi lain hotel bintang branded, baik butik maupun non-butik, dipastikan akan memperoleh okupansi yang cukup tinggi seiring dengan brand minded para business travelers. Read more
