Insider news

C9 Hotelworks to Present Niseko Tourism, Hotel and Property Market Update

Category:Hotels|Real estate|Tourism, Posted:15 Jul 2026 | 08:49 am C9 Hotelworks will bring its Asia Pacific market advisory work to Niseko on 28 September 2026, hosting a dedicated in-person session on the tourism, hotel and property trends shaping the region’s leading alpine luxury destination. The session, C9 Sessions Niseko, will be held at Hilton Niseko Village and reflects the firm’s ongoing focus on branded […]

Why Marketing and Sales are the Unresolved Questions for Branded Residences

Category:Hotels|Real estate, Posted:11 Jul 2026 | 10:05 am So you’ve signed a license agreement for a branded residences project with an international group. What do you do now? That’s where the white space lies. For hotels, groups have pre-opening playbooks built over decades. Branded residences don’t have one. The agreement is signed, and the developer is largely on their own. That said, this […]

Vietnam’s Branded Residences Rise Echoes China’s Reform-Era Property Boom

Category:Hotels|Real estate, Posted:07 Jul 2026 | 10:35 am Vietnam has overtaken every market in Asia to become the region’s largest branded residences market by value, at USD8 billion, ahead of Thailand (USD6.4 billion) and South Korea (USD5.8 billion), according to C9 Hotelworks latest research. The market represents 20% of Asia’s USD40 billion branded residences pipeline, which totaled 50,025 launched units in 2026, up […]

RISE 2026: Reshaping Hospitality by Empowering Women

Category:Hotels|Tourism, Posted:06 Jul 2026 | 15:59 pm Women represent more than 50% of the global hotel workforce. They hold fewer than 30% of executive leadership positions, including General Manager roles. In Thailand, that imbalance is sharper still: entrenched gender norms continue to limit advancement into senior roles, even as women dominate the customer-facing and operational functions that define the guest experience. RISE […]

Batam and Bintan Hotel Residences: Two Islands, Two Development Imperatives

Category:Hotels|Real estate, Posted:29 Jun 2026 | 19:25 pm Batam is rewriting its investment narrative. Long associated with budget weekend travel from Singapore, the island is now attracting global hotel brands and integrated mixed-use developments that are reshaping how buyers engage with the market. According to the Batam & Bintan Hotel Residences Market Review 2026, published by C9 Hotelworks, more than 90% of property […]

September 2 in Phuket. One day. The wellness industry, all in one place.

Category:Hotels|Tourism, Posted:27 Jun 2026 | 09:19 am BEING 2026 is back at Angsana Laguna Phuket — and if you’ve ever wanted to get inside the world of wellness rather than just read about it, this is the day. We’ve built something different. Not a conference where you sit and listen. A full day spread across Conversations, Workshops, and Movement Sessions — where […]