C9 Hotelworks Koh Samui Tourism Update

RUSSIAN VISITOR ARRIVALS TO VIETNAM NEARLY TRIPLED IN H1 2026 COMPARED WITH H1 2025

Category: Tourism, Posted:07 Sep 2026 | 08:07 am Russia has become Vietnam’s fastest-growing source market. Russian visitor arrivals reached 742,700 in the first half of 2026, up 185.8% year-on-year and already above the 689,714 recorded across all of 2025. That takes Russia from Vietnam’s tenth-largest source market to its third, behind China and South Korea. Full breakdown in the infographic below. Source: @C9 […]

Rixos to Open First All-Inclusive Resort in Thailand as a Conversion of Former Splash Jungle

Category: Hotels, Posted:05 Sep 2026 | 11:09 am Rixos will open its first all-inclusive resort in Thailand at Mai Khao, Phuket, converting the former Splash Jungle waterpark site into Rixos Water World Phuket. The project, developed by Ennismore and Central Group Capital, is scheduled to open in early 2028 with more than 600 rooms and villas, five food and beverage venues, and an […]

INTERNATIONAL VISITOR ARRIVALS TO JAPAN FALL 2% YEAR-ON-YEAR IN H1 2026 AS CHINESE ARRIVALS DROP BY MORE THAN HALF

Category: , Posted:04 Sep 2026 | 17:06 pm   Chinese visitor arrivals to Japan fell by more than half (−56.4%, from 4.7 million to 2.1 million) in the first half of 2026, yet Japan’s total international visitor arrivals fell just 2% year-on-year, to 21.1 million. Excluding China, visitor arrivals grew 13.3% year-on-year, as every other major international source market expanded. Full breakdown in […]