Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels states in its Hotel Investment Outlook & Sentiment Survey
"Of all regions it is Asia Pacific that offers investors the full spectrum of hotel investment opportunities"
Hotel Investment Opportunity June 2008 - "Strong Buy - Asia Pacific"
Mumbai, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangalore, Ho Chi Minh City, Perth
Hotel Investment Opportunity June 2008 - "Select Buy - Asia Pacific"
Bali, Bangkok, Taipei, Phuket, Shanghai, Tokyo
Hotel Investment Opportunity 2008 - "Watch - Asia Pacific"
Manila, Guangzhou, Osaka, Beijing
The drivers of hotel investment activity in Asia Pacific are many and varied, including:
A weight of capital looking for a home
Hotels becoming recognized as a viable investment asset class
Increased transparency
Trading upturn
Competition for debt
Low interest rates
Realistic pricing expectations from international and corporate owners; and
Growing trend for the pricing to be based on income rather than replacement costs
Investment into Hotel assets is seen as a good investment within Asia Pacific as one hub of the expansion in the world, How about existing Hotel owners, can they only sell their properties to make more profit?