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The Event Industry Council’s 2Q2026 Global Events Barometer revealed uneven recovery in hotel demand in Asia Pacific.
When it comes to hotel group room nights, India was the only market shown in the report to be above the 2019 baseline, recording an index of 154.
Globally, hotel group room nights are only at 92% of 2019 levels. China matched the global room-night index at 92%.
Forward demand produced a more fragmented picture. Global request-for-proposal (RFP) activity reached 113% of 2019 levels. The Philippines led, with RFP hitting 186% of 2019 levels. Japan followed at 147%, Australia reached 122%, while Thailand matched the global at 113%.
At the other end of the regional range, India registered an RFP index of 71% and China 60%. Both remained below the 2019 baseline as well as the global benchmark, despite India’s exceptional result for realised group room nights.