# How Japan moneyballed its way to strong tourism demand

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Podcast: [CoStar News Hotels](https://stenobird.com/podcast/costar-news-hotels-6474204)
Published: 2026-05-06T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e19bc93
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/6e19bc93/2a3f5996.mp3
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When Japan lost more than half of its travelers from China, many worried the year's long stretch of strong performance for hotels would end in that country. Instead, it replaced that demand in the aggregate. Listen for that and other highlights from across the Asia Pacific region with STR's Matthew Burke and Jesper Palmqvist.

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