02/17/23 Osaka assigns US$4.5m to IR development in 2023 budget Osaka IR promotion bureau’s budget is down 6.4 per cent from 2022.
02/16/23 Nagasaki allocates US$11.4m to IR development in 2023 budget The prefecture has made space in its 2023 budget for its yet-to-be approved IR plans.
02/02/23 Singapore GGR to reach US$4.4bn in 2023, analysts say Singapore’s gross gaming revenue may beat pre-pandemic levels due to wealthy visitors storing excess cash in the country.
02/01/23 Singapore IRs: Chinese visitors won’t reach 2019 levels until next year, analysts say Analysts at Maybank Investment Bank think the number of tourists will remain limited this year.
01/20/23 Philippines aims to attract 5 million foreign tourists this year The country is focused on recovering after the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact it had on the economy and aims to boost the tourism sector.
01/19/23 Cambodia expects to welcome up to 4m international tourists in 2023 At least 1 million tourists would come from China in 2023, according to authorities.
12/16/22 Osaka IR land lease set at US$18.3m per year The mayor of Osaka says the sum is based on reports from four real estate appraisal companies.
12/12/22 Osaka governor confident that IR could open by 2029 Despite delays in approval from central government, Hirofumi Yoshimura says Osaka’s IR would still be able to open “between autumn and winter of financial year 2029″.
12/08/22 Osaka and Nagasaki IR developments could open later than expected The IR District Development Plans have yet to be approved by central government.
12/01/22 MP urges Japanese government to approve Osaka IR before the year is out MPs says a delay in approval could put completion of the project back into the next decade.
11/15/22 Osaka asked to submit more documents to support IR proposal Mayor Ichiro Matsui says national authorities have requested documents detailing how Osaka will resolve certain issues with its IR proposal.
