Delhi and Mumbai Among Best Performing Hospitality Markets in the Region, Strong Domestic Travel Growth to Drive Demand in India: Colliers International India
The Asia Pacific region is expected to lead the way for global growth in 2019, with the International Monetary Fund expecting the region’s GDP to rise by 5.6% this year, compared with a global increase of 3.9%. China predicted to grow 6.4% in 2019, and India, predicted to grow 7.3%, will again lead the way. Hotels across the Asia Pacific have had a mixed performance in 2018, with overall room occupancy and average daily rate (ADR) showed a slight increase at 70.6% and US$102.47, respectively. This resulted in RevPAR for the region showing growth of some 1.5% for the year. However, its noted this figure may have well been improved given ADR would have been negatively impacted by forex currency movements rather than economic fundamentals. In terms of room occupancy, Bali, Beijing, Delhi-NCR, Jakarta, Mumbai and Taipei were the stand-out performers, with year-on-year growth in excess of 2%, according to STR. Hanoi, KL, Osaka, Phuket, Sanya and Shanghai being the worst performers.