CBRE Forecasts Modest Growth in Hotel Revenue for 2025, Driven by Urban Centers
CBRE projects modest growth in hotel revenue per available room (RevPAR) for 2025, led largely by urban markets and regional leisure destinations.
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CBRE projects modest growth in hotel revenue per available room (RevPAR) for 2025, led largely by urban markets and regional leisure destinations.
Year-Over-Year Passenger Trips Rose Despite Decline in Sales
The Q1 2025 Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics shows an 8% year-on-year increase in Middle Eastern hotel construction projects, with 634 projects encompassing 158,656 rooms.
Despite rising global uncertainty, lenders’ appetite for Australian investment opportunities remains strong, according to a recent survey by CBRE.
The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) has identified key trends affecting the sector, including purpose-driven journeys, emerging tourist destinations, the influence of currency fluctuations, the rise of wellness and adventure tourism, the impact of sporting events, shifts in business travel, and the prevalence of fraud in the travel industry.
The industry’s key performance indicators—occupancy, average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR)—all reported a decrease compared to the same week in 2024.
Saudi Arabia’s rapid growth in the global tourism sector, driven by major development projects, creates unique investment opportunities, especially in emerging cities. The country is expected to command 58% of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) hotel supply by 2028, according to a report by JLL.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed that the U.S. could lose up to $12.5 billion in international travel spending in 2025, marking a significant 22.5% decline from its previous peak.
U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 1,008,949 workers in March 2025, 4,231 (0.42%) more workers than in February 2025 (1,004,718).
The luxury and upper upscale chain scales achieved record highs with 132 projects/17,124 rooms and 281 projects/45,091 rooms, respectively.