Trends in the industry
The hospitality industry recorded healthy growth in early-2000, leading to a rise in occupancy rate during 2005/06 and 2006/07. Consequently, average rates for hotel rooms also increased in 2006/07. The rise in average rates was also a result of the demand-supply gap for hotel rooms, especially in major metros. Hotels were charging higher rates, at times much higher than that those charged by their counterparts in other parts of the world.
Lured by higher returns experienced by the hotel industry, a number of players, domestic as well as international, entered the space. India became one of the most attractive destinations for such investments.
While on the one hand, investments continued to flow into the hotel industry, hit by sharp rise in rates, corporates started looking for alternate cost-effective lodging options. This led to emergence of corporate guest houses, especially in major metros, and leased apartments as replacements for hotels. While average room rates rose in 2007/08, occupancy rates dropped. Occupancy rates plunged sharply next year, as demand declined following the global economic slowdown and the terror attacks in Mumbai. As a result, hotel rates declined during 2009-10.
The hospitality industry reported improvement in 2009-10, with domestic tourist movement in the country being at a high. While average rates remained lower, occupancy rates rose, supported by surge in domestic tourist movement. The industry is expected to report healthy growth in 2010/11, with expected increase in domestic tourist movement and rise in international tourist arrivals.
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