Asset shortage in key Australian cities drives acquisition spree by hotel groups
A shortage of suitable real estate for hotel developments in key cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Canberra, Auckland and Queenstown is behind a boom in acquisitions by top and mid-tier hotel groups - iPG’s quarterly Hotel Market Research Report.
Darwin and Gold Coast top hotel performers edging out Cairns, CBRE Hotels MarketView report
Gold Coast and Darwin shone as Australia’s best performing hotel markets over the last 12 months, edging Cairns from the top spot as reported by CBRE’s latest Hotels MarketView report for Q2 2018.
The most recent research released by Savills Hotels reveals that Australia's average RevPAR has seen an increase of 3.9%, with Darwin (up 18.3%), Cairns (up 6.9%) and the Gold Coast (up 6.5%) the stand out performers.
Cairns pips Canberra for top spot as hotels market set for stronger year
Cairns has returned to its familiar position as Australia’s best performing hotel market for the fourth consecutive year, following a strong final quarter.
Colliers International Australia's Hotel Sales 2017 report released today found that new hotel development deals amounted to $394 million – almost a quarter of the total sales volume in 2017.
