{
  "id": 9731581,
  "title": "Asia-Pacific hotels a ‘most compelling’ investment amid travel growth, flat supply: CBRE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific-hotels-a-most-compelling-investment-amid-travel-growth",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T08:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3368759/asia-pacific-hotels-most-compelling-investment-amid-travel-growth-flat-supply-cbre"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Asia-Pacific region's hotel sector attracted a record US$8 billion in investments during the first half of the year, marking a 21% increase compared to the previous year, according to CBRE. This surge in investor appetite can be attributed to a growing eagerness among consumers to travel, coupled with a scarcity of hotel supply, which has pushed property values up, the property consultancy reported on Thursday. Steady travel demand and a limited influx of new hotels are bolstering both operational performance and asset values, stated Steve Carroll, head of hotels and hospitality for Asia-Pacific at CBRE. However, rising interest rates could temper investment activity in certain markets during the second half of the year, Carroll added, emphasizing that investor interest is primarily concentrated in regions experiencing robust growth and favorable supply-demand dynamics. Despite a projected 5.1% increase in passenger traffic this year, as per the International Air Transport Association, Asia-Pacific's performance trails behind Africa's 10% growth, the CBRE report revealed. Nevertheless, countries like Vietnam and Japan have demonstrated resilience, with Hanoi extending its visa exemption policy to 12 additional European nations, and Japan receiving a surge in visitors from North America and Europe, counterbalancing a dip in arrivals from mainland China. The report suggests that hotel construction in the Asia-Pacific is expected to remain relatively stagnant, with a projected compound annual growth rate of 2.3% from 2025 to 2029, slightly below the historical average of 5.1%. China will contribute 49% of the new hotel supply in this period. In Hong Kong, hotel occupancy rates are still below pre-pandemic levels, but have risen by 3% year-on-year as of July, thanks to the conversion of some upper-midscale hotels to student accommodations, easing pressure on occupancy. The city handled HK$8.2 billion worth of hotel property transactions involving approximately 2,550 rooms so far this year, according to Colliers. Most of these deals were related to the conversion of hotels to student accommodations. CBRE's Ada Choi highlighted that new hotel development is proving challenging across most of Asia-Pacific due to soaring construction and financing costs. Consequently, investors are focusing on value unlocking through repositioning and conversion strategies rather than embarking on ground-up hotel development. Given that new supply is anticipated to remain constrained in many markets, existing hotel assets are positioned to capitalize on sustained demand growth and improved operating performance.",
  "summary": "Investor appetite for hotel assets increased in Hong Kong and the wider Asia-Pacific region in the first half of the year as consumers showed growing eagerness to travel and constrained supply supported property values, according to CBRE. The region netted US$8 billion of investment in the period, up 21 per cent from a year earlier, with Japan, mainland China and South Korea attracting the most…",
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