Page 4 - Hotel Sector

Hotel industry to clock double-digit revenue growth in FY24: Report

The hotel industry will report double-digit revenue growth in FY2024, supported by the sustenance of domestic leisure and business travel and an increase in foreign tourist arrivals, rating agency Icra said on Wednesday. The industry has also benefitted from the G20 summit and ongoing ICC World Cup 2023, it added. Icra estimates pan-India premium hotel occupancy at around 70-72 per cent in FY24, after recovering to 68-70 per cent in FY23. Pan-India premium hotel average room rates (ARRs) are expected to be at around Rs 6,000-6,200 in FY2024, it said. According to Icra, the medium-term demand outlook also remains healthy, supported by a confluence of factors, including improvement in infrastructure and air connectivity, favourable demographics, and anticipated growth in large-scale MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) events with the opening of multiple new convention centres in the last few years. Icra Vice President and Sector Head Corporate Ratings Vinutaa

Festival season gains momentum, leads to surge in airfares, hotel tariffs

Travel firms have also noticed a shift in the Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) trend usually seen during festivals

Hotel stocks to ride the elevator to revenue growth on room rates

Listed players hit the 'suite' spot of growth in the business segment in Q2 defying seasonality

Hotels to steel: India Inc unlocks subsidiaries' value with mergers, splits

Combined value of deals reaches $32.9 bn in Q3 CY2023, the highest quarterly total since Q2 CY2022

Oriental Hotels hits new high; up 27% in 1 week on hopes of strong earnings

Growth in the industry is largely expected from domestic demand which is expected to remain strong through FY24 even as international travel has shown green shoots of recovery.

Passalacqua in Italy's Lake Como named as best hotel in the world

The tiny, 24-room hotel only just opened in June 2022 after a years-long restoration to its 18th century building-which has played host to guests as illustrious as Napoleon, Churchill, and Bellini

Lemon Tree Hotels hits 52-week high on signing agreements for 2 properties

The company said that the two additions under two diverse models aligned with their asset-light policy

Hotels booked out, airfares surge as I-Day long weekend approaches

The group has seen a rise in bookings at its properties in Goa, Jim Corbett and Shimla, and Storii Amoha Retreat in Himachal Pradesh

Hotel stocks have more room for an upside; buy selectively: Analysts

The move to demerge the hotel business into a separate entity by ITC has brought back focus on hotel stocks, which have already seen a good run thus far in FY24.

Demerger to boost ITC's cash flows, create India's 2nd biggest hotel group

The demerger will however have only a marginal negative impact on ITC overall earnings and share price given the hotel division miniscule contribution to its consolidated finances

ITC demerger: Medium-term outlook intact; stk can hit Rs 550 to Rs 575 mark

While the medium-term outlook remains highly optimistic, the stock may remain choppy in the near-term

OYO to add over 1,000 hotels by Dec, to target 100 first gen hoteliers

Hospitality technology platform OYO on Wednesday said it will add over 1,000 hotels to support over 100 first-generation hoteliers by December 2023 as part of its accelerator programme. The company launched its accelerator programme in March this year with a target of supporting 50 first-generation hoteliers. OYO has already added more than 300 hotels operated by 30 hoteliers since the announcement of the plan which is higher than the initial target of adding 200 properties in the first phase of the programme, the company said in a statement. "Since the unveiling of our Accelerator Program, we have been actively engaging with our hotel partners to gather their insights, concerns, and suggestions," OYO Chief Merchant Officer Anuj Tejpal said. The company is also offering financial assistance to facilitate expansion in new markets. It has already extended support worth Rs 10 crore, it added. With the Indian hospitality sector showing signs of promising growth in the next few years,

Hotel chains smell business opportunity in small towns, off-beat locations

Hotel companies are working fast to take advantage of being the first mover at these locations

IHCL, Kamat: Hotel stocks at 52-week high; check out the trading strategies

Shares of Kamat Hotels India are on the course to double this year, while Royal Orchid Hotels and Oriental Hotels have both gained 30 per cent each.

Tier-II cities experience expansion of Hotels as leisure travel grows

The sector closed the year with occupancy in the range of 59-61 per cent, up 15-17 percentage points (pp) over the previous year and only 5-7 pp lower than the full year of 2019

Hotel stocks in demand: Lemon Tree, Oriental, Kamat Hotels surge up to 10%

Going forward, analysts expect FY24 to stay strong for the sector supported by full resumption of the economy, India's G20 presidency in 2023, ICC Men's world cup and easing of E-visa rules.

Hotel biz to rise 23% in FY22 over pre-Covid period: CRISIL Ratings

The Indian hotel industry is likely to witness 23 per cent growth in revenue this fiscal over the pre-pandemic level, driven by a strong recovery in business travel and continued traction in leisure travel, according to a report. Higher average room rates (ARRs) and occupancy will help the hotel industry log a strong improvement in profitability to around 34 per cent this fiscal compared to 24 per cent in the pre-pandemic period (fiscal 2020), Crisil Ratings said in a report. Revenue, on its part, will increase 23 per cent over the pre-pandemic level, riding on a strong recovery in business travel and continued traction in leisure travel, it added. "Leisure travel had gained traction post the Delta wave last fiscal, while business travel has started picking up steadily after a much milder Omicron wave in January 2022. This has been fuelling demand in the MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and events) segment," Crisil Ratings Senior Director Mohit Makhija said. Crisil Ratings .

Luxury hotel rates in India lag other markets, says Accor's Mark Willis

India still needs to catch up with other markets in terms of the rates the hotels command. He also touches upon the expansion plans

OYO elevates two senior execs in service experience and revenue functions

The firm recently had also revamped its flagship patron-facing app, CO-OYO, allowing users to now run their own promotional offers ahead of the peak festive travel season this year

With new hotel brands, ITC checks in with 'house of brands' model

ITC has launched two brands - Storii, in the boutique premium segment, offering immersive experiences, and Mementos, a collection of unique luxury properties across destinations