India's organised hotel occupancy reaches 64.1% in 2025 as tourism demand diversifies
CBRE reported India's organised hotel occupancy at 64.1 percent in 2025, up from 42.0 percent in 2021. Expanding spiritual, MICE, wellness, cruise, rural and wildlife tourism is creating opportunities for hospitality, retail and F&B investment around pilgrimage centres, emerging cities and ports.
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Demand data
| Bengaluru year-on-year RevPAR growth: | 20-25 percent |
|---|---|
| Goa hotel occupancy: | 75-80 percent |
| Jaipur hotel occupancy: | 62-67 percent |
| Economy/upper midscale/midscale branded room share: | nearly 60 percent |
| Uttar Pradesh inventory growth since 2021: | 18% |
| Uttar Pradesh midscale room share: | 19 percent |
What it says about consumers
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Next data points
- Organised hotel occupancy holding above or falling below 64.1%
- Hotel development announcements in pilgrimage hubs and emerging cities
- F&B outlet openings and retail lease signings near tourism destinations
- Off-season visitor arrivals at pilgrimage and convention destinations
- Cruise-port retail and food concession tenders
Likely next moves
The desk's read of what comes next — analysis, not reported by the source.
- India’s organised hotel operators are likely to expand development pipelines around pilgrimage hubs and emerging cities, creating additional locations for adjacent food and convenience retail.
- India’s F&B chains are likely to test outlets near pilgrimage accommodation and convention venues, favouring locations with demand beyond peak holiday periods.
- Retail developers in emerging tourism destinations may favour phased food-and-convenience projects over larger shopping developments until visitor spending proves repeatable.
- Cruise-port operators may seek additional food and retail concession partners as cruise tourism broadens demand around ports.