Hotel operators across Asia Pacific expect profitability to remain steady and edge higher in 2026, even as global economic and geopolitical uncertainty continues to cast a shadow over the sector, according to JLL's latest Asia Pacific Hotel Operators' Sentiment Survey.
New data from global real estate consultancy JLL reveals a 23% year-on-year (YoY) increase in commercial real estate investment across Asia Pacific in 2024, totaling $131.3 billion and surpassing 2022 levels. Investment volumes in Q4 alone grew 10% YoY to $34.9 billion, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of YoY growth for the region.
According to new data by JLL, full year Asia Pacific hotel investment volumes in 2024 are anticipated to grow by 4.3% over 2023, which totaled $11.7 billion.
Based on new data by CBRE, Outstanding senior commercial real estate debt in Asia Pacific totals at least $257 billion, with a funding gap of $8.4 billion expected between 2024 and 2026. This is a much narrower gap than investors in the other major regions.