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India Hotel Pipeline Approaches Parity with Supply
India's hotel pipeline is approaching existing room inventory, with 72 percent of the 161,074 planned rooms now in active development. Smaller markets are driving expansion as national supply growth slightly outpaced demand for the first time since 2021.
Key Takeaways
- 1Active pipeline stands at 116,645 rooms, led by tier-2 and tier-3 market growth.
- 2Supply growth (5.8%) outpaced demand (5.6%) in 2025-26 for the first time in five years.
- 3Smaller cities absorbed over 44% of new branded rooms, mainly in midscale tiers.
Source: asianhospitality.com
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