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India's Hotel Pipeline Nears Existing Inventory
India's active hotel development pipeline has reached 116,645 rooms, with supply growth slightly outpacing demand for the first time since 2021. Expansion is increasingly concentrated in tier-2 and tier-3 markets, with over 44% of new branded rooms opening outside major metros.
Key Takeaways
- 1Supply growth (5.8%) outpaced demand (5.6%) in 2025-26, marking the first reversal since 2020-21.
- 272% of the 161,074 proposed rooms are actively under development or opening within five years.
- 3Smaller markets led expansion, with Udaipur and Dehradun posting 32% and 19% room supply surges.
Source: asianhospitality.com
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