A record increase in the number of rooms is expected in Russia - Kommersant
Over the next five years, the classified room stock (usually managed by network or former network companies) will increase by more than 50 thousand rooms, said Ekaterina Nogai, head of the research and analytics department at IBC Real Estate. According to her, despite the current decline in investment activity against the backdrop of last year’s record figures, the hotel market will soon expect a construction boom.
“Resolution No. 141 is one of the largest measures of government support aimed at developing tourism. To date, 239 projects have already been contracted with a total room capacity of 51 thousand rooms. We have 100 thousand rooms - the total volume of chain and former chain hotels. 51 thousand additional rooms, which will be put into operation in the next five years, is a record volume and high market activity,” Ms. Nogai said at conferencesorganized by the Kommersant Publishing House.
As for the distribution of new room stock by region, the undisputed leader is the Krasnodar Territory (8.7 thousand rooms). It is followed by St. Petersburg (3.2 thousand numbers), the Republic of Crimea (3.2 thousand numbers) and the Moscow region (3.0 thousand numbers).
According to Rosstat, today the total number of collective accommodation facilities (CAF) is 31.5 thousand units, and the total volume of rooms is 1.12 million. The volume of rooms in chain and non-chain hotels classified as three-four-five-star (hotels with over 100 rooms are taken into account), exceeds 165 thousand rooms. “Currently, the network offer is one of the largest and most ambitious. In the volume of 165 thousand rooms, 100 thousand rooms are chain hotels, as well as former chain hotels that are in the process of exiting or transitioning from a global brand to local management,” the expert added.
How wrote "Kommersant"interest in purchasing ready-made businesses and franchises in the tourism sector in 2023 increased by 64.8% year-on-year. In terms of demand growth rates, tourism assets were second only to online stores, the demand for purchases of which was growing earlier. According to CORE.XP, the volume of investment in hotel real estate in the Russian Federation in 2023 increased by 45% year-on-year, to RUB 33 billion. This year, consultants expect a figure in the range of 25–60 billion rubles, or 5–10% of the total volume of investments in real estate.
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