Asia Pacific hotel investment staged a comeback in 2021, growing 46 percent year-over-year to reach $12.1 billion. The sector’s steady rebound was underpinned by a growing volume of capital seeking to increase their exposure to the sector, according to CBRE Research.
“Hotels are among the sectors poised to benefit as the region’s borders reopen. The sector offers attractive risk-adjusted yields and asset repositioning opportunities to investors seeking enhanced returns. Hotels have gained appeal as a potential inflation hedge due to the sector’s uniquely short lease period measured in days rather than months or years as with other property types,” said Steve Carroll, CBRE’s head of hotels and hospitality, capital markets, Asia Pacific.
CBRE has observed the sector fast emerging as one of