India’s hospitality industry has witnessed a decline of 54.9% in RevPAR during January to December (CY 2020) over the same period in 2019, due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, in terms of inventory volume, the brand signings declined by 44% in Q4 2020 over Q4 2019, however international operators signed more number of keys than domestic ones.
Q4 2020 Performance trend chart
Source : STR
The Hotel Momentum India (HMI)Q4 2020 outlines key insights from the sector including:
All key six markets in India witnessed a decrease in RevPAR Performance in Q4 2020 over the same period last year
Goa grew to be the RevPAR leader in absolute terms, despite a decline by 33.3% in Q4 2020 compared to Q4 2019
Bengaluru saw the sharpest decline of 77% in RevPAR in Q4 2020 compared to the same period in the previous year. However, the city has witnessed a month on month growth in performance during the last quarter of 2020.