Pricing power persists in Sri Lankan hotel industry

The Sri Lankan hotel industry reported mixed performance in 2017 as record room demand and average daily rates countered declining occupancy rates because of new supply coming online, writes STR’s Jesper Palmqvist and Jan Freitag. Data from STR, parent company of HNN, shows new supply grew by 6.8% while demand remained flat year over year.

“It will be interesting to observe the continued pricing power of Sri Lankan hoteliers as new supply enters the island and new competitors open in the major markets,” the two write.