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Luxury Accommodation in Australia - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Callum Francis Callum Francis Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: January 2025 ANZSIC OD5484

Revenue

$8.4bn

2025-26

$9.2bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

26,403

Businesses

363

Wages

$X.Xbn

Luxury Accommodation in Australia industry analysis

The Luxury Accommodation industry has endured significant turbulence over the past five years, primarily due to shocks and ongoing impacts associated with the pandemic. Strict travel bans in 2020 led to a heavy reliance on domestic tourist traffic, causing sharp declines in revenue and profitability across the sector. Occupancy rates fell from 79.2% to 50.8% between 2018-19 and 2020-21, while RevPAR dropped by 42.2%. The industry also experienced a drop in employment, particularly among casual workers.

Trends and Insights

  • The industry has witnessed a strong recovery, driven by rebounding international tourism and new luxury hotel openings. High room tariffs, boosted by strong downstream demand, have helped maintain industry growth despite a domestic demand slowdown due to cost-of-living pressures.
  • The resurgence of leisure tourism has bolstered the luxury hotel and resort sector, which contributes over 70% of the industry's revenue. Despite serviced apartments performing well during the pandemic, hotels and resorts have outperformed this segment over recent years.
  • Queensland's attraction as a tourist destination bolsters its luxury accommodation sector. However, its revenue share is lower than its share of establishments, due to the predominance of more affordable beachside serviced apartments.
  • Financial barriers to entry in the industry are high, as businesses must be able to access significant amounts of capital to invest in infrastructure. However, the industry's fragmented nature allows smaller players to compete on quality of service and pricing.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 2.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $8.4bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Revenue for luxury accommodation fell sharply during the pandemic

  • In March 2020, the Federal Government banned all foreign travellers from entering Australia. Without access to inbound tourist traffic, luxury accommodation providers heavily relied on domestic tourist traffic to maintain revenue and profitability.
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Luxury Accommodation in Australia
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Inbound tourists from prosperous markets will drive growth in the coming years

  • While short-term visitor arrivals are slightly below pre-pandemic baselines, according to ABS data, inbound international traveller numbers are expected to continue to grow over the next five years. However, the sharp growth that luxury accommodation providers have witnessed since the pandemic and the extreme revenue volatility witnessed over the past five years will stabilise. This will allow luxury accommodation operators to better plan their long-term business strategies for the next five years.

Biggest companies in the Luxury Accommodation in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Accor Asia Pacific
363.6
Marriott International Management Company B.V.
289.8
EVT
230.9

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Products & Services Segmentation

Luxury Accommodation in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Luxury hotels and resorts, Luxury serviced apartments and Other luxury accommodation. Luxury hotels and resorts is the largest segment of the Luxury Accommodation in Australia.

Trends and Insights

The luxury hotels and resorts segment remains the preference for wealthy travellers

  • Hotels and resorts have traditionally been the preferred luxury accommodation option for high-income travellers. These establishments are expected to account for over 70.0% of the industry’s revenue in 2024-25.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Industry operators provide luxury accommodation options for domestic and international guests. In addition to providing high-end accommodation, the industry also generates revenue through meals and other services.

What's included in this industry?

Luxury hotel operationLuxury serviced apartment operationLuxury motel operationLuxury holiday park operationFood and beverage preparationValet parking

Companies

Accor Asia PacificMarriott International Management Company B.V.EVT

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Related Terms

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTBOOKING PLATFORMSINBOUND TOURISMOUTBOUND TOURISMREVENUE PER AVAILABLE ROOM (REVPAR)

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 4400 - Luxury Accommodation in Australia

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The industry has witnessed a strong recovery, driven by rebounding international tourism and new luxury hotel openings. High room tariffs, boosted by strong downstream demand...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

The resurgence of leisure tourism has bolstered the luxury hotel and resort sector, which contributes over 70% of the industry's revenue. Despite serviced apartments performi...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Queensland's attraction as a tourist destination bolsters its luxury accommodation sector. However, its revenue share is lower than its share of establishments, due to the pr...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Financial barriers to entry in the industry are high, as businesses must be able to access significant amounts of capital to invest in infrastructure. However, the industry's...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Similarly to the broader accommodation sector, the Luxury Accommodation industry is fragmented. Accor Asia Pacific and Event Hospitality & Entertainment are among the industr...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of Accor Asia Pacific's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Marriott International Management Company B.V.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of EVT's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for one additional company

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Accor Asia Pacific, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Marriott International Management Company B.V., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for EVT, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for one additional company

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The industry doesn’t receive much direct assistance. Tourism Accommodation Australia is the peak private body that represents the industry, while government-funded advertisin...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Profit margins for luxury accommodations have grown strongly in recent years due to increased room tariffs and rising occupancy rates. An increasing number of affluent intern...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Luxury Accommodation industry in Australia in 2025?

The market size of the Luxury Accommodation industry in Australia is $8.4bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Luxury Accommodation in Australia industry in 2025?

There are 363 businesses in the Luxury Accommodation industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.2 % between 2020 and 2025.

Has the Luxury Accommodation industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Luxury Accommodation industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 2.6 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Luxury Accommodation industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Luxury Accommodation industry in Australia is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Luxury Accommodation market in Australia?

The biggest companies operating in the Luxury Accommodation market in Australia are Accor Asia Pacific, Marriott International Management Company B.V. and EVT

What does the Luxury Accommodation in Australia include?

Luxury hotel operation and Luxury serviced apartment operation are part of the Luxury Accommodation industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Luxury Accommodation in Australia?

The company holding the most market share in Australia is Accor Asia Pacific.

How competitive is the Luxury Accommodation industry in Australia?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Luxury Accommodation industry in Australia.

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  • Industry federations or regulators
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