The document provides an economic and market outlook for the global and Australian tourism and accommodation industries in 2011. It summarizes 2010 performance and key trends. The Australian economy remains strong due to mineral exports, but high currency and natural disasters are pressuring the leisure market. An econometric model correlates economic indicators to a Demand Index and forecasts a continued recovery in occupancy rates and room rates in Australia through 2013.
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Australia Hotel Market Outlook Q1 2011
1. Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure
Hotel Market Outlook
2010 in review; 2011 and beyond
Rutger Smits
National Leader – Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure
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2. Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure
Economic Update
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3. Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure
The global economy
• The US economy remains weak
• The Eurozone sees recovery in the developed
countries
• The UK is in a much stronger position
• China has become very competitive (cheap) due to
the weak US$
• India is getting close to 9% GDP growth
• The Asian countries are beginning to slow down
from a rapid recovery
• New Zealand benefits from trade with Australia and
China
• Australia has been a star performer
Business Outlook
Dec. Quarter 2010
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4. Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Global accommodation performance indicators
STR Global: % Change Year-end 2010 vs year-end 2009
25.0
Based on comparison in US$
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
-
-5.0
Asia Pacif ic Americas Europe Middle
East/Af rica
Occ% ADR RevPAR
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5. Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Global accommodation performance indicators
STR Global: % Change Year-end 2010 vs year-end 2009
25.0
Based on comparison in US$
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
-
-5.0
Australia & North America Western Europe Middle East
Oceania
Occ% ADR RevPAR
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6. Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Global accommodation performance indicators
STR Global: Room Occ% and ADR Year-end 2010
75.0 USD 200
70.0 USD 175
65.0 USD 150
60.0 USD 125
55.0 USD 100
50.0 USD 75
Australia & North America Western Middle East
Oceania Europe
Occ% ADR
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Global trends in the accommodation sector
• As performance improves, so will:
• Industry confidence
• Property values
• Availability of debt
• Transaction volumes
• Development pipeline
• Emerging markets:
• BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China)
• “Silver Market” or “Grey Nomads”
• Middle class looking for value for money
• Experience seekers
• Focus on:
• Technology
• Social media
• Environmental sustainability
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The Australian economy
• We are the Lucky Country: providing in abundance
what a large number of rapidly industrialising
economies need most: mineral resources
• Businesses are spending big, but this also pushes
interest rates up and holds the A$ at parity
• The recent floodings and cyclone Yasi are likely to
add to labour and material shortages, driving up
construction cost but potentially also adding to
overall economic growth
• Retail and recreation will remain under pressure,
as the A$ remains strong
Business Outlook
Dec. Quarter 2010
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Economic impact on the accommodation industry
• International departures are now more numerous
than arrivals
• Japanese and Korean markets have lost interest in
Australia whilst “mainstay markets” such as the US
and UK are under pressure
• “Replacement markets” such as China are growing
but are still lacking individual spending power
• Assuming the A$ will weaken by 2012, leisure
tourism should see the beginnings of a recovery
• A downturn in foreign students will see the number
of foreign workers in the tourism sector declining
• Summary: a booming trade in the corporate
segment, whilst the leisure segment and in particular
resort destinations remain under pressure
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International arrivals and departures
8,000,000
7,000,000
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
-1,000,000
-2,000,000
Residents Departing Tourists Arriving Net Tourist Exchange
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Economic impact of recent natural disasters
• Most of the flooding occurred inland: coastal
infrastructure remains intact, except in selected
areas in Tropical North Queensland (TNQ) affected
by the cyclone Yasi
• A perception of general devastation is holding back
demand and is resulting in cancellations
• The significant rebuilding will be a boost to economic
activity and stronger infrastructure in the longer term
• Possible impact on domestic spend on leisure and
recreational activity, exacerbated by the increasing
cost of household supplies, insurance premiums,
budget cuts and additional taxes and levies
• Further pressure to the already struggling leisure
market, especially in TNQ
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What influences demand in Australia?
• Corporate demand
• Strength of the economy
• Propensity of corporate world to travel (MICE)
• Relatively unaffected by health scares etc
• Heavily affected by Global Financial Crisis
• Leisure demand
• Disposable income
• Sentiment
• Heavily affected by interest rates, inflation,
employment
• International demand (corporate and leisure)
• All of the above
• Exchange rates
• Airfares
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Econometric forecasting model
• Correlate economic outlook ( )
and demand for accommodation (ABS)
• Create a mathematical formula for a
Demand Index
• Fine-tune the Demand Index
with data from STR Global
• Match future demand forecast to the Demand Index
• Match demand forecast to supply projections to
calculate room occupancy
• Correlate room occupancy to the change in achieved
average room rate and project future rate changes
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Access Economics indicators
• Final Demand: the sum of consumption and
investment spending by the public and private
sectors = economic activity
• Retail Spend: disposable household income =
leisure spend
• Employment: corporate activity = domestic
corporate segment.
• International Arrivals: reflecting the impact of
foreign exchange rates.
• Supply: new hotel rooms entering the market.
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Demand Index
I = α∆D+ β∆R + γ∆E + δ∆A + ε∆FX + ζ∆S
V
I = Demand Index
α∆D = weighted change in economic Demand
β∆R = weighted change in Retail spend
γ∆E = weighted change in Employment
δ∆A = weighted change in international Arrivals
ε∆FX = weighted Trade Weighted Foreign Exchange Index (TWI)
ζ∆S = weighted change in the supply of hotels rooms
V = volatility index
The components of the index are different for each market
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Australia
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