Hotel supply growth plateaued in the US but is booming in APAC
Bhanu Chopra · How One Indian Company Powers the World’s Hotels & Airlines | Bhanu Chopra, RateGain · Oct 31, 2025 · at 30:08
Bhanu Chopra, founder and CEO of RateGain, analyzes global travel supply dynamics in 2025 across key regions.
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“When we talk about supply, which is building out more tourist attractions and more hotels, so clearly that in, in the US, Has stabilized. So there isn't net new growth in supply as much. And it's actually slowed down a little bit in Europe. It's kind of similar. We are seeing similar trends. But slightly better than the US. In APAC is where all the action is.”
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