Queensland is expected to deliver less than a quarter of the hotel rooms needed for the 2032 Olympics as building fails to keep up with growing visitor demand, new analysis shows.
Hotel building across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast has almost stopped despite strong bookings and higher room rates, according to a report by the Property Council of Australia released on Wednesday.
Just one new hotel opened across the three regions in the past 12 months – the Mondrian at Burleigh Heads – the 2026 Queensland Hotel Market Outlook found.
The state's hotel shortage is now a long‑term problem, not a short‑term dip, Property Council Queensland executive director Jess Caire said.
"The demand is here, the global spotlight is coming, but the rooms are not," she said.
