Hotel Development

The scale of growth and development activity in the South East hotel sector is clearly indicative of a strong market, which has held up even in the challenging market conditions.

Kent’s tourism industry is worth £2.5billion and is growing every year. The county’s population is predicted to grow by nearly 10% in the period between 2006 and 2021. This, along with the planned construction of a large number of new homes and office and industrial accommodation mean the demand for hotels and other tourism facilities from residents, businesses and visitors will increase. Kent offers a good range of hotel development opportunities. To find out more visit Locate in Kent.

Hotel Development Opportunities

Research commissioned by TSE has identified a wide range of opportunity for additional hotel investment across the region. The following tables give an overview of where these opportunities are geographically, and help summarise the potential by product type.

Hotel Development Opportunities

New Hotel Openings

The past 10 years has seen an unprecedented level of new investment in a wide range of hotel products from budget to 5 star luxury hotels, including new leading-edge products such as boutique hotels. All the main UK brands are represented here, and new entrants to the UK are targeting the South East to be part of their first phase investments, bringing them profile and exposure in key markets.

Hotel Investments

Hotel Development in Kent

TSE and partners have completed research in different areas of Kent, the information for Kent is therefore divided into four sections: Kent East, Sevenoaks, Medway and Tunbridge Wells. View the map and more details.