Queensland’s hotel and accommodation sector is under growing pressure ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games, with new industry research revealing the state is expected to deliver only 24 per cent of the 14,700 hotel rooms required for the event. The Property Council of Australia says development activity across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast has effectively stalled despite booming tourism demand and increasing room prices. Research found only one major new hotel — the Mondrian Gold Coast in Burleigh Heads — opened across the three regions over the past year. Jess Caire warned that escalating construction costs and poor project feasibility were discouraging investment, while Ally Gibson said hotel demand across south-east Queensland remains significantly above pre-pandemic levels. Industry groups are now calling on governments to introduce urgent planning, tax and investment reforms to accelerate hotel construction and avoid accommodation shortages during the Olympic Games.