The Ashes Tour pushed Perth occupancy to 96%, Adelaide rooms nearly fully booked

ARLINGTON, Va. – 17 December 2025 – The Ashes Tour boosted hotel performance in Perth and Brisbane, while forward-booking levels are peaking above 95% in Adelaide, according to data from CoStar, a global leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.

Perth hosted the Ashes on the first Test of their tour between 21-25 November, with hotel performance peaking on the second night across each of the three key performance metrics: occupancy (96.0%), ADR (AUD409.36) and RevPAR (AUD393.03). The ADR and RevPAR levels were the market’s highest on record, with year-over-year growth of 46.9% and 50.3%, respectively.

The second Test took place in Brisbane between 4-8 December, with the highest occupancy level seen on the first night, at 90.3%. The highest ADR (AUD406.16) and RevPAR (AUD363.85) were posted on the third night, up 55.7% and 74.4%, respectively.

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Impacted by COVID, the last time the English toured Australia for the Ashes was in December 2021 and January 2022, with occupancy (88.8%) and RevPAR (AUD210.78) peaking in Hobart on the first night of the fifth Test (Friday, 14 January 2022). That night, Hobart posted ADR at AUD237.45. The highest ADR level was recorded in Adelaide on the second night of the second Test (Friday, 17 December 2021) at AUD253.30. 

The third Test kicks off in Adelaide on Wednesday, 17 December, with booking levels peaking on the first night, at 96.1% (as of 8 December). The fourth and fifth Tests are taking place in Melbourne and Sydney, with the highest occupancy on the books falling on Saturday, 27 December (84.6%) and Sunday, 4 January (61.3%), respectively. 

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CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, online marketplaces, and 3D digital twin technology. Founded in 1986, CoStar Group is dedicated to digitizing the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights, and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

CoStar Group’s major brands include CoStar, a leading global provider of commercial real estate data, analytics, and news; LoopNet, the most trafficked commercial real estate marketplace; Apartments.com, the leading platform for apartment rentals; Homes.com, the fastest-growing residential real estate marketplace; and Domain, one of Australia’s leading property marketplaces. CoStar Group’s industry-leading brands also include Matterport, a leading spatial data company whose platform turns buildings into data to make every space more valuable and accessible; STR, a global leader in hospitality data and benchmarking; Ten-X, an online platform for commercial real estate auctions and negotiated bids; and OnTheMarket, a leading residential property portal in the United Kingdom.

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