The floating hotels market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $5.12 billion in 2025 to $5.49 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth in leisure tourism, demand for unique stays, expansion of cruise tourism, waterfront development projects, experiential travel trends.
The floating hotels market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $7.39 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to eco tourism growth, investment in marine hospitality, demand for sustainable travel, innovation in floating structures, expansion of luxury tourism. Major trends in the forecast period include growth of experiential and novel tourism, expansion of river and coastal tourism, demand for unique accommodation concepts, integration of eco friendly designs, focus on destination based travel.
The rising demand for cruise tourism is expected to drive the growth of the floating hotels market in the coming years. Cruise tourism refers to leisure and recreational travel undertaken on cruise ships as part of the broader tourism industry. Floating hotels represent a distinctive and attractive concept within cruise tourism, offering benefits such as extended-stay accommodations, expedition base facilities, and venues for events and special experiences. For example, in May 2023, according to Tourism Review Media, a UK-based travel and tourism news portal, Turkey recorded visits from around 1,500 cruise ships carrying more than 1.5 million passengers in 2023, and cruise passenger numbers are projected to reach 2.3 million in 2024. Therefore, the increasing demand for cruise tourism is fueling the growth of the floating hotels market.
Major companies operating in the floating hotels market are concentrating on introducing innovative accommodation concepts, such as mobile villas, to enhance guest experiences through unique and flexible lodging options. A mobile villa is a portable luxury accommodation unit designed to provide comfortable living while being capable of moving across different locations, often used in floating hotel settings to allow guests to enjoy changing scenic views without compromising on comfort. For instance, in January 2024, El Bahrawy Group, a United Arab Emirates-based investment conglomerate, launched the Neptune Villa. This villa is the first floating and mobile villa within the Kempinski Floating Palace resort in Dubai and features a two-story design with a rooftop infinity pool. It offers high-end living supported by eco-friendly technologies, smart systems, and cruising capabilities of six to eight knots.
In July 2023, MEYER Floating Solutions, a Finland-based construction technology company specializing in floating villas, partnered with Hotels & Resorts Investment Maldives. Through this collaboration, the companies aim to develop floating hotel and resort projects in the Maldives by leveraging MEYER’s advanced construction technologies to create sustainable and luxurious water-based accommodations. This initiative is expected to support regional tourism growth while promoting environmental sustainability. Hotels & Resorts Investment Maldives is a Maldives-based company focused on the construction and development of hotels and resort properties.
Major companies operating in the floating hotels market are The Queen Mary, Aqua Expeditions Pte. Ltd., King Pacific Lodge, The Manta Resort, Sunborn London, SeaVentures Inc., Off Paris Seine, Floating Hotel Canggu, The Floating Hotel, Hotel Barge Esperance, Hotel Barge Anjodi, Barge LImpressionniste, The Floating Lodge, The Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection, Soneva Jani, Aqua Mekong, The FloatHouse River Kwai, Floating Garden, Blue Houseboat, The Barge Experience, VICE Houseboat, The Floating Hotel Banjul, Utopia, Danube Dreams, The Yacht Hotel.
North America was the largest region in the floating hotels market in 2025. The regions covered in the floating hotels market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the floating hotels market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The floating hotel market includes revenues earned by entities by providing accommodations, dining options, entertainment, recreational activities, kids and family services, cultural and enrichment programs, special occasion services, and transportation services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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The floating hotels market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $7.39 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to eco tourism growth, investment in marine hospitality, demand for sustainable travel, innovation in floating structures, expansion of luxury tourism. Major trends in the forecast period include growth of experiential and novel tourism, expansion of river and coastal tourism, demand for unique accommodation concepts, integration of eco friendly designs, focus on destination based travel.
The rising demand for cruise tourism is expected to drive the growth of the floating hotels market in the coming years. Cruise tourism refers to leisure and recreational travel undertaken on cruise ships as part of the broader tourism industry. Floating hotels represent a distinctive and attractive concept within cruise tourism, offering benefits such as extended-stay accommodations, expedition base facilities, and venues for events and special experiences. For example, in May 2023, according to Tourism Review Media, a UK-based travel and tourism news portal, Turkey recorded visits from around 1,500 cruise ships carrying more than 1.5 million passengers in 2023, and cruise passenger numbers are projected to reach 2.3 million in 2024. Therefore, the increasing demand for cruise tourism is fueling the growth of the floating hotels market.
Major companies operating in the floating hotels market are concentrating on introducing innovative accommodation concepts, such as mobile villas, to enhance guest experiences through unique and flexible lodging options. A mobile villa is a portable luxury accommodation unit designed to provide comfortable living while being capable of moving across different locations, often used in floating hotel settings to allow guests to enjoy changing scenic views without compromising on comfort. For instance, in January 2024, El Bahrawy Group, a United Arab Emirates-based investment conglomerate, launched the Neptune Villa. This villa is the first floating and mobile villa within the Kempinski Floating Palace resort in Dubai and features a two-story design with a rooftop infinity pool. It offers high-end living supported by eco-friendly technologies, smart systems, and cruising capabilities of six to eight knots.
In July 2023, MEYER Floating Solutions, a Finland-based construction technology company specializing in floating villas, partnered with Hotels & Resorts Investment Maldives. Through this collaboration, the companies aim to develop floating hotel and resort projects in the Maldives by leveraging MEYER’s advanced construction technologies to create sustainable and luxurious water-based accommodations. This initiative is expected to support regional tourism growth while promoting environmental sustainability. Hotels & Resorts Investment Maldives is a Maldives-based company focused on the construction and development of hotels and resort properties.
Major companies operating in the floating hotels market are The Queen Mary, Aqua Expeditions Pte. Ltd., King Pacific Lodge, The Manta Resort, Sunborn London, SeaVentures Inc., Off Paris Seine, Floating Hotel Canggu, The Floating Hotel, Hotel Barge Esperance, Hotel Barge Anjodi, Barge LImpressionniste, The Floating Lodge, The Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection, Soneva Jani, Aqua Mekong, The FloatHouse River Kwai, Floating Garden, Blue Houseboat, The Barge Experience, VICE Houseboat, The Floating Hotel Banjul, Utopia, Danube Dreams, The Yacht Hotel.
North America was the largest region in the floating hotels market in 2025. The regions covered in the floating hotels market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the floating hotels market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The floating hotel market includes revenues earned by entities by providing accommodations, dining options, entertainment, recreational activities, kids and family services, cultural and enrichment programs, special occasion services, and transportation services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Floating Hotels Market Characteristics
3. Floating Hotels Market Supply Chain Analysis
4. Global Floating Hotels Market Trends and Strategies
5. Floating Hotels Market Analysis of End Use Industries
7. Global Floating Hotels Strategic Analysis Framework, Current Market Size, Market Comparisons and Growth Rate Analysis
8. Global Floating Hotels Total Addressable Market (TAM) Analysis for the Market
9. Floating Hotels Market Segmentation
10. Floating Hotels Market Regional and Country Analysis
11. Asia-Pacific Floating Hotels Market
12. China Floating Hotels Market
13. India Floating Hotels Market
14. Japan Floating Hotels Market
15. Australia Floating Hotels Market
16. Indonesia Floating Hotels Market
17. South Korea Floating Hotels Market
18. Taiwan Floating Hotels Market
19. South East Asia Floating Hotels Market
20. Western Europe Floating Hotels Market
21. UK Floating Hotels Market
22. Germany Floating Hotels Market
23. France Floating Hotels Market
24. Italy Floating Hotels Market
25. Spain Floating Hotels Market
26. Eastern Europe Floating Hotels Market
27. Russia Floating Hotels Market
28. North America Floating Hotels Market
29. USA Floating Hotels Market
30. Canada Floating Hotels Market
31. South America Floating Hotels Market
32. Brazil Floating Hotels Market
33. Middle East Floating Hotels Market
34. Africa Floating Hotels Market
36. Floating Hotels Market Competitive Landscape and Company Profiles
37. Floating Hotels Market Other Major and Innovative Companies
40. Floating Hotels Market High Potential Countries, Segments and Strategies
41. Appendix
Executive Summary
Floating Hotels Market Global Report 2026 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.This report focuses floating hotels market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.
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Description
Where is the largest and fastest growing market for floating hotels? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward, including technological disruption, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer preferences? The floating hotels market global report answers all these questions and many more.The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, total addressable market (TAM), market attractiveness score (MAS), competitive landscape, market shares, company scoring matrix, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.
- The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market. This section also examines key products and services offered in the market, evaluates brand-level differentiation, compares product features, and highlights major innovation and product development trends.
- The supply chain analysis section provides an overview of the entire value chain, including key raw materials, resources, and supplier analysis. It also provides a list competitor at each level of the supply chain.
- The updated trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it evolves and highlights emerging technology trends such as digital transformation, automation, sustainability initiatives, and AI-driven innovation. It suggests how companies can leverage these advancements to strengthen their market position and achieve competitive differentiation.
- The regulatory and investment landscape section provides an overview of the key regulatory frameworks, regularity bodies, associations, and government policies influencing the market. It also examines major investment flows, incentives, and funding trends shaping industry growth and innovation.
- The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
- The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.
- The total addressable market (TAM) analysis section defines and estimates the market potential compares it with the current market size, and provides strategic insights and growth opportunities based on this evaluation.
- The market attractiveness scoring section evaluates the market based on a quantitative scoring framework that considers growth potential, competitive dynamics, strategic fit, and risk profile. It also provides interpretive insights and strategic implications for decision-makers.
- Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
- The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth.
- Expanded geographical coverage includes Taiwan and Southeast Asia, reflecting recent supply chain realignments and manufacturing shifts in the region. This section analyzes how these markets are becoming increasingly important hubs in the global value chain.
- The competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
- The company scoring matrix section evaluates and ranks leading companies based on a multi-parameter framework that includes market share or revenues, product innovation, and brand recognition.
Report Scope
Markets Covered:
1) By Room Type: Single Occupancy; Double Occupancy2) By Price Range: Premium; Mid; Low
3) By Booking Channel: Phone Booking; Online Booking; in-Person Booking
Subsegments:
1) By Single Occupancy: Standard Single Rooms; Luxury Single Suites2) By Double Occupancy: Standard Double Rooms; Deluxe Double Suites; Family Rooms
Companies Mentioned: the Queen Mary; Aqua Expeditions Pte. Ltd.; King Pacific Lodge; the Manta Resort; Sunborn London; SeaVentures Inc.; Off Paris Seine; Floating Hotel Canggu; the Floating Hotel; Hotel Barge Esperance; Hotel Barge Anjodi; Barge LImpressionniste; the Floating Lodge; the Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection; Soneva Jani; Aqua Mekong; the FloatHouse River Kwai; Floating Garden; Blue Houseboat; the Barge Experience; VICE Houseboat; the Floating Hotel Banjul; Utopia; Danube Dreams; the Yacht Hotel
Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain
Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita.
Data Segmentation: Country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
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Companies Mentioned
The companies featured in this Floating Hotels market report include:- The Queen Mary
- Aqua Expeditions Pte. Ltd.
- King Pacific Lodge
- The Manta Resort
- Sunborn London
- SeaVentures Inc.
- Off Paris Seine
- Floating Hotel Canggu
- The Floating Hotel
- Hotel Barge Esperance
- Hotel Barge Anjodi
- Barge LImpressionniste
- The Floating Lodge
- The Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection
- Soneva Jani
- Aqua Mekong
- The FloatHouse River Kwai
- Floating Garden
- Blue Houseboat
- The Barge Experience
- VICE Houseboat
- The Floating Hotel Banjul
- Utopia
- Danube Dreams
- The Yacht Hotel
Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 250 |
| Published | January 2026 |
| Forecast Period | 2026 - 2030 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 5.49 Billion |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 7.39 Billion |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 7.7% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 26 |
