Hotels, resorts at near-full occupancy as New Year draws tourists to Visakhapatnam

Nalla Ram Babu / TNN / Dec 26, 2025, 13:12 IST

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Hotels, resorts at near-full occupancy as New Year draws tourists to Visakhapatnam

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VISAKHAPATNAM: The hospitality sector in Vizag city and parts of the Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district has bounced back strongly to register near total occupancy across hotels and resorts for the New Year festive season. Several leading hotels across luxury, mid-scale and budget segments in the region are operating at near-full capacity and the trend continue till the first week of the January-2026.With the increasing inflow of tourists to Vizag city and parts of the ASR district for the New Year Celebrations, the demand for decent accommodation and resorts increased. Vizag’s hospitality industry has recorded one of its strongest December performances in recent years, with hotels across luxury, mid-scale and budget segments operating at high occupancy levels throughout December 2025. MV Pavan Kartheek, President, Hotels and Restaurants Association of Andhra Pradesh (HRAAP), Visakhapatnam, expressed that this exceptional growth in the hospitality sector in Dec 2025 has been driven by a rare convergence of international conferences, national sporting events, large-scale government programmes and peak seasonal tourism, firmly positioning Vizag as a multi-dimensional destination for business, academia, sports and leisure. Hotels, including star and budget hotels in Vizag city are witnessing a high occupancy level, he added.Similarly, the foggy and cool weather conditions in Araku Valley, Lammasingi, Vanjangi, Paderu, Ananthagiri, Chintapalle and few other locations in ASR districts draw many visitors from parts of West Bengal, Odisha and parts of Andhra Pradesh.The festive season boosted leisure travel adding to institutional and sports travel, the Christmas–New Year holiday season has led to a sharp rise in leisure tourists from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Popular areas such as Beach Road, Rushikonda, RK Beach in Vizag city and Araku Valley and Chintapalle regions in ASR are witnessing heavy tourist movement, sustaining hotel demand through the end of the month. All rooms in the noted hotels and resorts, including AP Tourism department in the ASR district, booked till January 2. We were surprised to find that some noted resorts were fully occupied, said V Ganesh, an employee with a private firm in Vizag city, who planned a new year celebration with his friends in the Araku region. We have decided to stay in the rented tents in Araku region and will welcome the new year, he added.The tents providing shelter to tourists are trending at Lammasingi, Vanjangi, Araku Valley and few other places in ASR district. The shortage of cottages, rooms in the hotels and lodges and high cost for accommodation were the reasons for the growing demand for tents. The local tribal youth pitched tents at tourist places and each tent was leased for Rs1,000 for a day. On weekdays, Lammasingi attracts around 3,000 visitors and on weekends it attracts over 6,000 visitors. Eom Key Points:

Vizag city has around 2,000 rooms in the star hotel

The rooms capacity in Vizag hospitality (hotels, resorts, lodges, guest houses and others) sector increased to 10,000

Hotels and resorts in Vizag city planned for various events for new year

Araku region has over 100 hotels and resorts

The drop in the mercury and the yellow Niger flowers attracts visitors to ASR district

The price of the hotel room ranging from Rs2,000 to Rs8,000 in Araku region

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About the AuthorNalla Ram Babu

Nalla Ram Babu is a Special Correspondent, at the Times of India-Visakhapatnam. He reports on crime, rural development, road transport, Indian Navy, sea food industry, weather, research in agriculture, legal, civic issues and data-driven stories. He holds postgraduate degree in journalism & mass communication.

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