According to the Q1 2023 Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the Middle East from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the hotel construction pipeline in the region increased to 581 projects/147,356 rooms, up 8% by projects and 6% by rooms year-over-year (YOY).
Growing early planning project counts and increased NPAs drive Europe’s Hotel construction pipeline at the Q1 close
According to the latest Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts at LE report that at the close of the first quarter, the country’s hotel construction pipeline stands at 1,776 projects/266,901 rooms.
Hotel Construction pipeline growth in China picks up with the return of travel
According to the latest China Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), China’s total hotel construction pipeline stands at 3,659 projects/680,959 rooms at the end of Q1‘23, down 1% by projects and 3% by rooms year-over-year (YOY). While project counts may be down YOY, domestic and international travel gained significant momentum during the first quarter. The reopening of borders and national holidays has largely aided in the increased demand for travel accommodations, which is expected to continue this upward trajectory through the second quarter. As a matter of fact, in Q1, the country’s economy grew the fastest it had in over a year, showing people are eager to return to travel and normalcy.
Year-Over-Year Growth in the Hotel Construction Pipeline for the Top 25 U.S. Markets as a Group
In the Q1 2023 U.S. Construction Pipeline Trend Report released by Lodging Econometrics (LE), LE analysts report, that as a group, year-over-year the hotel construction pipeline has grown in the Top 25 Markets in the U.S. The top five U.S. markets with the largest hotel construction pipelines at the close of the first quarter are led by Dallas with, record-high project and room counts of 184 projects/21,810 rooms. Following are Atlanta with 144 projects/18,242 rooms, Los Angeles with 118 projects/19,066 rooms, Phoenix with 117 projects/16,100 rooms, and Nashville with 115 projects/15,354 rooms.
Hotel construction down across world regions
Each of the four world regions showed a year-over-year decline in hotel construction activity, with Asia Pacific coming closest to its 2022 comparable, according to March 2023 pipeline data from STR.
Dallas is tops with the largest hotel construction pipeline in the U.S.
According to the fourth quarter United States Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the U.S. market with the largest hotel construction pipeline by projects is Dallas with a record high count of 176 projects, accounting for 20,790 rooms. Following Dallas is Atlanta with 145 projects/18,100 rooms, Los Angeles with 122 projects/19,419 rooms, Phoenix with 116 projects/16,229 rooms, and Nashville with 106 projects/14,198 rooms.
U.S. hotel construction up year over year for first time since late 2020
After 25 consecutive months of year-over-year declines, U.S. hotel construction increased slightly in December, according to pipeline data from STR.
Larger scale projects dominate the Middle East Hotel construction pipeline
According to the Q3 2022 Middle East Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of the quarter, the hotel construction pipeline in the region stands at 535 projects/134,897 rooms.
Hotel conversions in Europe’s Hotel construction pipeline reach all-time high
According to the Q3 2022 Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts report that at the close of the third quarter, Europe’s hotel construction pipeline stands at 1,660 projects/with 258,476 rooms. Projects under construction in Europe stand at 790 projects/with 126,899 rooms, while projects planning to start construction in the next 12 months recorded 408 projects/with 60,085 rooms. Projects in the early planning stage have 462 projects/71,492 rooms.
Asia Pacific’s Hotel construction pipeline, excluding China, is up 7%
According to the recent Q3 2022 close of the Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the Asia Pacific region from Lodging Econometrics (LE), Asia Pacific’s total construction pipeline, excluding China, stands at 1,881 projects/401,545 rooms, up 7% by projects and 5% by rooms Year-Over-Year (YOY).
