STR | July 20, 2022

LONDON—Each of the four world regions showed a year-over-year decline in hotel pipeline activity at the end of the second quarter, according to June 2022 data from STR.

June 2022 (% changes in comparison with June 2021)

Europe

  • In Construction: 207,315 rooms (-12.6%)
  • Final Planning: 150,164 rooms (-15.2%)
  • Planning: 163,380 rooms (+10.6%)
  • Total Under Contract: 520,859 (-7.4%)

Germany (40,729) and the U.K. (28,612) lead Europe in total rooms in construction.

Asia Pacific

  • In Construction: 486,412 rooms (+2.1%)
  • Final Planning: 128,808 rooms (-29.0%)
  • Planning: 302,499 rooms (+11.5%)
  • Total Under Contract: 917,719 rooms (-1.2%)

Among countries in the region, China has the most rooms in construction (308,062), followed by Vietnam (31,161).

Middle East & Africa

  • In Construction: 127,397 rooms (-6.2%)
  • Final Planning: 37,143 rooms (-18.0%)
  • Planning: 73,096 rooms (+26.1%)
  • Total Under Contract: 237,636 (-0.6%)

Saudi Arabia (37,654) and United Arab Emirates (31,671) lead in construction activity.

Americas

  • In Construction: 202,250 rooms (-16.9%)
  • Final Planning: 208,583 rooms (-14.4%)
  • Planning: 328,944 rooms (+10.4%)
  • Total Under Contract: 739,777 (-5.8%)

The U.S. holds the majority of rooms in construction in the region. After the U.S., Mexico (14,909) and Canada (7,232) have the highest number of rooms in construction in the region.