europe hotel pipeline
Europe Hotel Pipeline Update
STR | November 9, 2021
During “normal” years, hotel development delays are common due to construction problems, permit issues, or some other minor situation solved by bumping an opening date. In these “pandemic years,” plenty of opening delays have also come from hotels unwilling or unable to operate amid lockdown restrictions or find adequate staffing to service a property during its ramp-up. Those types of delays, along with limited cancellations of planned projects, have contributed to Europe’s hotel pipeline reaching historic highs for the next three years. At the time of writing in early November, 67,840 rooms had opened in Europe in 2021, which ...
Europe and Asia Pacific Show Increased Hotel Pipeline Activity
STR | October 18, 2021
LONDON — October 18, 2021 — Two of the four world regions, Europe and Asia Pacific, showed an increase in hotel pipeline activity at the end of the third quarter, according to September 2021 data from STR. September 2021 (% changes in comparison with September 2020) Europe In Construction: 230,265 rooms (+6.6%) Final Planning: 171,988 rooms (+5.9%) Planning: 148,565 rooms (-4.8%) Total Under Contract: 550,818 (+3.1%) Germany (46,494) and the U.K. (35,196) lead Europe in total rooms in construction. Asia Pacific In Construction: 478,193 rooms (0.0%) Final Planning: 178,195 rooms (+5.3%) ...
STR: Europe Set for Record Number of New Hotel Rooms
STR | August 31, 2021
LONDON — August 31, 2021 — The number of hotel openings in Europe is expected to hit an all-time high in 2021, with more than 100,00 new rooms estimated for the year, according to STR data and analysis that will be presented at this week’s International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin. More than 50,000 rooms have opened thus far in 2021, which is already more than all of 2020, and scheduled openings for the remainder of the year are expected to grow the number to more than 100,000 total. That growth reflects delayed 2020 openings and limited cancellations of planned projects to date despite the significant disruption ...