STR: U.S. Leads in Hotel Openings During Pandemic

STR | October 13, 2020

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. opened more hotels and rooms than any country between the beginning of March and end of September, according to global pipeline data from STR. At the same time, the country has shown significant growth in project deferrals and abandonments. As of 1 October, the U.S. opened 521 properties accounting for 55,395 rooms over the seven-month period. Five additional countries have opened more than 2,000 rooms throughout the course of the pandemic. 1. U.S. (55,395 rooms) 2. China (23,470 rooms) 3. Japan (16,304 rooms) 4. Germany (9,027 rooms) 5. Canada (2,748 rooms) 6. United Kingdom (2,481 ro...