According to the January 2010 STR Global
Construction Pipeline Report, the hotel development pipeline in
the Asia Pacific region includes 948 hotels comprising 239,918
rooms.
Among the key markets in the region, Shanghai,
China, ended the month with the most rooms in the total active
pipeline with 13,762 rooms. Three other markets each reported more
than 5,000 rooms in the total active pipeline: Bangkok, Thailand
(7,929 rooms); New Delhi, India (6,768 rooms); and Beijing, China
(6,294 rooms).
Among the Chain Scale segments, four of the
seven segments made up more than 80% of the total active
pipeline. The Upscale segment accounted for 23.3% of the
total active pipeline with 55,806 rooms, followed by the
Unaffiliated segment (22.1% and 52,972 rooms), the Upper
Upscale segment (21.7% and 52,033 rooms), and the Luxury
segment (17.5% and 42,027 rooms). The Midscale without Food
and Beverage segment made up the smallest portion of the total
active pipeline with 2.3% and 5,503 rooms.
Caribbean and Mexico Hotel
Pipeline for January 2010
The
Caribbean Mexico hotel development pipeline includes 130 hotels
comprising 18,088 rooms. Among the countries in the region, Mexico ended the month with
10,204 rooms in the total active pipeline, which accounts for more
than half of the region's total active pipeline. With 4,305 rooms,
Mexico also reported the most number of rooms in the In
Construction phase of the pipeline.
Among the Chain Scale
segments, the Upper Upscale segment made up the largest percentage
of rooms in the In Construction phase with 39.2% and 3,372
rooms. The Luxury segment followed with 17.7% of the rooms
in the In Construction phase and 1,525 rooms, followed by the
Upscale segment, which accounted for 14.3% of rooms in the
In Construction phase and 1,227 rooms.
Central and South America
Hotel Pipeline for January 2010
The Central / South America hotel development
pipeline includes 125 projects with 19,877 rooms. Among the countries in the
region, Brazil reported the largest amount of rooms in the total
active pipeline and in the In Construction phase with 8,318 rooms
and 3,138 rooms, respectively. Panama followed Brazil with 4,261
rooms in the total active pipeline and 2,090 rooms in the In
Construction phase.
Among the Chain Scale segments, the
Economy segment accounted for the largest portion of the total
active pipeline with 25% and 4,968 rooms. The Upscale
segment (23.1% and 4,595 rooms) and the Upper Upscale
segment (20.4% and 4.058 rooms) also made up a large
portion of the total active pipeline.
Europe Hotel Pipeline for January 2010
The Europe hotel development pipeline includes
602 hotels comprising 101,704 rooms.
Among the key markets, London, England, reported the largest
number of rooms in the total active pipeline and in the In
Construction phase with 6,223 rooms and 3,325 rooms respectively.
Moscow, Russia, reported 4,757 rooms in the total active pipeline
and 1,815 rooms in the In Construction phase, followed by Berlin,
Germany, with 4,354 rooms in the total active pipeline and 1,514
rooms in the In Construction phase.
Among the Chain Scale
segments, the Upscale segment accounted for the largest portion of
the total active pipeline with 21.7% with 22,031 rooms. The
Economy segment made up 19.2% of the total active pipeline
with 19,513 rooms, followed by the Upper Upscale segment (14.1% and 14,374 rooms) and the Unaffiliated segment (14.1% and 14,329 rooms).
Middle
East / Africa Hotel Pipeline for January 2010
The Middle East / Africa hotel development
pipeline includes 456 hotels comprising 123,764 rooms, according
to the January 2010 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report
released this week. Among the key markets in the region,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, reported the largest number of rooms
in the total active pipeline and in the In Construction phase,
with 30,222 rooms and 15,563 rooms respectively. Abu Dhabi
followed with 13,596 rooms in the total active pipeline and 7,200
rooms in the In Construction phase.
With two development
hot spots, the United Arab Emirates reported the most rooms in the
total active pipeline and in the In Construction phase among the
countries in the region. The country ended the month with 51,515
rooms in the total active pipeline and 27,763 rooms in the In
Construction phase.
Among the Chain Scale segments, the
Unaffiliated segment made up the largest portion of the total
active pipeline with 25.1% and 31,020 rooms, followed by
the Upper Upscale segment with 24.2% of the total active
pipeline and 29,947 rooms. The Upper Upscale segment accounted for
the largest portion of the rooms in the In Construction phase with
30.6% and 22,478 rooms.
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