According to the December 2009 STR Global
Construction Pipeline Report released this week, the Asia Pacific
hotel development pipeline includes 956 hotels comprising 232,460
rooms.
Among the key markets, Shanghai, China,
ended the month with the most rooms in the total active pipeline
with 13,723 rooms. Bangkok, Thailand, followed with 8,849 rooms.
Two other markets ended the month with more than 5,000 rooms in
the total active pipeline: New Delhi, India (6,604 rooms), and
Beijing, China (6,089 rooms).
Among the Chain Scale segments, three of the
seven segments each accounted for 20% of the total active
pipeline. The Upscale segment made up 23.4% of rooms in the
pipeline with 54,295 rooms. The Upper Upscale segment accounted
for 22.5% with 52,305 rooms, while the Unaffiliated segment made
up 20.5% of rooms with 47,635 rooms.\
Caribbean / Mexico
The Caribbean / Mexico hotel development
pipeline includes 127 hotels comprising 17,528 rooms. Among the
countries in the region, Mexico reported the most rooms in the
total active pipeline with 10,324. The country also ended the
month with the most rooms in the In Construction phase with 4,200.
The Bahamas reported 1,698 rooms in the total active pipeline and
895 rooms in the In Construction phase, followed by Puerto Rico
with 1,130 rooms in the total active pipeline and 666 rooms in the
In Construction phase.
Among the Chain Scale segments, the Midscale
without Food and Beverage segment accounted for the largest
portion of the total active pipeline with 4,165 rooms and 23.8% of
rooms in the total active pipeline. The Upper Upscale segment
(3,221 rooms and 18.4%) and the Luxury segment (3.188 rooms and
18.2%) also made up large portions of the pipeline.
Central and South
America
The Central / South America hotel development
pipeline includes 128 projects with 19,887 rooms. Among the
countries in the region, Brazil ended the month with the most
rooms in the total active pipeline with 8,372 rooms. Panama
followed with 4,175 rooms. Three other countries ended December
with more than 1,000 rooms in the pipeline: Argentina (1,808
rooms), Costa Rica (1,164 rooms), and Colombia (1,161 rooms).
Among the Chain Scale segments, three each
accounted for more than 20% of rooms. The Economy segment made up
the largest portion of the total active pipeline with 26% and
5,173 rooms. The Upscale segment ended the month with 4,570 rooms
and 23% of the total active pipeline, followed by the Upper
Upscale segment with 4,058 rooms and 20.4%.
Europe
According to the STR report, the Europe hotel
development pipeline includes 587 hotels comprising 100,013 rooms.
Among the key markets, London, England, reported the most rooms in
the total active pipeline with 5,794 rooms. The market also ended
the month with the most rooms in the In Construction phase with
3,360 rooms. Moscow, Russia, followed with 4,837 rooms in the
total active pipeline and 2,095 rooms in the In Construction
phase. Berlin, Germany, reported 4,204 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 (22.1%) with 22,118 rooms. The Economy segment followed,
making up 19.4% of the total active pipeline with 19,446 rooms.
Middle East / Africa
The Middle East / Africa hotel development
pipeline includes 442 hotels comprising 120,440 rooms. Among the
key markets in the region, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, reported
the largest amount of rooms in the total active pipeline with
29,727 rooms. The market also ended the month with the largest
amount of rooms in the In Construction phase with 15,291 rooms.
Abu Dhabi, UAE, followed with 13,701 rooms in the total active
pipeline and 6,939 rooms in the In Construction phase.
Among the Chain Scale segments, three segments
accounted for nearly 70% of the total active pipeline. The
Unaffiliated segment accounted for 25.3% of the total active
pipeline with 30,495 rooms. The Luxury segment followed with
28,308 rooms in the total active pipeline and 23.5%. The Upper
Upscale segment ended the month with 25,133 rooms in the total
active pipeline, accounting for 20.9%.
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