SINGAPORE, 6 May 2026: The Americas was the only world region to show a decrease in hotel pipeline activity at the close of Q1 2026, according to CoStar’s March 2026 pipeline data.
Europe
In construction: 185,419 rooms (+6.6%)
Final Planning: 77,253 rooms (0.0%)
Planning: 193,351 rooms (+9.7%)
Total under contract: 456,023 (+6.7%)
The UK led Europe in total rooms in construction (26,458), closely followed by Germany (23,748).
Asia Pacific
In construction: 492,970 rooms (-7.7%)
Final Planning: 74,487 rooms (+70.2%)
Planning: 415,172 rooms (+6.5%)
Total under contract: 982,629 (+1.6%)
Among countries in the region, China (278,283) led in construction activity, followed by Vietnam (43,858) and India (43,290).
Middle East & Africa
In construction: 107,653 rooms (+4.5%)
Final Planning: 29,290 rooms (+3.8%)
Planning: 94,998 rooms (-2.9%)
Total under contract: 231,941 (+1.3%)
Most of the region’s pipeline activity is focused on the Middle East. Saudi Arabia (51,513) and the United Arab Emirates (16,072) have the most rooms under construction.
Americas
In construction: 193,145 rooms (-2.1%)
Final Planning: 282,246 rooms (-7.9%)
Planning: 402,723 rooms (-5.0%)
Total under contract: 878,114 (-5.3%)
The US (333,467) has the most rooms under construction in the region. After the US, Mexico (15,267), Canada (9,589) and the Dominican Republic (6,190) show the highest number of rooms in construction.
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(Source: CoStar)
