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Analysis of China's hotel construction pipeline showing the concentration of projects in under-construction phase as of Q1 2026.
According to Lodging Econometrics' Q1 2026 China Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report, China's hotel construction pipeline totaled 3,602 projects and 640,328 rooms, with projects under construction dominating at 2,572 projects and 451,156 rooms representing 71% of total projects and 70% of total rooms. The upper midscale chain scale leads the pipeline with 1,249 projects and 183,534 rooms, followed by the upscale chain scale with 1,087 projects and 223,180 rooms, while Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Xi'an account for the majority of pipeline activity.
