Asia Pacific Hotel Development Trends & Projections – Spring 2026

At the close of Q1 2026, the Asia Pacific hotel construction pipeline (excluding China) reached a record 2,387 projects and 442,973 rooms, up 15% by project count and 9% by rooms year-over-year, with luxury, upscale, and upper upscale segments dominating and India leading the region with 940 projects and 124,011 rooms. China's separate pipeline totaled 3,602 projects and 640,328 rooms at Q1 2026, with upper midscale and upscale chain scales accounting for two-thirds of the pipeline and projects under construction representing 71% of the total, while conversions reached record highs and forecasts project 1,111 hotels opening by year-end 2026.