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The Middle East hotel construction pipeline reached a record 717 projects representing 177,110 rooms in Q1 2026, showing 13% growth in projects and 12% growth in rooms year-over-year despite regional geopolitical tensions. Saudi Arabia led with 385 projects (105,598 rooms), followed by Egypt with 157 projects (33,446 rooms), and the upscale chain scale segment posted the strongest growth at 15% by projects and 18% by rooms year-over-year.
Lodging Econometrics reports that the Middle East hotel construction pipeline reached a record 717 projects in Q1 2026, demonstrating regional resilience despite geopolitical disruptions.
Lodging Econometrics reports on Europe's hotel construction pipeline totaling 1,731 projects and 255,354 rooms as of Q1 2026, with record-high early planning stage activity.
Europe's hotel construction pipeline stood at 1,731 projects comprising 255,354 rooms at the close of Q1 2026, representing a 3% year-over-year increase, with early planning stage projects reaching a record high of 604 projects/86,128 rooms. The report forecasts 319 new hotels with 44,156 rooms to open across Europe by year-end 2026, with the United Kingdom, Turkey, Germany, France, and Portugal accounting for 46% of the region's pipeline projects.
Europe's hotel construction pipeline reached 1,731 projects comprising 255,354 rooms at Q1 2026, representing a 3% year-over-year increase, with the early planning stage hitting a record-high 604 projects and 86,128 rooms. The United Kingdom, Turkey, Germany, France, and Portugal account for 46% of projects in the region's pipeline, and Europe is forecast to see 319 new hotels with 44,156 rooms open by the end of 2026.
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