STR Global reported that there are 501 hotels, totalling 144, 321 rooms under contract in the Middle East. These include projects under the in construction, final planning and planning.
The total under contract represents a 30.1% increase in rooms compared with November last year, and a 57.0% year-over-year increase in rooms under construction.
The region has reported 82,446 rooms in 253 hotels under construction for the month.
Among the countries in the Middle East, countries with the most projects in the pipeline include:
Saudi Arabia: 34,415 rooms in 72 hotels.
UAE: 27,458 rooms in 94 hotels
Qatar: 6,976 rooms in 29 hotels
Egypt: 3,934 rooms in 13 hotels
Jordan 3,055 rooms in nine hotels