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Each of the four world regions showed a year-over-year decline in hotel pipeline activity at the end of the second quarter, according to June 2022 data from STR.
June 2022 (% changes in comparison with June 2021)
Europe
Germany (40,729) and the U.K. (28,612) lead Europe in total rooms in construction.
Asia Pacific
Among countries in the region, China has the most rooms in construction (308,062), followed by Vietnam (31,161).
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia (37,654) and United Arab Emirates (31,671) lead in construction activity.
Americas
The U.S. holds the majority of rooms in construction in the region. After the U.S., Mexico (14,909) and Canada (7,232) have the highest number of rooms in construction in the region.
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