Dubai tops most rooms in construction phase; hotel sector MENA « Nomad Urbanista in Dubai

The Middle East/Africa hotel development pipeline comprises 455 hotels totalling 126,310 rooms, according to the June 2010 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released this week.

Among the countries in the region, the United Arab Emirates accounted for nearly 50 percent of total rooms in the total active pipeline for the region. The country ended the month with 54,814 rooms in the total active pipeline. UAE also reported the most rooms in the In Construction phase with 29,292 rooms. Saudi Arabia reported 16,680 rooms in the total active pipeline, followed by Egypt (7,332 rooms) and Morocco (6,047 rooms).

Among the key markets in the region, Dubai, UAE, ended the month with the most rooms in the total active pipeline (32,224) and the most rooms in the In Construction phase (16,768). Abu Dhabi, UAE, followed with 14,456 rooms in the total active pipeline and 8,479 rooms in the In Construction phase.