The Middle East hotel industry reported a 7.7% year-over-year decrease in the number of rooms in the final phase of the development pipeline. Africa's room construction total was down 0.7% year over year.
In October, the Middle East reported a 5.7% year-over-year decrease in the number of hotel rooms in construction. Africa reported a 4% decrease in rooms in construction.
In July, the Middle East reported a 2.1% year-over-year increase in hotel rooms in construction, while in Africa rooms in construction decreased 1.8%.
The Middle East reported a 9.3% year-over-year increase in hotel rooms in construction as of April, while African hotel rooms in construction decreased 7.1%.
The Middle East reported a 21% year-over-year increase in the number of rooms in construction (127,115) through January, according to STR pipeline data. Africa, meanwhile, reported a 4.2% increase in rooms in construction (27,124).
The Middle East room construction total represented a 27.5% increase compared with July 2017. The Africa room construction total represented a 7.1% decrease compared with July 2017.
The Middle East region reported an 18.1% year-over-year increase in the number of rooms in construction in October, while Africa's number of in-construction rooms declined 11.4% from October 2016.
The Middle East reported a 3.4% year-over-year increase while Africa saw a 2.7% decrease in rooms under contract in September, according to data from STR.
The Middle East region reported 98,027 rooms in 309 hotel projects in construction in August, which is a 17.2% year-over-year increase. Africa, meanwhile, reported 28,260 rooms in 160 hotels under construction during the month, which is a 5.6% decrease.
The Middle East reported a 15.6% year-over-year increase in rooms in construction in June, while Africa reported a 6.5% year-over-year decrease in rooms in construction for the month.