Chengdu Leads China Hotel Construction Pipeline
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Chengdu has the greatest number of projects in China's total hotel construction pipeline, with 25,331 rooms under construction. Outside of China, India has the most hotel rooms under development (99,195 rooms) in Asia Pacific.
Lodging Econometrics’ Q2 2025 Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report revealed China’s construction pipeline stands at 3,733 projects/672,224 rooms at the close of the second quarter. At the close of the second quarter, China had 2,712 projects/482,138 rooms under construction. Projects scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months stand at 352 projects/62,292 rooms, while 669 projects/127,794 rooms are in the early planning stage. Construction starts in the second quarter stood at 192 projects/30,570 rooms. Combined hotel renovations and brand conversions stand at 213 projects/38,661 rooms. The upper midscale chain scale stands at 1,194 projects/182,541 rooms, the upscale chain scale stands at 1,072 projects/225,407 rooms, and the luxury chain scale stands at 257 projects/56,882 rooms. At the Q2 close, Chengdu has the greatest number of projects in the country’s total hotel construction pipeline, with 143 projects/25,331 rooms. Shanghai follows with 124 pro
