LONDON—The Middle East/Africa hotel development pipeline comprises 495 hotels totalling 125,481 rooms, according to the July 2012 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report.
Among the countries in the region, Oman reported the largest expected room growth (+81.2 percent) if all 5,417 rooms in the country’s total active pipeline open. Other countries to report a significant expected room growth: Saudi Arabia (+53.9 percent with 27,624 rooms expected to open); Qatar (+47.1 percent with 6,785 rooms); Algeria (+43.6 percent with 1,875 rooms); and United Arab Emirates (+38.6 percent with 35,052 rooms).
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