Middle East/Africa pipeline by Chain Scale segment for December 2009 (number of rooms) — Photo by STR Global

The Middle East/Africa hotel development pipeline includes 442 hotels comprising 120,440 rooms, according to the December 2009 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released this week.

Among the key markets in the region, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, reported the largest amount of rooms in the total active pipeline with 29,727 rooms. The market also ended the month with the largest amount of rooms in the In Construction phase with 15, 291 rooms. Abu Dhabi, UAE, followed with 13,701 rooms in the total active pipeline and 6,939 rooms in the In Construction phase.

Among the Chain Scale segments, three segments accounted for nearly 70 percent of the total active pipeline. The Unaffiliated segment accounted for 25.3 percent of the total active pipeline with 30,495 rooms. The Luxury segment followed with 28,308 rooms in the total active pipeline and 23.5 percent. The Upper Upscale segment ended the month with 25,133 rooms in the total active pipeline, accounting for 20.9 percent.

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