STR's hotel pipeline data for Europe showed 1,654 projects accounting for 210,075 rooms in construction as of the end of January 2020. This represented a 29.4% year-over-year increase in the number of rooms in the final phase of the development pipeline.

A majority of the region's rooms in construction are in three segments. Of those three, unaffiliated projects represented the largest percentage increase (+88.7%) in activity year over year.

1. Unaffiliated: 69,369 rooms
2. Upscale: 41,391 rooms
3. Upper Midscale: 35,508 rooms

Four countries reported more than 8,000 rooms under construction. Germany led with 52,587 rooms, which represented 7.7% of the country's existing supply, followed by the United Kingdom (41,199 rooms, 6.1% of existing supply).

1. Germany: 52,587 rooms (7.7%)
2. United Kingdom: 41,199 rooms (6.1%)
3. Spain: 26,477 rooms (3.9%)
4. Portugal: 8,785 rooms (7.0%)

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