STR reports US pipeline for November 2009

The total active U.S. hotel development pipeline includes 3,939 projects comprising 417,412 rooms, according to the November 2009 STR/TWR/Dodge Construction Pipeline Report released this week. This represents a 33.9-percent decrease in the number of rooms in the total active pipeline compared to November 2008. The total active pipeline data includes projects in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning stages, but does not include...

All nine of the U.S. geographic regions experienced significant declines in the number of rooms in the total active pipeline in year-over-year comparisons. The Pacific region reported the smallest decrease in the number of rooms in the total active pipeline, falling 21.9 percent to 54,812 rooms. The Mountain region experienced the largest decrease in rooms in the total active pipeline, down 45.0 percent to 43,611 rooms. Two other regions reported large decreases in rooms in the total active pipeline of 40 percent or more: the East South Central region (-43.0 percent to 25,007 rooms) and the East North Central region (-40.0 percent to 33,309 rooms).

U.S. pipeline by region (number of rooms and projects and percent change November 2009 vs. November 2008):

Region

Total Active Pipeline by projects

% change

Total Active Pipeline by rooms

% change

Pacific

437

-29.1%

54,812

-21.9%

Mountain

340

-42.0%

43,611

-45.0%

West North Central

172

-37.2%

16,656

-31.2%

West South Central

802

-29.3%

69,591

-31.2%

East North Central

315

-38.8%

33,309

-40.0%

East South Central

284

-33.3%

25,007

-43.0%

Middle Atlantic

570

-15.9%

60,194

-23.0%

New England

130

-29.7%

15,841

-27.8%

South Atlantic

889

-38.6%

98,391

-37.5%

About STR/TWR/Dodge Construction Pipeline Report: The Pipeline Report is co-produced by Torto Wheaton Research, Dodge Construction, and dedicated pipeline team at STR. Available as an annual subscription or a local Market Supply Report, the Pipeline Report is a comprehensive look at new hotel development and existing supply in the U.S. and Canada.

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