Industry Update: Too Many Beds in the Pipeline? Slowdown Ahead.

As of December 2017, the U.S. has 5,011 hotels under construction adding 608,837 guest rooms to the nation’s inventory—more than in China.

Note: The U.S. accounts for 40% of the projects in the Global Pipeline while China accounts for 20%, resulting in 60% of the Global Pipeline being concentrated in just two countries.

Other cities leading in hotel construction are Las Vegas, Seattle, Denver, Boston, and metropolitan Washington DC.

Going forward, Travel Weekly sees a tapering off of new builds after several years of growth. Read more here.