Hotel Construction Pipeline MEA While the full impact of Covid-19 on future hotel development remains to be seen, the latest data from Tophotelprojects shows a healthy pipeline across the Middle East and Africa. In total, the database counts 942 hotels – amounting to 264,669 rooms – in the construction pipeline; this does not include projects that are currently on hold. Unsurprisingly, Dubai tops the list with 164 projects (52,282 rooms) in planning or under construction; that’s four times more than anywhere else in the region. Amongst them are several branded offers from Accor including a Raffles, SLS, 25hours and Mama Shelter, as well as an Aloft and Edition from Marriott International, and a number of DoubleTrees and Garden Inns from Hilton Worldwide. Locally grown operators continue to push ahead too, with new offers from Jumeirah Group, Emaar Hospitality and Rove Hotels in the works. Outside of the UAE, Saudi Arabia has the largest pipeline thanks to Vision 2030, an ambitious strategic growth programme that aims to boost the travel and tourism industry. Among the projects in progress is Amaala, a 2,500-key ultra-luxury development on the Red Sea, and the recently announced Fairfield by Marriott Makkah Al Naseem, featuring 2,600 rooms within close proximity to the Grand Mosque.
TOP CITIES DUBAI Projects 164 Rooms 52,282
RIYADH Projects 44 Rooms 10,496
JEDDAH Projects 40 Rooms 10,451
DOHA Projects 36 Rooms 10,650
ABU DHABI Projects 21 Rooms 7,081
TBILISI Projects 17 Rooms 2,983
MUSCAT Projects 25 Rooms 5,290
MAKKAH Projects 30 Rooms 33,526
RAS AL-KHAIMAH Projects 18 Rooms 6,151
ISTANBUL Projects 16 Rooms 2,752
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UAE 230 70,700
SAUDI ARABIA 171 76,563
EGYPT 56 17,351
TURKEY 48 8,862
QATAR 47 14,925
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OMAN 37 7,164
MOROCCO 35 8,140
GEORGIA 28 5,021
NIGERIA 26 6,232
ISRAEL 26 3,473
