Higher-End Chain Scales Drive Hotel Pipeline to Record-High Project Totals in Asia Pacific Region, Excluding China

According to the recent Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the Asia Pacific, excluding China (APEC), hotel construction pipeline reached a record-high project count at the Q4 2025 close, climbing 11% year-over-year (YOY) to reach 2,323 projects/433,241 rooms, up 5% by rooms YOY.