Hotel Construction Pipeline Asia Pacific As the most active hotel development market in the world, Asia Pacific now counts 2,766 projects (572,153 rooms) in the pipeline according to the latest data from THP. China remains the clear heavyweight, with 239,350 rooms in development, accounting for more than 40% of the entire Asia Pacific pipeline. This dominance is particularly evident at the city level, where urban hubs such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hangzhou feature prominently among the region’s hotspots. Elsewhere, India continues to flourish, with its rapidly expanding pipeline driven by infrastructure investment and rising domestic tourism, as well as strong growth from both homegrown operators and international players. IHG for example, is set to more than triple its portfolio in India over the next five years. Southeast Asia, meanwhile, is reporting promising growth across key leisure and gateway markets. Phuket in particular is benefiting from renewed confidence in resort and tourism-led projects with 7,137 rooms across 33 projects under development thanks to ventures from The StandardX, MGallery and JW Marriott.
TOP CITIES BANGKOK Projects 58 Rooms 16,329
CHENGDU Projects 40 Rooms 8,468
SHENZHEN Projects 49 Rooms 14,722
XI’AN Projects 39 Rooms 8,275
SHANGHAI Projects 48 Rooms 11,823
NANJING Projects 34 Rooms 7,003
HANGZHOU Projects 43 Rooms 8,495
SUZHOU Projects 33 Rooms 7,278
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BENGALURU Projects 33 Rooms 6,905
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In total, Asia Pacific is set to add more than 165,015 rooms to its inventory in 2026, with a further 98,073 due in 2027.
THP is a data service that supports the development of new hotel projects worldwide. The figures in this report are extracted from the THP construction database: updated daily by an international research team, it includes four- and five-star hotel projects across all phases, from vision to pre-opening. www.tophotelprojects.com
PHUKET Projects 33 Rooms 7,137
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CHINA 1,073 239,350
INDIA 522 78,934
AUSTRALIA 179 28,609
INDONESIA 169 28,250
THAILAND 150 34,232
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VIETNAM 142 46,583
JAPAN 94 16,849
MALAYSIA 82 23,818
PHILIPPINES 81 21,627
MALDIVES 32 4,233