The number of hotels in the Middle East/Africa development pipeline fell by six in April as the construction slowdown continued to impact the region.
According to latest figures released by STR Global, the pipeline comprised 467 hotels totalling 128,903 rooms, compared to 473 hotels and 127,952 rooms in the previous month.
The UAE ended the month with the most rooms in the total active pipeline with 56,187 rooms.
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The UAE also reported the most rooms in the In Construction phase with 29,125 rooms, STR Global added.
The statistics follow on from comments by Khalid bin Sulayem, director general of Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing Department (DTCM) who said that up to 20,000 new hotel rooms were set to come online in Dubai this year.
Speaking at The Hotel Show, he said: "There are between 16,000 and 20,000 hotel rooms to enter the Dubai market by the end of the year, which will contribute to producing lower room rates and attracting more visitors to Dubai."
The STR Global figures also showed that Saudi Arabia reported 15,770 rooms in the total active
pipeline in April, followed by Egypt (7,178 rooms) and Qatar (6,041 rooms).
Among the key markets in region, Dubai reported the largest number of rooms in the total active pipeline (32,753) and in the In Construction phase (16,539), followed by Abu Dhabi with 14,558 rooms in the total active pipeline and 7,849 rooms in the In Construction phase.
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