The This fall 2025 Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE) discovered that the Dallas, Texas, market continued to guide the U.S. resort building pipeline with 193 tasks totaling 23,720 rooms. Atlanta, Georgia, adopted with 159 tasks/17,804 rooms, then Phoenix, Arizona, with 124 tasks/16,303 rooms, Nashville, Tennessee, with 120 tasks/15,983 rooms, and Austin, Texas, with 120 tasks/14,120 rooms, full the highest 5 markets.
Within the under-construction stage of the pipeline, Phoenix led with 35 tasks accounting for 4,829 rooms, adopted by Dallas with 34 tasks/3,663 rooms, New York with 29 tasks/5,689 rooms, Miami, Florida, with 24 tasks/4,843 rooms, and Atlanta, Georgia, with 21 tasks/2,206 rooms.
Key Findings
Dallas continued to guide with the most important variety of deliberate building begins anytime throughout the subsequent 12 months, with 74 tasks/8,202 rooms. Atlanta adopted with 58 tasks/6,658 rooms, then Austin with 51 tasks/5,499 rooms, whereas the Inland Empire and Nashville had 44 tasks/4,467 rooms and 42 tasks/5,981 rooms, respectively.
The early starting stage additional demonstrated Dallas’ market energy, with 85 tasks/11,855 rooms. Atlanta was subsequent with 80 tasks/8,940 rooms in early planning, whereas Nashville, with 59 tasks/7,648 rooms, the Inland Empire, with 59 tasks/5,908 rooms, and Orlando, Florida, with 51 tasks/10,777 rooms rounded out the highest 5.
New Initiatives and Forecast
LE’s newest report additionally discovered regular resort renovation and conversion exercise throughout the U.S. on the finish of This fall 2025. Houston, Texas, and Atlanta led, every with 35 tasks and 5,411 and 4,314 rooms, respectively, whereas Washington D.C. stood at 34 tasks/3,963 rooms. Chicago, Illinois, adopted with 29 tasks/5,397 rooms, and New York accomplished the highest 5 with 28 tasks/7,293 rooms.
The fourth quarter noticed 285 new undertaking bulletins nationwide, with Phoenix rising because the chief with 12 tasks/1,347 rooms, adopted by Atlanta with eight tasks/854 rooms and Saint Louis, Missouri, with seven tasks/725 rooms. Tampa and the Inland Empire rounded out the highest markets for brand new bulletins with six tasks/664 rooms and 5 tasks/535 rooms, respectively.
Looking forward to 2026, Phoenix was forecast to keep up a prime place, opening 23 new motels/3,326 rooms. New York was projected to open 22 motels/3,795 rooms, whereas Dallas was forecast to open 19 motels/2,295 rooms, Austin 13 motels/1,738 rooms, and the Inland Empire 12 motels/1,024 rooms.
LE’s prolonged forecast confirmed continued progress with new motels projected to open in 2027. Dallas was anticipated to guide 2027 openings with 37 new motels/3,198 rooms, adopted by Atlanta with 28 motels/2,554 rooms, the Inland Empire with 18 motels/1,693 rooms, Phoenix with 17 motels/2,078 rooms, and Los Angeles, California, with 15 motels/1,769 rooms.
