PORTSMOUTH, NH—There are 2,026 upper-midscale projects in the U.S. hotel construction pipeline, the highest count of any chain scale and representing 45% of total pipeline projects, according to a report by Lodging Econometrics.
The leading upper-midscale brands are Holiday Inn Express with 389 projects; Hampton Inn & Suites with 336 projects; and Home2Suites with 290 projects. These top three brands represent half of all projects in the upper-midscale pipeline.