STR Global Reports Central/S. America Pipeline July 2010

Among the countries in the region, Brazil reported the largest amount of rooms in the total active pipeline with 7,042 rooms, followed by Panama with 5,400 rooms. Two other countries ended the month with more than 1,500 rooms in the total active pipeline: Argentina (1,700 rooms) and Colo'mbia (1,509 rooms).

Among the Chain Scale segments, three segments each accounted for more than 20 percent of the total active pipeline. The Upscale segment made up 24.6 percent of the total active pipeline with 5,116 rooms, followed by the Upper Upscale segment (23.4 percent with 4,864 rooms) and the Economy segment (22.9 percent with 4,748 rooms).

* Includes those projects in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning phases. 

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