The U.S. opened 220 new hotel properties representing 26,057 rooms during the first quarter of 2021, more than any other country globally, according to research by STR. The number of rooms currently under construction is 186,269, down from April 2020’s record construction peak of 220,207. New York City led in construction with 21,055 rooms, followed distantly by Las Vegas with 8,579 and Los Angeles with 6,395. See STR