Manchester has the largest hotel development pipeline for Europe, according to STR Global figures released for the month of March.

The city will see room growth of 22.7 per cent if all 3,061 rooms in its total active pipeline open.

Pipeline data includes developments in construction or the planning and final planning stages, but does not include pre-planning developments.

Four other markets reported significant expected room growth: Birmingham (17.2 per cent with 1,702 rooms); Istanbul (14.9 per cent with 5,447 rooms); London (14.1 per cent with 16,392 rooms; and Moscow (12.7 per cent with 4,697 rooms).