Hotels that are still under construction or in planning stages will add at least 19,600 rooms for Macau tourists in the future, local media outlets reported.

According to MacauNews.com, which quoted the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau, there are 16 hotels currently in varying stages of construction, and these establishments are expected to provide 10,800 rooms in the city state.

Additionally, there are 34 hotels still in their construction planning phase, which will provide another 8,800 rooms, the land authority said.

The news comes at a time when industry experts are urging the city state’s gaming sector to entertain at a larger scale. Union Gaming analyst Grant Govertsen, in an interview with CalvinAyre.com, said Macau’s clientele is changing from VIPs to more mass-market focused customers, which is why the industry must think of an offering “above and beyond casino gaming” to keep the customers coming to the city state.