DUBAI: Marriott International announced on Wednesday signings of new properties in Cape Town, Nairobi, Cairo and Mauritius, after it completed its acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide last month.
The transaction has increased Marriott’s distribution in Africa, affirming the company’s number one position across the continent, according to a company statement.
“The past couple of weeks have seen an incredible transformation for our company, and I am proud to say that we are continuing the momentum with our expansion and development plans across the African continent,” said Alex Kyriakidis, President and Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, Marriott International.
“We officially opened the Kigali Marriott Hotel yesterday, under the patronage of His Excellency, The Honourable Prime Minister Murekezi, and today we announce six new deals across Africa, which when open, are expected to bring our total African property and room count to 205 and 37,000 respectively,” he added.
These new signings comprise over 1100 rooms, and include AC by Marriott’s brand entry into Africa. The Cape Town deals are in partnership with the Amdec Group, Marriott’s long term partner and owners of the new Marriott Hotel and Marriott Executive Apartments Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, announced last year and currently under development.
