Hilton Heads Hotel Development Boom in Africa

W Hospitality Group | June 25, 2015

The findings of this year's Hotel Chain Development Pipeline Survey, produced by Lagos-based consultancy W Hospitality Group (http://w-hospitalitygroup.com), show that Hilton is leading the race to develop new hotels in Africa with 7,250 rooms in its pipeline, spread over 29 new properties, 18% up on the previous year. Hot on its heels is Carlson Rezidor, with 6,953 new rooms in development spread across 32 hotels. Marriott is in third place with 6,412 rooms in its pipeline spread over 36 new properties, 22% up on 2014. If one creates a ranking not by number of rooms but instead by the number of hotels, Marriott would take the top spot ...