Hotel chains are thriving in Africa

AFRICA is proving to be
the growth hub for hotel
brands in the 21st
century, according to a report
by W Hospitality Group called
Hotel Chain Development
Pipelines in Africa 2015.
The report was conducted
following the participation of
37 hotel chains across Africa
that have operations in more
than one country.
In 2011, the number
of reported hotel chain
development pipelines in
North Africa was 75 and is
now 79. The number of
rooms has risen from 17 038
to 18 565.
The number of planned subSaharan
hotels has risen from
76 in 2011 to 191 at present,
and the number of rooms
from 13 700 in 2011 to 31
150 currently. Sub-Saharan
Africa continues to grow much
faster than the North African
region.
A sub-regional breakdown
of hotel rooms in the pipeline
in sub-Saharan Africa reveals
that 12% are in Central Africa,
24% in East Africa, 11% in
Southern Africa, and 53% in
West Africa.
Nigeria ranks first in the
top 10 countries by number
of planned hotel rooms. The
country currently has 51
hotels with 8 563 rooms
planned. Egypt follows with
6 440 rooms and then
Morocco with 5 474 rooms.
These have been the top
three countries since 2011.
South Africa comes in sixth
with 13 hotels and 1 662
rooms in the pipeline.
The top ten hotel brands by
number of hotels and rooms
in Africa are:
1. Radisson Blu
(5 372 rooms)
2. Hilton (4 965 rooms)
3. Marriott (2 316 rooms)
4. Sheraton (1 862 rooms)
5. Hilton Garden Inn
(1 682 rooms)
6. Kempinski (1 618 rooms)
7. Park Inn by Radisson
(1 581 rooms)
8. Noom (1 332 rooms)
9. Four Points by Sheraton
(1 250 rooms)
10.Courtyard by Marriott
(1 154 rooms)