MARRIOTT International has
revealed plans to aggressively
develop properties across the
Middle East and North Africa.
In the pipeline is the
development of properties in
Saudi Arabia (seven), the UAE
(six), Algeria (six), Morocco
(five), Bahrain (two), Ethiopia
(two), Tunisia (two), Iraq (two),
Egypt (one), Kuwait (one), and
Qatar (one).
There are also plans to
develop properties in subSaharan
Africa: Nigeria (four),
Gabon (two), Benin (one),
Ghana (one), Rwanda (one),
and Mauritius (one).
This is across Marriott’s
existing brands: the RitzCarlton,
JW Marriott Hotels,
Renaissance Hotels, Marriott
Hotels, Courtyard by Marriott,
Protea Hotels, Residence
Inn by Marriott and Marriott
Executive Apartments. There
are also plans to introduce
new brands such as Edition
in the UAE.
Six additional Protea Hotels
will be developed. These will
be in Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana,
Uganda, Zambia and South
Africa.
All these properties are
in the “construction and
planning” pipeline for 2018,
which means that while some
will be completed, others will
be still be under construction
at that time, the hotel group
told TNW.
“We are not a company
that stands still, and so we
anticipate that there will
be growth in more markets
across the continent. Our
development pipeline is
continuously changing and
we are always looking for
opportunities to expand our
portfolio,” said Alex Kyriakidis,
president and md of Marriott
International Middle East and
Africa.
