Hyatt Hotels Corporation revealed that additional Hyatt-branded hotels are expected to open in the continent by the end of 2020.
Hyatt will debut the first dual-branded Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels on the continent, return with the Hyatt brand in Cairo, open Park Hyatt and Hyatt Regency hotels in Morocco and enter three new markets for the first time: Algeria, Ethiopia, and Senegal.
Of Hyatt’s expected nine new hotels, five are new market entries:
In Africa’s established markets, Hyatt is expanding its brand footprint in:
Last year, the company made strides in Kenya and is entering East Africa with a strategic plan to expand the footprint in the continent, Hyatt’s regional vice president development for Africa, Tejas Shah.
“There is huge potential for further growth in Africa, and our approach is to grow thoughtfully in markets where our guests are traveling,” Shah added.