Morocco and Egypt Lead Africa in Hotel Development, Survey Finds

The main conclusions of this survey conducted by W Hospitality Group, a member of Hotel Partners Africa in association with the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) can be summed up in four words: Egypt, Morocco, Accor and Marriott. With 5,577 and 6,142 rooms respectively, these two countries are at the top of the pack in terms of the number of rooms physically under construction. They are followed by Ethiopia, 3,871; Cape Verde, 3,016; Nigeria, 2,544; Kenya, 2,450; Algeria, 2,337 and Tunisia, 2,280. South Africa, 1,948 and Senegal, 1,919 rooms complete the top 10.

With more than 21,000 rooms in 85 hotels under development, up 20% from last year, Egypt is by far the leader in terms of rooms under project as well as those under construction, ahead of Morocco (2nd, with 7,209 rooms under development, spread across 50 new hotels). They are followed by Nigeria (5,619 rooms in 33 hotels), Ethiopia (5,206 rooms spread across 29 hotels), Cape Verde (4,639 rooms in 17 hotels) and Algeria (3,202 rooms spread across 15 hotels). Tunisia (2,918 spread across 14 hotels, South Africa (3,133 spread across 21 hotels) and Senegal (2,693 spread across 13 hotels) complete the podium.