An agreement has been reached by Marriott International, Inc. and V&A Waterfront Holdings, as both announced on Thursday 18 December 2025, a signed agreement to open The Cape Town EDITION within the V&A Waterfront in 2026. This milestone agreement is anticipated to mark the debut of EDITION Hotels in Africa, bringing its signature taste-making design,…
An agreement has been signed by leading hospitality group, Marriott International to debut the St Regis brand in Oman with St. Regis Al Mouj Muscat Resort expected to open in 2022. To be located in Al Mouj Muscat, the 271-room resort will include plans for 170 branded residential units, including a mix of apartments, penthouses…
Marriott International, a leading hotel group has revealed that it is expecting to add 40 properties with more than 8,000 rooms in Africa by the end of 2023. This was disclosed at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Marriott announced signed agreements to open its first property in Cape Verde…
Aleph Hospitality a Dubai-based hotel management company has signed a management agreement to operate two boutique resorts — the Moja Tuu and Hakuna Majiwe — in Zanzibar. Scheduled to take effect in October, the contracts mark Aleph Hospitality’s continued expansion on the African continent, with its portfolio now stretching across five countries. Bani Haddad, founder…
Recent data from STR has indicated that leading hospitality groups Accor and Marriott International are ahead of the pack as both account for the largest hotel supply and pipeline counts in Africa. There are now just seven countries in Africa with no internationally branded properties present, compared to 18 just six years ago. Accor and…
The Sheraton Bahrain, a Marriott Hotel will be shut down until 2021 as the property undergoes a complete renovation that will cost the sum of $40 million. According to report on the Hotelier Middle East website, officials revealed that the renovation will commence on October 1, 2019; and the entire property including guest rooms, conferences,…
Alex Kyriakidis will transition from his position as president and managing director of Marriott International Middle East & Africa to an executive advisory role from December 31 2019, according to an announcement made by Marriott International. “As Marriott’s head of Middle East & Africa, Alex has, in a short amount of time, propelled the company…
Aleph Hospitality, a Dubai-based group has signed a franchise agreement with Marriott International to operate a Protea Hotel by Marriott in Kisumu, Kenya. The hospitality company will be operating the hotel, which is due to open in January 2022, on behalf of the owner Bluewater Hotels. Speaking about the property, Bani Haddad, founder and managing…
Delta Hotels by Marriott Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, the latest hotel property of Marriott International has made an official debut in the MENA region. The hotel’s 45-storey tower comprises 360 rooms, offering a range of room types including suites and serviced apartments. Speaking about the property, Alex Kyriakidis, president and managing director, Middle East & Africa,…
Leading hotel chain, Marriott International has announced plans to completely eliminate the tiny, single-use toiletry bottles of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel by 2020. The hotel group plans to replace them with larger pump-topped bottles. So far, the property has rolled out larger bottles in around 1,000 properties in North America, but more are expected…
