Hilton expects to open 100 hotels across the MENA region by 2023, mainly in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Morocco, and Egypt, Trade Arabia reports.
With investments standing at USD 9 bn, the hotel openings comprise four new signings, including Hampton by Hilton Kuwait Salmiya, Canopy by Hilton Al Khobar The Avenues, Embassy Suites by Hilton Dubai Business Bay, and Hilton Garden Inn Dubai Business Bay.
“As Hilton enters its 100th year, we have almost 30,000 rooms in our Mena pipeline and have recently announced deals that will see us introduce our lifestyle brand Canopy by Hilton to Saudi Arabia as well as Embassy Suites by Hilton to the region,” according to Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president of development in Europe, Middle East, and Africa for Hilton, said.
“The addition of 100 hotels will create genuine value for the economy with some 25,000 new jobs across these hotels as they open in the coming years,” Fitzgibbon added.
Hilton has 64 hotels across the Middle East and North Africa, and expects to double in size in the UAE and quadruple in Saudi Arabia throughout the next five years.
