Hilton plans to double its Middle East and Africa hotels portfolio in five years

Hilton plans to double its Middle East and Africa hotels portfolio in five years

Hilton, the New York-listed hotel operator, plans to double its portfolio of 169 hotels in Middle East and Africa in the next five years with a sharp focus on expansion in the Arab world’s two biggest economies – Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

“Last year, was a bit slow … in terms of the number of openings. [However] the good news is that we signed quite a few new hotels during the pandemic, showing the strength of our brand,” Jochem-Jan Sleiffer, Middle East, Africa and Turkey president for Hilton told The National on the sidelines of Arabian Travel Market on Tuesday.