UAE Business: Radisson opens eight hotels in Africa during H1 – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Radisson opens eight hotels in Africa during H1 – Gulf Digital News

Radisson Hotel Group said it has continued its ambitious African growth strategy in the first half of 2022 and confirmed more than eight hotel openings and market entries with over 1,000 rooms across the region.

At the start of 2022, the Group set out plans to add more than a dozen hotels across the continent and is on track to meet this goal, having delivered two thirds of the planned growth to date. The new openings and signings underline Africa’s importance to the Group’s overall growth strategy and are aligned with its objective of having more than 150 properties across Africa by 2025.

The first half of 2022 saw Radisson Hotel Group enter several key new African markets along with other significant milestone signings and openings.

The Group expanded its presence in Madagascar with a portfolio of three hotels, becoming the largest international operator on the island. The first Radisson branded hotel in East Africa, Radisson Hotel Addis Ababa Bole Airport was signed in 2022, and the Radisson Individuals brand was introduced to the continent with the opening of two new properties, Number One Oxford Street Hotel & Suites, a member of Radisson Individuals in Ghana, and Marina Resort Port Ghalib, a member