Hilton showcases new openings at ATM
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Hilton Worldwide is delivering on its expansion plans in the Middle East and Africa with five openings, spread across the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Indian Ocean and South Africa, since the start of 2011. At the same time, the company has also signed four new properties in the MEA across four of its brands – the Hilton Sharjah, Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah, Hilton Garden Inn Doha Al Sadd and DoubleTree by Hilton, Dubai Al Barsha.We’ve hit the ground running in 2011 and we’re experiencing a fantastic rate of growth,” said Rudi Jagersbacher, area president, Middle East & Africa, Hilton Worldwide. “We have opened five hotels so far this year and are signing new hotels at a pace of one a month. We are bringing new brands to new countries.”In the first four months of this year, Hilton Worldwide has opened the Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort and Spa, DoubleTree by Hilton Aqaba, DoubleTree by Hilton Ras Al Khaimah, Hilton Cape Town City Centre and Hilton Zamalek Residence Cairo. Three of these five hotels were conversion properties.Following its debut in Jordan with the opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton Aqaba, Hilton Worldwide will also be entering Namibia, Qatar and Equatorial Guinea for the first time in 2011, with the Hilton Windhoek, Hilton Doha and Hilton Malabo respectively. This year will also see the opening of the Hilton Sharjah, Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Beach Residence and Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE and Hilton Marsa Alam Resort in Egypt. In total, Hilton Worldwide expects to have opened 10 hotels across the Middle East and Africa in 2011.Ian Carter, president of global operations and development, said, “Across the Middle East and Africa we’re seeing a new and improved pace of hotel openings and signings and we will grow our presence in the area by nearly 80% over the coming three to four years.”Hilton Worldwide currently operates 49 hotels and one Convention Centre in the Middle East & Africa, with 15,000 rooms and over 17,000 Team Members across 15 countries. The company’s 50th hotel in the region, the Hilton Windhoek in Namibia, will open at the end of May. There are an additional 30 properties in the development pipeline across Middle East and Africa, amounting to 10,000 new rooms due to open in the next four years.
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