There are currently 577 hotels and resorts, offering 104,444 rooms, in the development pipeline. This represents a 13.3% increase by 2024, significantly outpacing the single-digit growth reported by global hotel chains. The region saw a 23% year-on-year increase in development activity, while sub-Saharan Africa experienced a more modest 6% rise.
Over the last five years, the hotel development pipeline in sub-Saharan Africa has grown at an annual rate of 4%, in North Africa at 12%, and 7% across the continent as a whole.
Egypt leads the continent in hotel development, with 143 hotels and 33,926 rooms in the pipeline—almost four times the number of rooms in second-placed Morocco, which has 58 hotels and 8,579 rooms. Other countries following in terms of room numbers include Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cape Verde, Kenya, Tunisia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Ghana.
Trevor Ward, Managing Director of W Hospitality Group, commented, “Despite the challenges faced by the continent, the fact that hotel chains signed 125 new deals last year, adding 21,000 rooms, shows that there are abundant opportunities for further development.”
In Tanzania, a leading travel company has announced an expansion of services, catering to travelers seeking authentic experiences across the country.
