Marriott International (www.MarriottNewsCenter.com) continues its robust expansion across the African
continent with news of brand-new signings of new properties in Cape Town, Nairobi, Cairo and Mauritius. This
announcement comes hot on the heels of Marriott’s recently completed acquisition of Starwood Hotels and
Resorts, which has created the world’s largest hospitality. The transaction has increased Marriott’s
distribution in Africa, thus affirming the company’s number one position across the continent.”The past
couple of weeks have seen an incredible transformation for our company, and I am proud to say that we are
continuing the momentum with our expansion and development plans across the African continent,” said
Alex Kyriakidis, President and Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, Marriott International. “We officially
opened the Kigali Marriott Hotel yesterday, under the patronage of His Excellency, The Honourable Prime
Minister Murekezi, and today we announce six new deals across Africa, which when open, are expected to
bring our total African property and room count to 205 and 37,000 respectively.”These new signings
comprise over 1100 rooms, and include AC by Marriott’s brand entry into Africa. The Cape Town deals are in
partnership with the Amdec Group, Marriott’s long term partner and owners of the new Marriott Hotel and
Marriott Executive Apartments Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, announced last year and currently under
development. The Amdec Group has been instrumental in bringing in Marriott International’s global brands
into South Africa, as they were the first to announce Marriott Hotels, Marriott Executive Apartments and now
AC by Marriott and Residence Inn by Marriott into the market. The AC Hotel Cape Town Waterfront will be
located at the gateway to Cape Town’s waterfront, while Harbour Arch will be the site of the 200-room Cape
Town Marriott Hotel Foreshore and the 150-room Residence Inn by Marriott Cape Town Foreshore.The first
deal to be signed since Marriott’s completed acquisition, and further consolidating Marriott International’s
presence on Mauritius, the globally renowned Sheraton brand will make a landmark debut on the island with
Sheraton Mauritius St Felix Resort and The Residences at Sheraton Mauritius St Felix Resort. Owned by Clear
Ocean Hotel Resorts Limited, the resort will be a part of a mixed use development with a boutique retail mall
and branded residences. Scheduled to open in early 2020, the resort will feature 152 well-appointed
guestrooms and suites and 37 branded apartments and villas.The first Element Hotels property signed in
Egypt will be the largest Element Hotel in the Middle East and Africa. Situated in Cairo’s upscale Heliopolis
district and scheduled to open in 2019, Element Cairo is developed by Abraj Misr Urban Development and
owned by Middle East Real Estate for Development (MERED). A part of the iconic new smart and ecofriendly
development, The Gate Project, the largest housing, administrative, commercial, project in Egypt and the
Middle East, Element Cairo will feature 344 light-filled rooms and an atmosphere designed to fuel a life in
balance and on the move.Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi, Hurlingham, is the brand’s second hotel in the city,
strategically located in the upmarket suburb close to the city center and within easy access from the
surrounding business areas of Westlands, Kilimani and Nairobi Central. Owned by Kamcan Properties Ltd, the
96 room hotel is a conversion from an existing hotel, will be operated under a franchise arrangement, and is
expected to open in 2017.”These news deals are testament to our combined development efforts going
forward, as there are significant growth synergies between the brands and our newly combined company,
with a focus on expending brands across the region, and looking for opportunities in new markets,”
concluded Mr. Kyriakidis.Continuing to capitalize on opportunities within the region, Marriott International has
set a clear objective to be represented in all major gateway cities, commercial centers and established resort
destinations while catering to a wide variety of market segments. Each of Marriott International’s brands,
including those in the pipeline, target a specific segment and support the increased inflow of visitors within
that segment.