The expansion of business tourism in Kenya has seen Nairobi become an attractive destination for new hotels with 2,666 rooms expected to be added in the next two years. Nairobi takes the fourth position in terms of planned rooms while Lagos takes the lead at 4,000.
Marriott International, Best Western, and Hilton Hotels& Resorts are the leading chains with the best-planned rooms which are expanding across the continent.
Marriott International is an American multinational diversified hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and related lodging facilities. Founded in 1927 by J. Willard Marriott, the company is now led by his son, Executive Chairman Bill Marriott and President and Chief Executive Officer
Marriott International has its headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. It has more than 5700 properties in over 110 countries and territories around the world, over 1.2 million rooms and additional 195,000 rooms in the development pipeline
Best Western International,
It's an operator of the Best Western Hotels & Resorts brand with 4,195 hotels and motels worldwide. The chain, with its corporate headquarters Phoenix, Arizona operates 2,163 hotels, in North America and was founded by M.K. Guertin in 1946.
The name "Best Western" was a result of most of their properties originally being in the United States west of the Mississipi River By 1962, Best Western had the only hospitality reservations service covering the entire United States, and in 1963, was the largest motel chain in the industry with 699 member properties and 35,201 rooms. Since it no longer operates under a single brand, Best Western concurrently modified its slogan in 2011 from "the world's largest hotel chain" to "the world's largest hotel family."
Hilton Hotels & Resorts (formerly known as Hilton Hotels) is a global brand of full-service hotels and resorts and the flagship brand of Hilton
The original company was founded by Conrad Hilton on May 31, 1919, Mc Lean, Virginia. There are more than 570 Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties in 85 countries and territories across six continents
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is Hilton's flagship brand and one of the largest hotel brands in the world. The brand is targeted at both business and leisure travelers with locations in major city centers, near airports, convention centers, and popular vacation destinations around the world.
Hilton Kenya Situated in Nairobi's central business district offers luxurious accommodation, serves a fusion of continental cuisine and decorated with leather suitcases and traveling accessories to resemble an old-fashioned train. There is also the Sale E Pepe Restaurant, which specializes in Italian gourmet dishes. Snacks and barbecues are available at the outdoor pool restaurant and bar. Guests can indulge in cakes, pastries and brewed coffee at Café American.
The hotel has stylishly furnished banquet rooms, an elegant ballroom and also features a state of the art board room ideal for executive meetings. Leisure options offered by the hotel include a modern health club with personal trainers, aerobic and Zumba classes, a heated outdoor pool, sauna and therapeutic massages.
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