Njengoko iqhubeka nokukhulisa ubukho bayo e-Afrika ngokwazisa iimveliso ezintsha kunye nokungena kumazwe amatsha, i-Hilton (i-NYSE: i-HLT) namhlanje ibhengeze ukuba isendleleni eya kubukhulu obungaphezulu kokuphindwe kabini kule minyaka mihlanu izayo ngokuvulwa kwesikhululo seenqwelomoya iLegend Hotel eLagos, Ukuqokelelwa kweCurio nguHilton-ingqokelela yeCurio yokuqala yehotele yihotele yaseHilton eAfrika.

Isikhululo senqwelomoya iLegend Hotel sikwiMurtala Muhammed International Airport, esebenza ngaphezulu kwezigidi ezisibhozo zabakhweli ngonyaka. Ihotele enesitayile ikufuphi nesikhululo seenqwelomoya sabucala seenqwelomoya kwaye inendawo yokufuduka ekhethekileyo kunye nedesika yesiko ehotele yabakhweli beenqwelomoya zabucala. Kukhethwe ukuba ibe yinxalenye yengqokelela ekhethekileyo yeehotele ezizezinye kunye neendawo zokuchithela iiholide ezibhiyozelwa ubuntu bazo, ihotele ijoyina ngaphezulu kwe-60 yeehotele zokuqokelelwa kweCurio kwihlabathi liphela. Le yihotele yokuqala yaseHilton eLagos kunye neyesibini eNigeria, ineehotele ezisixhenxe ezongezelelweyo kwimibhobho yophuhliso lwelizwe.

Ethetha phambi kwe-Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) eNairobi, uMongameli kunye ne-CEO yeHilton, uChris Nassetta, uthe: “Siyaqhubeka nokwenza iAfrika ngezinto ezintsha nemveliso, kwaye kuyasivuyisa ukwazisa ngophawu lwethu lweCurio Collection apha ukuvulwa kwesikhululo senqwelomoya iLegend Hotel. Ngelixa ilizwekazi liqhubela phambili ukufudukela ezidolophini ngokukhawuleza, kunye ne-UN iqikelela ukuba izixeko ezili-10 ezikhula ngokukhawuleza kwihlabathi lonke ziya kuba se-Afrika ngo-2035, le hotele yinxalenye yesicwangciso sethu sokudibanisa iindwendwe kwizixeko eziphambili nakwiindawo zeenqwelomoya kummandla wonke. ”

IHilton ibona ibango elinamandla leemveliso zayo kwilizwekazi liphela kwaye ilindele ukuvula iihotele ezisibhozo zizonke kwiAfrika iphela kulo nyaka, ezintathu kuzo ziya kubhabha phantsi kweflegi yaseHilton Garden Inn. Olu hlobo lwentengiso lubhengeza ukunyuka kwamaza abahambi abakumgangatho ophakathi ukuya nakwiAfrika iphela kwaye inkampani ilindele ukuvula ubuncinci iihotele ezili-16 zeHilton Garden Inn kule minyaka mihlanu izayo, kubandakanya ukungena kwegama eKampala, eGhana, eMalawi, eSwatini (eyayisakuba yiSwaziland) kunye iindawo ezininzi ezinobuchule kwi-Afrika esemaZantsi eSahara.

Kunyaka ophelileyo, uHilton wasungula i-Hilton Africa Growth Initiative, eza kuthi ixhase ukuguqulwa kweehotele esele zikho zenze iimveliso zeHilton ngotyalo-mali lwe-US $ 50 yezigidi kule minyaka mihlanu. Ngeli xesha, uHilton ulindele ukukhusela amathuba okuguqula ali-100 enamagumbi ali-15-20,000 ongezelelweyo kwipotifoliyo yakhe ukuze ahlangabezane nesidingo esikhulayo seehotele ezinophawu olusemgangathweni kwilizwekazi liphela.

UHilton uzibophelele ekukhuleni nakumathuba kwiAfrika iphela kwaye ebesoloko ekho kwilizwekazi ukusukela ngonyaka we-1959. Ngamahotele angama-41 avulekileyo nama-53 kwimibhobho yophuhliso eAfrika, uHilton ulindele ukuphinda-phinda amanyathelo alo kwilizwekazi liphela kule minyaka mihlanu izayo. Oku kubandakanya ukungena kwamakethi kumazwe ali-13 apho kungasebenzi khona ngoku kubandakanya iBotswana, iGhana, iSwatini (eyayisakuba yiSwaziland), iUganda, iMalawi neRwanda.

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This brand appeals to the rising tide of middle class travelers into and across Africa and the company expects to open at least 16 Hilton Garden Inn hotels in the coming five years, including brand entries in Kampala, Ghana, Malawi, eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) and many other strategic locations across sub-Saharan Africa.
As the continent continues to undergo rapid urbanization, with the UN forecasting that the world's 10 fastest-growing cities will all be in Africa by 2035, this hotel is a part of our strategy to connect guests to key cities and airport locations across the region.
HLT) today announced it is on track to more than double in size in the next five years with the opening of Legend Hotel Lagos Airport, Curio Collection by Hilton – the company's first Curio Collection by Hilton hotel in Africa.