Hilton continues growth in Nigeria

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Published on 20/10/14 - Updated on 17/03/22

Hilton Abuja, Nigéria

The hotel group signed an agreement with Transcorp Hotels Plc to develop a 250-room property in the city of Port Harcourt.

Hilton Worldwide prepares the opening of a third address in Nigeria. The hotel group announced it signed a contract with Transcorp Hotels Plc to develop a 250-room upscale property in the city of Port Harcourt. Located on Evo Road, it will have 1,400 square meters of conference facilities and meeting rooms, six restaurants and bars, a spa and tennis courts and squash courts.

This is the third partnership between Hilton Worldwide and Transcorp Hotels Plc. The two companies have already worked together to develop the Hilton Abuja and the Hilton Lagos, which is scheduled to open in 2017.

"We are delighted to once again be partnering with Transcorp Hotels Plc and further cementing our long-standing relationship to introduce our famous Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand to Port Harcourt. In 2014 the country became the largest economy in Africa, and this fast paced growth is expected to continue for the coming years. This announcement further strengthens our growing hotel portfolio in the country - within which our core brand Hilton is at the forefront," declared Patrick Fitzgibbon, Senior Vice President, Development Europe & Africa for Hilton Worldwide.

The Hilton group was, on January 1, 2014, the second hotel group worldwide with 678,630 rooms, according to data from MKG Hospitality, hospitality consulting firm founded by Georges Panayotis (consult our dossier).



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