Hilton Hotels brings brand to Ghana
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Inc. Magazine alerts us to an announcement by Hilton Hotels that it will open its first property in Ghana in early 2010. Named The Hilton Accra Airport City, the 186-room property will be located in Airport City, a new mixed-use development in the heart of ‘upscale’ Accra. This makes Hilton Hotels one of the first upscale international brands to operate in the capital city of Accra. Owned by Grand Real Estates and Company Limited and managed by Hilton Hotels Corporation, the new property will become Hilton’s ninth property in Africa joining hotels in Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Cameroon and South Africa. Additional Hilton properties are under development in Africa in Equatorial Guinea (Malabo) and Uganda (Kampala).
Inc. Magazine’s Mike Hofman adds “Our latest survey of Inc. 500 companies, to be published in September, shows that America’s fastest-growing firms are currently doing business in at least 12 African countries, led by cosmopolitan South Africa but including such once-hard-luck cases as Uganda, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.”
This gives us a tremendous opportunity to establish our brand in an African country that is experiencing strong growth. Accra itself is a key commercial and tourism hub for the country, with a real and growing requirement for upscale hotels. Expansion in Africa is key to our development strategy, – Jean-Paul Herzog, President, Hilton Hotels, Middle East & Africa.
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September 6th, 2007 at 1:49 am
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November 14th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
This is good news. But I cant help to notice that all their Hotels in Africa are oil producing nations or have recently discovered oil…amazing
January 21st, 2008 at 9:52 am
bravo!! hilton international. i have followed the hotel ever since it was bought by the new group making it the largest chain of hotels.
i’m a hotelier and would like to work with the “chain”
akwaaba!!!
January 24th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
This is excellent!!Ghana is on the map then ever before and more and more families are migrating to Ghana. Not only this, but Ghana has become a very frequent holiday get away for many people. I believe this is great for the economy!
April 15th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
this is good news. will boost tourism also.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:38 am
This is Really Exciting! I am a Travel Agent and I Have keen Interest in U.S Hotels most Especially ,Hilton.
I just Admire their style and Hotel Chain. I Believe Hilton Management Will Love it when Business opens in Accra Ghana.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:57 am
Exciting news, Ghana is on the map of tourism now, very happy and very proud of the current govt. It’s going to create jobs for our people including me and revenue for our beloved nation. How do you get a job with them?
October 8th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I am a former Hilton Management Employee, and I am very happy for their new edition happening in the motherland.
December 9th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Am happy to know that the international hotel brand in about to open in Ghana. Anyway, I hope it offer some of us jobs.
December 21st, 2008 at 5:13 pm
how do i get a job there?
February 20th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
well this goes to tell us that ghana is the country to look out for on the afrian continent. we have it all and more to come. I have been missing home for a long time and I feel it is the right time to return to good news. Amen