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One of Africa’s biggest gatherings wrapped up last night at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Meetings Africa is a growing networking event that brought investors to Africa mainly to sell the continent as a tourist destination.</p>


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CNBC Africa spoke to Barba Gaoganediwe, Head Destination Promotions &#038; Marketing, Gauteng and Jeanette Moloto, Director of Global Sales, Marriott International at the Meetings Africa event about the impact of COVID-19 on the events industry and their expectations from Tito Mboweni’s budget speech.</p>


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<p>NAIROBI (Reuters) &#8211; Marriott International plans to increase its hotels in Africa by 50 percent in the next five years, opening new facilities in markets where it already operates and venturing into new ones like Mozambique, the company said on Monday.</p>
<p>Global hotel chains have been increasing their investments in Africa in recent years to take advantage of fast expanding economies and improving transport links.</p>
<p>Marriott said it had signed deals with partners which will see it increase its hotels in Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, and mark its entry into Mozambique.</p>
<p>“The signings put Marriott International on track to increase its portfolio by 50 percent with over 200 hotels and 38,000 rooms by 2023 estimated to generate 12,000 new job opportunities,” the company said in a statement.</p>
<p>Other chains which have recently announced African expansion plans include AccorHotels, which has more than 100 hotels in Africa and has earmarked $1 billion for expansion on the continent.</p>
<p>The Bethesda, Maryland-based company has a portfolio of 6,700 properties in 130 countries, including 21 countries in Africa.</p>
<p>Reporting by Duncan Miriri; editing by Jason Neely</p>


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<p>Marriott International this week announced further expansion plans in Africa with seven new hotel signings. The move is in line with the company&#8217;s target to hit over 200 hotels with 37,000 rooms open or in the pipeline by 2022.</p>


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