Hilton signs management contract for El Gouna’s Mangroovy resort

Hilton has signed a contract with Mangroovy for Real Estate & Tourism Investment to manage a new hotel in El Gouna’s Mangroovy resort, according to an emailed statement (pdf). Construction of the 179-room hotel — DoubleTree by Hilton Mangroovy — will begin later this year. Hilton Worldwide has plans to add 1,000 hotel rooms in Egypt throughout the year and targets expanding in the country with seven new hotels by 2021.