Marriott’s new hotel rooms in the region will mostly be in Egypt, UAE, and Saudi Arabia

Marriott’s five-year expansion plan will add 32,000 new hotel rooms to the region, mostly in Egypt, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, Middle East and Africa Director Alex Kyriakidis tells Gulf News. The new rooms come as part of the hotel brand’s plans to increase its portfolio in the region by 50%. On geopolitical concerns, Kyriakidis says that Marriott has remained profitable during its 38-year presence in Egypt although the country “has gone through the most incredible rollercoaster in terms of pure politics, change of presidents.”