With only days to go before opening, the Hotel & Hospitality Expo Africa, Africa’s leading hospitality trade event, returns to Cape Town with 100 exhibitors,
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Africa’s hospitality sector is charging ahead, with 577 hotels and resorts in the pipeline totaling 104,444 rooms, a 13.3% year-on-year surge (W Hospitality Group, 2025).
Africa’s hospitality sector continues to expand, with the continent’s hotel development pipeline reaching 577 hotels and more than 104,000 rooms, growing 13.3% year-on-year. South Africa’s