CAIRO — Marriott International is accelerating its expansion in Egypt after signing an agreement with Misr Italia Properties and People & Places Developments to develop nine Marriott-branded hotels and resorts across the developers’ mixed-use portfolios, reinforcing Egypt’s emergence as one of the Middle East’s fastest-growing hospitality investment markets.
The agreement, signed in the presence of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly in New Alamein City, forms part of a broader portfolio of 11 hospitality assets, including branded residences, and will add more than 1,800 rooms and suites across Egypt’s Mediterranean North Coast and Greater Cairo. The projects support the government’s objective of attracting 30 million annual tourists and expanding national hotel capacity to around 500,000 rooms by 2030.
The development pipeline introduces several of Marriott’s luxury and premium brands, including Egypt’s first The Ritz-Carlton Reserve at The Med on the North Coast and the country’s first The Luxury Collection hotel at Hills of One in Sheikh Zayed. Additional projects will bring Autograph Collection, Westin Hotels & Resorts and Marriott Executive Apartments to destinations including Solare on the North Coast, Il Bosco in the New Administrative Capital and Garden 8 in New Cairo.
Misr Italia Properties, whose total investment portfolio exceeds EGP 56.7 billion, said the developments are expected to generate approximately 6,000 direct and indirect jobs and accommodate around 373,000 visitors annually, contributing to tourism, employment and related economic activity.
“Egypt is a strategic market for Marriott International,” said Shady Hassan, Vice President of Lodging Development for North Africa at Marriott International. He said the agreement reflects the company’s “long-term commitment to the Egyptian market and its confidence in the tourism and hospitality sector’s ability to maintain positive growth in the coming period.”
The announcement comes as international hotel operators continue expanding their Egyptian portfolios to capitalize on rising tourism demand. Marriott is developing an Autograph Collection hotel at Cairo’s redeveloped Mogamma complex, while Hilton plans to more than triple its presence in the country and Minor Hotels is preparing to introduce its Anantara luxury brand at Somabay. Marriott has also identified Africa as one of its fastest-growing regions, with plans to add more than 50 properties across the continent by the end of 2027.
The latest agreement highlights developers’ increasing use of internationally recognized hotel brands to attract foreign visitors, premium residential buyers and institutional investment, reinforcing Egypt’s position as a leading destination for hospitality and mixed-use real estate development in the region.
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