Greater Cairo ranks first in Africa for hotel development projects according to a new report. The Egyptian capital is followed by Sharm El Sheikh, Marsa Alam and Ain Sokhna in the top 10 list.
Greater Cairo holds the top spot with a pipeline of 80 hotel projects and roughly 16,400 rooms. Major operators including Accor, Marriott International, Hilton and InterContinental Hotels Group lead the developments, while Minor Hotels and Hyatt Hotels Corporation are also expanding. About 40 percent of the planned rooms are scheduled to open in 2026 and 2027.
Sharm El Sheikh comes second with nine projects, most of them in the luxury and upper-upscale segments. Accor accounts for seven of those projects and nearly 90 percent of the room inventory, with most openings expected by the end of 2027.
Marsa Alam ranks fourth with 14 projects totaling 3,769 rooms, and 53 percent of that inventory is projected to open in 2026 and 2027. Ain Sokhna sits tenth with 15 projects and 2,680 rooms, of which 24 percent are due in the same two years.
The rankings come from W Hospitality Group, a firm founded in Lagos in 2003 that advises on hotel planning across Africa and other regions.