Cairo – Mubasher: Hilton Worldwide Holdings is planning to expand in Egypt by managing 13 hotels in the coming seven to ten years, vice president operation of Hilton Egypt and North Africa Mohab Ghali told Reuters.

Hilton is currently operating 17 hotels, aiming to increase the number of its hotels in Egypt to 30 in the aforementioned period.

Egypt represents a heavyweight in the MENA region for Hilton, Ghali said, noting that the corporation did not close any of its hotels in the country during the worst circumstances.

Ghali sees an improvement in the occupancy rates of Hilton’s hotels in Egypt from last year, especially in Cairo, Alexandria, Hurghada, and Marsa Alam, pointing out that the hotels of Sharm El-Sheikh and Luxor are the most harmed.

He affirmed that Hilton plans to increase the number of hotels it manages in Morocco, and to enter the Tunisian and the Algerian markets within the next few years.