International hotel groups are turning their attention to sub-Saharan Africa‚ as economic growth boosts business and leisure travel on the continent.

US-based hotel group Hilton Worldwde intends to grow its presence in South Africa while also ramping up the number of hotels on the rest of the continent

THE number of planned new hotel rooms in sub-Saharan Africa stood at 21,052 rooms in 130 hotels in January, a massive 23% increase from the previous year.