A new, 100%black-owned hotel operator is to soon enter the local market following a multi-million rand deal signed this week between Afrirent Holdings, Top Toyo Investments and Indalo Hotels & Leisure Management in terms of which an R280 million, focused service Hampton by Hilton hotel will be built in Sandton, Gauteng.

The Middle East is weak. Europe, Hong Kong, Macau and Canada continue to experience strong price rises. But China, Russia, Japan, and most of the Middle East are experiencing either house price falls - or a sharp deceleration of house price rises