Ua faalauiloa mai nei e le Marriott International, Inc ni fuafuaga mo le fausiaina o ni fale talimalo fou se tolu i Cape Town, i le faiga faapaaga ma le Amdec Group.
Nei o le a tolu faletalimalo fou i le taulaga: tasi i lalo o le kamupani saini igoa, Marriott Faletalimalo, o le a avea ma muamua Marriott Faletalimalo i Cape Town; o le lona lua i lalo o le tulaga maualuga faʻalauteleina nofo igoa, Residence Inn e Marriott, le muamua mo Aferika i Saute; ma le lona tolu o le ituaiga maualuga-feololo ituaiga olaga, AC Hotels e ala i le Marriott, o le muamua faletalimalo i lalo o lenei igoa mo le Sasaʻe Tutotonu & Aferika (MEA) itulagi.
Nei tolu atinae fuafuaina o le a faʻaopopo i luga o 500 potu i Cape Town faletalimalo fale talimalo taulaga. Aumai 189 potu faʻaopoopo i Cape Town, o le AC Hotel Cape Town matafaga o le a tu i le The Yacht Club i le Roggebaai nofoaga i le faitotoʻa i Cape Town's waterfront, ae i Harbour Arch (o loʻo i ai nei Culemborg node), taimi nei le nofoaga o le tele tele poloketi fauina, o le a avea ma nofoaga o le 200-potu Cape Town Marriott Hotel Foreshore ma le 150-potu Residence Inn e Marriott Cape Town Foreshore.
O lenei faʻasilasilaga o se faʻaopopoga o le faigapaʻaga a le Marriott ma le Amdec Group, na amataina i le 2015 ma le faʻalauiloaina o le atinaʻeina o uluaʻi faletalimalo faʻailoga e lua a le Marriott i Aferika i Saute. O nei fanua e lua, o loʻo tu i le nofoaga lauiloa o Melrose Arch Precinct i Johannesburg, ma ua sauni e tatala i le 2018, ma o le Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch ma le Marriott Executive Apartments Johannesburg Melrose Arch.
O tupe faʻaalu a Amdec i nei atinaʻe i Cape Town ma Johannesburg, e ova atu i le R3 piliona i le va o aʻai e lua o le a iai ni tamaoaiga lelei ma se aafiaga tele i le fausiaina o galuega.
O atinae fou ua faamalosia ai le malosi o le alualu i luma o le Marriott International i totonu o le MEA, ua sauni e faʻalautele le vaega o le lalolagi o se kamupani femalagaaʻi i totonu o le itulagi ma faʻavaomalo. E tusa ai ma le saunoaga a Arne Sorenson, le Peresetene ma le Ofisa Sili o Pulega, Marriott International, Inc., "Aferika e faapitoa lona taua i le Marriott Faʻavaomalo fuafuaga faʻatuputeleina ona o le konetineta o le televave o le tamaoaiga tuputupu ae, faʻalauteleina vasega ogatotonu ma talavou faitau aofai, faʻapea foi ma le faʻateleina o faʻavaomalo vaʻalele i le konetineta. I le sili atu i le 850 miliona tagata i totonu o Sahara Aferika naʻo latou, e matua tele lava avanoa. "
O fuafuaga faʻatupulaia a le Marriott International mo le konetineta e matua ofoofogia lava: e oʻo atu i le 2025 ua faʻamoemoe le kamupani e faʻalauteleina lona tulaga o iai i Aferika i le 27 atunuʻu, e ova atu ma le 200 faletalimalo ma potu e 37,000.
As for South Africa, Alex Kyriakidis, President and Managing Director, Middle East and Africa for Marriott International, comments that, “The significance of this announcement for both the city of Cape Town and for South Africa cannot be underestimated. The developments in both Cape Town and Johannesburg confirm the country’s importance to the international travel market – for both the business and leisure traveler. From the perspective of tourism, the addition of three hotels in Cape Town, catering for different market segments among both international and domestic visitors, will strengthen the position of the city as one of the world’s top destinations, and we are confident that Cape Town will gain huge benefits from the likely increase in visitor numbers expected in the future.”
James Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of the Amdec Group, says: “Marriott’s new hotels will become landmarks in South Africa and appeal to travellers from all over the country, the continent and the world. We are proud to develop world-class properties in both Cape Town and in Johannesburg. Melrose Arch in Johannesburg is well established as a magnificent multi-faceted New Urban quarter focussed on creating an unforgettable experience with a vibrant atmosphere in a secure environment where people can work, shop, relax and stay. Amdec is thrilled to continue our growing partnership with Marriott International in Cape Town where The Yacht Club will offer an exclusive urban experience in an energised precinct on a working harbour superbly connected to all the buzz of city living in a location steeped in history. In addition we are delighted to be constructing two new hotels at Harbour Arch (on the current Culemborg node) where we hope to replicate the magical atmosphere experienced at Melrose Arch. Melrose Arch, The Yacht Club, and Harbour Arch are all perfect locations for Marriott’s first hotel properties in South Africa.”
O loʻo fuafuaina, ile vaitaimi ole fausiaina, e lata ile 8 000 galuega e fesoʻotaʻi ma galuega e fausia. A maeʻa loa faletalimalo, ova atu ma le 700 ni galuega talimalo fou o le a fausiaina - 470 i totonu o faletalimalo fou e tolu i Cape Town ma le 320 i Johannesburg.
Cape Town’s importance in the world tourist market has been confirmed in recent years with the ever-increasing visitor numbers to the city. The addition of further accommodation to meet the growing demand will place the city in an even stronger position as a top global destination.
