Africa Hospitality Investors Council Launches with $400bn Backing
A new investor-led body, the Africa Hospitality Investors Council, was launched on Monday at the Future Hospitality Summit Africa, backed by a $400 billion asset base. The council brings together hotel investors, operators and asset managers - including executives from Azalai Hotels, Kasada Capital Management, V & A Waterfront, and Onomo Hotels - with the aim of coordinating engagement with governments and standardising market conditions across the continent's hospitality sector. It will operate as an independent body within the Energy & Environment Alliance, whose global platform spans approximately 50,000 hotel assets.
The initiative comes as investor interest in Africa's hospitality market grows, driven by demographic expansion, urbanisation and rising tourism demand - yet capital deployment has been hampered by fragmented regulations, uneven infrastructure and limited market transparency. The council intends to address these barriers by aligning investor priorities with national strategies across tourism, trade and infrastructure, engaging ministries of finance, planning and investment, and working with institutions such as the African Union on cross-border coordination. Its priorities also include improving disclosure standards, strengthening procurement transparency, mobilising both African and international capital, and incorporating climate-related risk assessments into hospitality asset evaluation.
Source: Africa Newsroom