Protea Hotels by Marriott

Protea Hotels by Marriott is a South African hotel and leisure company headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. As of December 31, 2018, it was the largest hotel company on the African continent, with 80 properties in ten countries with 8,497 rooms in addition to 14 hotels with 2,498 rooms in the pipeline.[2][3] The company was named for the flowering plant Protea, which is unique to South Africa, and its logo features a representation of the flower.

Protea Hotels
Typesubsidiary
IndustryHospitality, Hotels, Tourism
Founded1984[1]
FounderOtto Stehlik
Number of locations
80 in 10 African Countries (June 30, 2020)[2]
Productshotel and resort properties
Websiteprotea.marriott.com

History

Otto Stehlik and six business associates established the company in 1984.[1] At that time, the founders held 40% of the stock, the remaining 60% being held by Bankrop, now part of Barclays Africa Group. Initially, the company had four properties under management; two in Cape Town, one in Johannesburg and one in KwaZulu Natal South Coast. Expanding to 20 within a year, over 100 existed after two decades.[4]

In November 2013, Protea Hospitality Holdings, the holding company of Protea Hotels, signed a letter of intent, to be acquired by Marriott International, the parent company of Marriott Hotels. The acquisition was approved by regulatory agencies in the respective nations,[5] and on January 22, 2014, it was announced that Protea had been sold for $186 million.[6] All hotels controlled by PHH have since been rebranded as Protea Hotels by Marriott, but retaining the historic protea-flower logo.

Accommodations

Historical
USNon-USTotal
2014[7]Properties00112     112
Rooms010,107010,107

From 2015
North
America		 Europe Middle E.
& Africa		0Asia &0
Pacific		Caribbean
Latin Am.		Total
2015[8]Properties     010200102
Rooms     9,60909,609
2016[9]Properties     0097     97
Rooms     9,35209,352
2017[10]Properties     0090     90
Rooms     9,03309,033
2018[11]Properties     0080     80
Rooms     8,26508,265
2019[12]Properties     0080     80
Rooms     8,35908,359

Locations

The company owns, manages or franchises three, four and five star properties in nine African countries. The majority of its properties are located in South Africa, where the company was founded and where it maintains its headquarters. Other countries of operation are Algeria, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

See also

References
  1. "news24, 8 Nov 2013". www.news24.com.
  2. "Protea Hotels". Marriott Hotels Development. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. "ABOUT PROTEA". Protea Hotels. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  4. Africa, Continent of Economic Opportunity , p. 190, at Google Books
  5. "Business Day, 8 Nov 2013". www.businesslive.co.za.
  6. "Hotel Management, 22 Jan 2014". www.hotelmanagement.net.
  7. "2014 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 17.
  8. "2015 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 6.
  9. "2016 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 8.
  10. "2017 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 8.
  11. "2018 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
  12. "2019 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
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