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.
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.
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 and recently Botswana
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^"2019 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
^"2020 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 9.
^"2021 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
^"2022 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
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April 12, 2024
protea, hotels, marriott, south, african, hotel, leisure, company, headquartered, cape, town, south, africa, december, 2018, largest, hotel, company, african, continent, with, properties, countries, with, rooms, addition, hotels, with, rooms, pipeline, company. 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 HotelsCompany typesubsidiaryIndustryHospitality Hotels TourismFounded1984 1 FounderOtto StehlikNumber of locations80 in 10 African Countries June 30 2020 2 Productshotel and resort propertiesParentMarriott InternationalWebsiteprotea wbr marriott wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Accommodations 2 1 Historical 2 2 From 2015 3 Locations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editOtto 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 editHistorical edit US Non US Total2014 7 Properties 0 0 112 112Rooms 0 10 107 0 10 107From 2015 edit NorthAmerica Europe Middle E amp Africa 0 Asia amp 0 Pacific CaribbeanLatin Am Total2015 8 Properties 0 102 0 0 102Rooms 9 609 0 9 6092016 9 Properties 0 0 97 97Rooms 9 352 0 9 3522017 10 Properties 0 0 90 90Rooms 9 033 0 9 0332018 11 Properties 0 0 80 80Rooms 8 265 0 8 2652019 12 Properties 0 0 80 80Rooms 8 359 0 8 3592020 13 Properties 0 0 74 74Rooms 7 851 0 7 8512021 14 Properties 0 1 0 0 66 67Rooms 72 6 783 0 6 8552022 15 Properties 0 1 0 0 64 65Rooms 72 6 627 0 6 699Locations editThe 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 and recently BotswanaSee also editMarriott HotelsReferences edit a b news24 8 Nov 2013 www news24 com a b Protea Hotels Marriott Hotels Development Retrieved 2020 08 20 ABOUT PROTEA Protea Hotels Retrieved 2018 12 09 Africa Continent of Economic Opportunity p 190 at Google Books Business Day 8 Nov 2013 www businesslive co za Hotel Management 22 Jan 2014 www hotelmanagement net 2014 Annual Report www marriott gcs web com p 17 2015 Annual Report www marriott gcs web com p 6 2016 Annual Report www marriott gcs web com p 8 2017 Annual Report www marriott gcs web com p 8 2018 Annual Report www marriott gcs web com p 7 2019 Annual Report www marriott gcs web com p 7 2020 Annual Report www marriott gcs web com p 9 2021 Annual Report www marriott gcs web com p 7 2022 Annual Report www marriott gcs web com p 7 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Protea Hotels by Marriott amp oldid 1163200749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,