This report has been compiled from the data on signed deals provided to us in early 2017 by regional (African) and international hotel chains in Africa. To be included in this report, Africa based chains need to operate in more than one country on the continent, and the international chains in more than one country globally. We do not therefore, include African hotel chains which are domestic, i.e. operate in only one country. In addition, the deals need to be legally-binding management, franchise or other agreements (some of the chains are owner-operators) which state the intention of the parties to open a hotel at a date in the future.