Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with High for Touristic Projects for the new-build Hilton Heliopolis in Egypt’s capital Cairo, scheduled to open in 2014.
The 485-room and 150-apartment low-rise property located in Heliopolis suburb adjoins an integrated shopping complex and is next to Cairo International Airport.
“We are very happy to have signed this agreement for this landmark hotel in Cairo - an important development market for us. Hilton Heliopolis will truly complement our existing portfolio. Thanks to Cairo’s bustling new international airport, which aims to handle 20 million passengers per year, we see increasing demand for accommodation in the affluent Heliopolis quarter,” said Jean-Paul Herzog, president, Hilton Worldwide, Mena.