Result of a partnership agreement between the groups Zaid Ali “Star Hill” Tanger and Hilton Worldwide
The tourist accommodation capacity in Tangier is being strengthened with the creation of a new Waldorf Astoria hotel, which is scheduled to come into service at the end of 2024. Dedicated to visitors and special guests from Morocco, this luxury hotel project is the result of a partnership agreement, which was just signed on Friday, August 26, by Mon Patrick Fitzgibbon, vice-president of Hilton World in charge of Africa, Asia and Europe, and Zaid Ali, president of the Star Group Hill Tangier. This partnership agreement will thus be Waldorf Astoria’s first hotel unit on the African continent. “It is a great honor for us to sign today with the Hilton group this partnership of great importance to launch Waldorf Astoria Tanger and to contribute to the development of the city of Tangier in particular and of Morocco in general,” said Mr. Zaid.
Given its importance as a mythical city and the great growth it is experiencing, Tangier deserves, according to the speaker, the establishment of the international hotel brand Waldorf Astoria on its urban territory, as is the case for the cities of New York. , London and Dubai. “Thanks to its large port and its road network, Tangier has become a destination frequented by a large number of businessmen”, said Mr. Zaid, pointing out that thanks to an important reception infrastructure in Tangier, the tourism continues to develop there
This partnership agreement intervenes, according to the initiators of this project, within the framework of the efforts of Morocco and its will to reinforce the attractiveness of the investments and to enrich the tourist offer of the Kingdom and the city of Tangier. “This project is the first of its kind for Waldorf Astoria not only in Morocco but also at the African level, since it is the company’s first hotel unit in the continent, knowing that the brand is present with its units in more than 35 cities around the world, including Beverly Hills, New York, Washington, London, Amsterdam, Rome, Dubai…”, said the same source.
Benefiting from a strategic location overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Waldorf Astoria Tanger, which is located about twenty minutes from the city center and only half an hour from the airport, consists of 95 rooms and suites spacious, 20 luxury riads and a Villa-Royale. The hotel will also offer many special offers rich in the heritage of Waldorf Astoria from the international Hilton Group. “It has three international restaurants, carried by famous and acclaimed names in the culinary universe, in addition to a business center and meeting rooms to meet the demands of many companies, businessmen, industrial areas and of the great Tangier Med”, it was reported,
It should be noted that with more than 6,900 hotels and more than 18 international brands spread across the world, the Hilton International Group brings together and manages many international hotel brands, including Waldorf Astoria.
It is one of the great leaders in the world of hospitality present in Tangier, thanks to three luxury hotel units located in the tourist areas of the city. As for its partner, the Zaid Ali group, it is helping to strengthen the tourist accommodation capacity of the city of the strait through the luxury residential tourist complex Starhill Hill Tangier for a total investment of nearly one and a half billion dirhams. . In addition to the Waldorf Astoria hotel, the project, which covers an area of 34 hectares, also includes some 151 luxury villas, the Villa-Royale, and a leisure and sports center. The work is in progress and currently reaches about 80% of the overall achievement. A number of customers have started to benefit from residential services.
