Hilton Worldwide has opened its first property in Chad, marking the 100th country or territory in which the hotel group operates.
The 194-room Hilton N’Djamena is located in the Sabangali district of Chad’s capital, and has views of Chari River.
Features include a business centre, health club with outdoor pool, 500-capacity ballroom, fine dining eatery L’Atelier, La Distillerie for whiskeys and cocktails, and all-day dining restaurant Merkato.
It is the 37th Hilton Worldwide property in Africa, and also marks the 100th country or territory in which the group has a hotel.
To celebrate the landmark opening Hilton has created an infographic detailing some of its other achievements from 2015, including 2.5 million downloads of its Hilton HHonors mobile app, and 140 million guests served.
The group recently opened new Hilton UK properties in Oxford and Bournemouth, and annoumnced plans for Europe's largest Hampton by Hilton hotel at London Stansted airport.
Mark Caswell