Hotel101 debuts in Africa with P6.44-B Egypt hotel project

Inquirer.net - Oct 22, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Hotel101 Global, the Nasdaq-listed hospitality subsidiary of DoubleDragon Corp., is positioning itself in Africa by building one of Egypt’s largest hotels, with a project value pegged at P6.44 billion. In a statement on Wednesday, the company said its unit had signed definitive agreements with WNTR Property & Hospitality, an affiliate of Egyptian conglomerate

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