BWH Hotels on Africa’s Hotel Growth, Wytze van den Berg at FHS World 2026

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Pan-African Voice speaks with Wytze van den Berg, Vice President EMEA at BWH Hotels, at FHS World 2026 (Future Hospitality Summit) in Dubai. BWH Hotels is the master brand organisation behind 18 hotel brands, from SureStay in the economy segment to WorldHotels in upper upscale and luxury. In this interview, he talks about why Africa is a key development area for the group, its close to 30 operating hotels and 30 signed projects on the continent, the deal for 25 new hotels in Morocco, and why Dubai has become the meeting point for global hospitality investors. He also describes Africa in three words, “hospitality with a heart”, and shares why Rwanda is his favourite place on the continent.