Hyatt Hotels & Resorts on Tuesday announced that Hyatt expects to double the number of Hyatt hotels in Africa, with six new hotels expected to open by 2020.

The developments are expected to see the Hyatt brand enter four new countries on the African continent and are expected to create approximately 2,100 new jobs once open.

Four of the new six hotels are market entries: Hyatt Regency Algiers Airport, Algeria (late 2018); Hyatt Regency Douala, Cameroon (late 2020); Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (summer 2018) and Hyatt Centric Dakar, Senegal (summer 2018).

In its established markets, Hyatt is expanding its footprint with Park Hyatt Marrakech, Morocco (early 2019) and Hyatt Regency Arusha, Tanzania (early 2019), each becoming the third Hyatt-branded hotel in each country.

As part of a long-term plan to expand in Sub-Saharan Africa, Hyatt will continue to look for further opportunities across countries like Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.

Headquartered in Chicago, USA, Hyatt Hotels Corporation is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 13 premier brands. The Company currently has over 730 properties in 56 countries.