The Pestana CR7 venture, owned by Real Madrid’s star Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal’s top hotel chain, Pestana, announced the opening of a new hotel in Marrakesh next year. The hotel would be the fifth under the Pestana CR7 chain, Moroccan media said, adding that the Marrakech hotel is part of the brand’s plan to double its hotels in three to five years. “Marrakech is a leading destination that is becoming more and more sophisticated. It offers the perfect environment for the establishment of renowned hotel chains,” said Pestana CR7 chain in a statement. Ronaldo and Pestana will open two hotels this year in Madrid and New York, having already tested the market at home in Portugal, which is enjoying a tourism boom, with an initial two hotels – in Madeira and Lisbon.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 25, 2018 23:15 UTC