Marriott Bonvoy has partnered with Bank Mandiri to launch its first co-branded credit card in Indonesia. This move marks the travel program’s debut in the Southeast Asian credit market and Bank Mandiri’s first collaboration with a global hospitality group. The card allows Indonesian travellers to accumulate points through daily spending, which can be redeemed across Marriott’s portfolio of 10,000 destinations.
Egypt has secured partnerships with US, UK and French firms for the $1 billion Mont Galala project in Ain Sokhna. The development features 10 towers and a 150-berth marina. Construction begins in late 2026 with a seven-year completion timeline. The project aims to establish the Red Sea coast as a global hub for yacht tourism and international conferences through sustainable, mixed-use infrastructure and world-class hospitality.
Sun Group has officially broken ground on a massive 5-star "hotel city" in Phu Quoc to prepare for the APEC 2027 Summit. The developer intends to finish the project in just 18 months, adding 12,000 rooms and serviced apartments to the island. This development includes 15 beachfront hotels and a major shopping centre managed by Lotte. International brands such as Marriott, Hilton and Accor are all signed on to manage the new luxury sites.
Marriott International is set to launch its EDITION brand in Africa following a deal with V&A Waterfront Holdings in Cape Town. The development, which includes a 142-room hotel and six exclusive private residences, is slated for completion in 2026. Designed by Neri & Hu and StudioMAS, the project will be located at the edge of the Granger Bay development.
Marriott International has made its debut in The Democratic Republic of the Congo with the simultaneous opening of Protea Hotel by Marriott Kinshasa and Four Points by Sheraton Kinshasa. The hotels, managed by SARV Management LLC, offer tailored experiences for business and leisure travellers, with the Protea Hotel featuring 88 rooms and the city’s first indoor pool, and the Four Points by Sheraton offering 134 rooms, a rooftop pool, and 230 square metres of meeting space.
The Red Sea EDITION has officially opened as the first hotel on Shura Island, marking a defining moment in Saudi Arabia’s luxury tourism evolution. Developed in collaboration with Red Sea Global, this 240-room beachfront resort embodies a new era of sustainable hospitality and refined simplicity, powered entirely by renewable energy and designed in harmony with the surrounding natural beauty of The Red Sea.
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