The Africa Hotel Show 2014 (AHS), initiated by IDEANOMICS Global - a market research leader and conference organizer - is an ideal platform created to cater to the increasing demand for solutions from hoteliers and new hotel projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. The Africa Hotel Show 2014 (AHS) is a must attend business-to-business Confex attracting decision makers and a diverse range of international exhibitors representing every aspect of the hospitality industry. This impressive high-level Confex, will take place in Accra, Ghana, on the 29th and 30th January 2014.

Currently West Africa is experiencing a huge boom in business tourism and to cater to the growing demand, all the hotel operators have already commenced new projects for development, with some of the major developers. The Africa Hotel Show 2014 (AHS) is focused on catering to the huge surge in projects being developed in Africa. This enterprising event will bring together over 250 decision makers including CEO's, Vice Presidents, Procurement Directors, Project Directors, Architects and Contractors from across Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon, Benin, Mali, Burkina Faso and other parts of the world. With representation from manufacturers ranging across Europe, India, Far East Asia and Middle East, hoteliers will have a diverse range of products and solutions to choose from during the dynamic two-day conference and exhibition.

As business tourism is set to grow up to USD30.5 billion by 2022 - both international and regional operators have announced several key projects in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa, and furthermore, Africa will continue to expand its hospitality portfolio and its growth will remain unrivaled for the decades to come. IDEANOMICS Global's research team has revealed that more than 40,000 hotel rooms are currently under construction in the Africa region and over 100,000 hotel rooms under planning and in proposal stages currently.

The future of the Africa Hotel Show 2014 (AHS) aspires to become the absolute business opportunity for operators, owners, developers and investors to meet with government authorities to understand the landscape and upcoming growth plans of the place. The hotel and tourism sector in Africa is predicted to reach USD5.5 billion by 2016 – and the Africa Hotel Show 2014 (AHS) is a catalyst for buyers and suppliers to meet, network and further explore new business opportunities.