Host Sponsor

Westmont Hospitality Group

Westmont was founded in 1975 and has grown to become one of the largest private hotel real estate owners and operators in the world. Westmont currently owns and/or operates over 400 hotels across Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. Throughout the years, Westmont has formed strong relationships with many of the global leading hotel brands and has a diversified portfolio ranging from budget hotels to mid-market business hotels to luxury resorts. Westmont has established a strong management team in each of these geographic areas and has a long track record in acquiring, repositioning, upgrading and managing hotels. The Westmont Institute of Tourism and Hospitality (WiTH) is a partnership between Nova SBE and Westmont located in Carcavelos, Portugal. WiTH is focused on developing service management and leadership skills within tourism and hospitality - an important industry for many parts of the world, including Africa. WiTH’s mission is to inspire innovation and entrepreneurship while preparing the leaders of tomorrow.