The Opulent Hotel Group, a subsidiary of the UK's Splendid Hotel Group, has signed two franchise agreements with Hilton Hotels Corporation, paving the way for Hilton's Doubletree brand to enter Africa with two hotels in Tanzania.

The 158-room Doubletree by Hilton Dar Es Salaam, in the Tanzanian capital, and the 101-room Doubletree by Hilton Resort Zanzibar, Nungwi, on the north coast of the island of Zanzibar, are both scheduled to open in October 2009.

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