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Wilderness reveals new brand and website
A new Wilderness is here. From humble beginnings in Botswana almost 40 years ago, the company started with a few rustic tents, a single Land Rover, two dedicated safari guides, and a dream of showcasing Africa’s iconic wild places. Wilderness has since grown into a world-leading conservation and hospitality company, with over 3,000… read more
Travel is back and so are the bed bugs
"Good night, sleep tight, and don't let the bed bugs bite" has never been more relevant than it is now because after covid, people are traveling a lot. Bed bugs are talented at hitching rides. It's a terrible nightmare to get bed bugs while traveling. No matter where you are staying or how many stars that hotel has where you are staying, they ar… read more
Accor and Kasada expand portfolio in Senegal
Accor has signed a management agreement with Kasada to operate the Lamantin Beach Resort & Spa managed by Accor, located 80 kms South of Dakar, on the seaside port of Saly, the largest seaside resort in West Africa, between the sea and the sacred forest.
The property features 166 rooms, starting from 28sqm, a 750sqm spa a… read more
Hilton announces signing of its first Hilton Garden Inn property in Mauritius
Set to open in 2026, Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Mauritius will provide affordable and upscale accommodation with best‑in‑class amenities for business and leisure travellers.
As one of Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) fastest-growing brands in Africa an… read more
InterContinental Lusaka ushers in a new era of luxury
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts Luxury & Lifestyle Collection, is today celebrating a new era of luxury with the unveiling of … read more
Thousand Hills Africa and Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge join Wilderness Rwanda
As leaders in conservation and hospitality, Wilderness is delighted to further enhance its Rwanda business by officially welcoming Thousand Hills Africa (THA) and Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge to its brand family, as of 16 November 2022. This exciting move comes seven months after the company’s appointment of Manzi Kayihura as E… read more
Radisson Hotel Group continues to strengthen its presence in Africa
Currently, Radisson Hotel Group has nearly 100 hotels and 16,000 rooms in operation and under development in Africa. In the last two years only, the Group opened over 16 hotels in the region and secured over 25 new hotels, representing more than 4,800 additional rooms to its portfolio. Earlier this year, Radisson Hotel Group announced tha… read more
Marriott International continues growth across Africa
From the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum in Taghazout Bay, Morocco, Marriott International, Inc., today announced plans to expand its operations in Africa with the anticipated addition of over 30 hotels and more than 5,000 rooms by the end of 2024… read more
Global hotel demand recovery reached a pandemic-era high in September
Global hotel hotel demand continues to strengthen, and the recovery index for the metric hit a pandemic-era high at the end of the third quarter of 2022. Among comparable, reporting hotels—those properties reporting data for the 2019 and 2022 year-to… read more
Six Senses Victoria Falls to offer wildlife lovers stilted eco-lodges on the Zambezi
Six Senses enters into its first sub-Saharan African project, which will front Princess Elizabeth Island on the approach to the largest waterfall in the world. The partially concealed, tree-level lodges at Six Senses Victoria Falls will be ecological, tactile, and understated to provide a bird’s eye platform for what’s most importa… read more
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