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New Tourist Resort for Harare
Harare's face will never be the same again as Augur Investments is set to build a state-of-the-art tourism and hospitality resort at Warren Hills Golf Course.
Dubbed the Warren Hills Golf and Residential Estate, the resort will provide world class services that Zimbabwe has never experienced.
Perched on a hill, the reso… read more
African Sun Hotels occupancy levels increase by 30%
Listed hospitality management concern, African Sun Limited has seen occupancy levels across its segments recording 30% growth on the back of significant easing of Covid-19 related lockdowns both locally and abroad. At the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the hotel group saw its occupancy levels going up by 37% with revenues plu… read more
Hyatt Hotel leads Halal Tourism in South Africa
Halal tourism is currently one of the fastest-growing sectors of tourism, and the Hyatt Hotel group in South Africa is positioning itself as a leader in the emerging sector, ready to meet the demand.
With South Africa being one of the most desired destinations on the continent, the hotel chain is catering to the Halal traveler with … read more
Majority of Accra’s planned hotel developments on hold
While it seems that the total stock of internationally branded hotels in Accra is set to almost double, only 14% of the pipeline projects are actively under construction as many have been stalled due to the impact of the pandemic and currency depreciation, according to the Accra Development Pipeline Report by pan-African real estate data company… read more
Zululand’s mFulaWozi Wilderness Private Game Reserve reopens its two newly-revamped lodges
mFulaWozi Wilderness Private Game Reserve is back under owner-management of the founders, Barry and Sonya Theunissen. The reserve is located in the heart of Zululand in KwaZulu Natal, just two and a half hours drive from Durban, where it is home … read more
Mauritius holds Its first sustainable Tourism awards
The first Sustainable Tourism Mauritius Awards 2022 was held, yesterday, at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel in Balaclava, in a bid to reward the safest and most sustainable stakeholders in the Tourism and Hospitality industry, as well as local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and recognise their genuine efforts to improve their businesses… read more
The Airbnb 2022 summer release: Introducing a new Airbnb for a new world of travel
Last year, Airbnb released 150 upgrades to improve every aspect of the Airbnb service. Today, we are launching the biggest change to Airbnb in a decade including:
Airbnb Categories - A new way to search that makes it easy to discover millions of homes you never knew existed. Split Stays - An innovative feature that provides more opt… read more
Sanctuary retreats opens two luxury properties in Namibia
Luxury travel brand Sanctuary Retreats has added two Namibia properties to its portfolio, its first in the country, bringing its collection of African lodges and camps to 14 locations.
The newcomers are the Okahirongo River Camp, which is located in the region of Marienfluss, and the Okahirongo Elephant Lodge, w… read more
Kenya: Nairobi’s Hilton Hotel to shut down after 53 years
The iconic Hilton Hotel located in the Nairobi central business district (CBD) will shut down after 53 years of operation.
The Standard understands that several staff members will lose jobs following the decision, which has already been communicated to the Kenya Tourism Board.
The Five-Star hotel began operations in the capit… read more
Marriott International appoints Richard Collins as Area Vice President for Sub Saharan Africa
Marriott International has appointed Richard Collins as its Area Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa. In this new role, Collins oversees the company’s managed operations in the region and will be based out of the company’s Cape Town office. He takes on his new position following the announcement of Volker Heiden’s retirement, effective … read more
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