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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
Hilton Taghazout Bay Beach Resort & Spa opens in Morocco
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today celebrates the opening of Hilton Taghazout Bay Beach Resort & Spa, a beautiful beachfront resort with… read more
Zambezi Grande in Zambia opens on the banks of the Zambezi river
The Zambezi Grande, a family-owned, luxury boutique lodge on the banks of the Zambezi River in Zambia, opens bordering Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park. The new lodge is the most sophisticated and luxurious along this game-filled stretch of the mighty Zambezi River, an idyllic home base for exploring all the destination … read more
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