Set in the heart of Westlands, Sankara Nairobi lies in the epicentre of the city’s commercial, retail, and entertainment quarter and boasts quintessential Kenyan charm and hospitality, contemporary interiors and carefully curated modern African art throughout the hotel. Just a short drive away from the city centre and the United Nations Headquarters, and within easy […]
Category Archives: Africa Travel
Tourism in Africa, Africa Travel
Africa Travel, Morocco News
The 100% African hotel group ONOMO Hotels will open 7 new hotels in Morocco during 2019 (Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier)
Indeed, the 100% African hotel group announced the opening of its new flagship, ONOMO Casablanca City Center on March 1, 2019. An urban hotel that challenges the definition of mid-scale hotels by offering generous spaces with a refined design and a high-quality service matching the African hospitality. Present in 9 African countries with 14 operating […]
Africa Travel, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Côte d’Ivoire needs $5.8 bln for tourism plan
Ivorian Minister of Tourism Siandou Fofana on 25 April 2019 presented a strategy document aimed at making Côte d’Ivoire Africa’s fifth biggest tourism destination from 2025 to the African Development Bank, and sought its support to implement the plan. The document entitled “Sublime Côte d’Ivoire”, was presented to the Bank’s Vice-President responsible for Private sector, […]
Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of the country of Ethiopia. The city of also called as the City of Humans. According to the most recent census in 2007, about 3,384,569 people live in the city. The total land area of the city is almost 527 square km. The city was chartered in […]
Located in the second largest continent Africa, Johannesburg is the largest city of South Africa. It is the most populous city of South Africa as well. It is known as the city of gold, the modern day El Dorado. Popularly known as the home town of great leaders and activists like Nelson Mandela and Desmond […]
Accor, a world-leading augmented hospitality group, is fast-tracking its development plans in Africa, leveraging its expanded portfolio to consolidate its leadership position in North and West Africa, and achieve rapid growth in Sub Saharan and East Africa. With the industry’s most dynamic portfolio of brands, covering every market segment from economy to luxury and comprising […]
JLL has released its 2019 SA Hotel Investment Outlook report forecasting that R1.9 billion will be invested into new hotels, and around R6.9 billion in total over the next three years. This translates into 3,900 new rooms across South Africa. The report highlights that there has been a clear shift in the way that capital […]
Africa Travel
Marriott and Accor are leading chains in African hotel development according to the 11th annual survey by W Hospitality Group, acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative source
Marriott and Accor have more than 75,000 rooms in 401 hotels in the pipeline. The figures represent a 1.5% decrease on the 2018 pipeline, but still more than 12% ahead of 2017. And data for deals which have been realised show almost 100 hotels opened in Africa in 2017/18 with a total of 16,000 rooms. […]
Africa Travel
Africa: A Traveler’s Guide to the Destinations and Hotels of the Second Largest Continent
Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent in the world. It covers an area of 30,370,000 square kilometers and has a huge population of 1.2 billion. It is right behind the Asia continent in terms of both population and area. Algeria and Seychelles are Africa’s largest and smallest countries respectively. Nigeria is […]
Africa Travel, Ethiopia News, Events, Real Estate
Registration now open Africa Hotel Investment Forum 2019
The Africa Hotel Investment Forum is delighted to confirm the 2019 edition will take place at the Sheraton Addis, Ethiopia on 24-26 September 2019. The Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) has established itself as the premier hotel investment conference for those that are looking to invest in this rising continent. View the highlights from AHIF 2018: […]
What comes to your mind when someone says the word- wellbeing? Obviously physical and mental wellbeing which actually means life satisfaction. And if someone asks you how you can get that, probably one thing for sure that will come to your mind is- a sound sleep. There are also many other ways to get the […]
Angola, a country which has been within the grasp of heavy war for decades. Angola got her independence in the year of 1975. But another dark era was waiting for them. Just after achieving their independence in 1975, the civil war began lasted till 2002, which means for almost 27 years! But the best part […]
Africa Travel, Algeria News
Marriott International announces the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Setif in Algeria
Marriott International (www.Marriott.com) announced the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Setif in Algeria (Four-Points.Marriott.com), in partnership with Prombati SPA owned by Mr. Rachid Khenfri. With 191 rooms the hotel is conveniently situated in the centre of the city, providing easy access to Setif’s new tram line and Setif International Airport just 20 minutes’ drive […]
Designed to satisfy the modern traveller’s demand for authentic experiences, Rixos Premium Seagate has launched its ultra-all-inclusive upgrade which offers its guests, limitless access to the resort’s food and beverage facilities across six gourmet restaurants nine bars, and the exclusive VIP executive lounge. The General Manager of Rixos Premium Seagate Semih Elbaba commented, “The upgrade is ideal for families and travellers […]
Africa Travel, Events, South Africa News
ACSA and SAA weigh-in on opportunities in air cargo trade industry
The continent’s largest air cargo trade fair opened in Johannesburg this week, attracting more than 80 exhibitors and 2 000 visitors. Air Cargo Africa 2019 – the largest air cargo trade fair in Africa – kicked off this week at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, attracting over 80 exhibitors and 2 000 visitors from across the […]
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the signing of six new hotels in Egypt as part of a portfolio deal across a number of its brands. The agreement was signed with existing business partner Zaghloul Holdings, a Cairo-based business conglomerate operating in real estate, contracting, tourism, commercial retail, entertainment and sports investment industries. The six […]
Africa Travel, Liberia News
Aleph Hospitality Signs Deal with Marriott International to Manage the First Four Points by Sheraton in Liberia
Four Points by Sheraton Monrovia to become first internationally-branded hotel in Liberia DUBAI, UAE – Pioneering hospitality management company, Aleph Hospitality, today announced the signing of a franchise agreement with Marriott International for the first Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Liberia. Located in the capital city, Monrovia, the hotel is due to become the first […]
Hotels in Addis Ababa are known for their great service and generosity. The nation is blessed with an array of flora and fauna. In addition, the country has lots of sunshine throughout the year. Consequently, the most fashionable tourism catchphrase of the country is “13 months of sunshine”. Lots of travelers stopover Ethiopia each year […]
FIHA promises networking and deal-making An impressive line-up of leading investors, on the look-out for the next successful project, will be just one of the highlights at Forum de l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain (FIHA) in Marrakech in February. The forum is the ninth edition of Africa’s leading hospitality investment conference, AHIF, and the just-released agenda lives […]
ForwardKeys, which forecasts future travel patterns by analysing 17 million booking transactions a day, predicts that the impact of the terrorist attack on the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi this week will have a minimal impact on tourism to Kenya and any setback in visitor arrivals will last less than two weeks. ForwardKeys’ opinion is based […]
Most people across the world find the British accent fascinating, especially Americans. In fact, the results of a poll published by The Independent in 2015 found the British accent to be the most attractive in the world, closely followed by the American and Irish accents. While English is spoken in almost every country in the […]
The festive season in Africa also marks the highest season in the tourism industry, as demand for getaway destinations in the continent surges. According to a Hospitality Report Africa – 2018/19, IATA’s most popular airline destinations in Africa in terms of traffic are South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, Tunisia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Tanzania […]