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LEVA Hotels & Resorts Makes its Foray into Uganda with Signing of First Hotel in Kampala

Continuing its aggressive expansion, Dubai-based LEVA Hotels & Resorts has entered into a management agreement with Prism Construction Company to operate the beautiful Emin Pasha Lake View Hotel Residences. Situated in Muyenga at Tank Hill in Kampala overlooking the famous Lake Victoria, the stunning hotel is scheduled to open in the 3rd quarter of 2020 and features 56 well-appointed rooms equipped with outstanding amenities.

LEVA Hotels & Resorts
Kampala, Uganda
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Holiday Inn Johannesburg Sunnyside Park Hotel opens

IHG Hotels & Resorts ®, one of the world's leading hotel companies, opens the newly refurbished Holiday Inn Johannesburg Sunnyside Park Hotel situated in the leafy suburb of Parktown, Johannesburg. Offering authentic experiences designed to bring friends, family and business partners together for genuine and joyful memories, the hotel is the first Holiday Inn property in South Africa recognised as a Heritage site, with national monument status. The surrounding residential areas are filled with Heritage homes and include numerous Herbert Baker designed homes.

Holiday Inn
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Rotana soft opens five-star Johari Rotana in Tanzania

Further cementing its presence in Africa's fast-growing hospitality sector, Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the region with hotels across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Turkey, announced today the soft opening of Johari Rotana in Tanzania's commercial city of Dar es Salaam. The new five-star property marks the company's entrance to the East African market.

Rotana
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Anantara Tozeur Resort Opens In Tunisia

"Star Wars" fans have plenty to be excited about, with the saga's conclusion being released in theaters this December. However, the opening of the Anantara Tozeur Resort should give the films' fans (and any luxury traveler) reason to be excited. The "oasis city" of Tozeur rose to fame as a film location for the original "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" movies. Once a Roman outpost, the city has a rich travel history as a major stopover point for caravans traversing the Sahara, while the old medina of Tozeur, Ouled el Hwadef, is a must-visit of its own.

Anantara
Tozeur, Tunisia
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Rotana soft opens Johari Rotana in Tanzania

Further cementing its presence in Africa's fast-growing hospitality sector, Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the region with hotels across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Turkey, announced today the soft opening of Johari Rotana in Tanzania's commercial city of Dar es Salaam. The new five-star property marks the company's entrance to the East African market.

Rotana
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Radisson Hotel Group Opens Its Third Hotel In Nairobi

Radisson Blu, the upper upscale hotel brand that delivers a positive and personalized service in stylish spaces, is proud to announce the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence, Nairobi Arboretum, the Group's third hotel in Kenya. The hotel is located in the heart of Nairobi, overlooking the Arboretum park and adjacent to the State House within the affluent Kilimani district of the city.

Radisson Blu
Nairobi, Kenya
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New Luxury Hotel Opening, Gran Meliá Arusha

Leading luxury Spanish hotel brand, Gran Meliá Hotels & Resorts, are delighted to announce the opening of their first property in Africa, Gran Meliá Arusha. Based in the heart of Arusha within Northern Tanzania, the exclusive East African resort, which experienced the opening on 1st September 2019, will be the perfect base for visitors looking to explore the natural beauty of some of Africa's most striking landscapes, including the Serengeti and Kilimanjaro. ​

Gran Meliá
Arusha, Tanzania
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Radisson RED set to make debute in Johannesburg, South Africa

Radisson Hotel Group, one of the largest and most dynamic hotel groups in the world, is pleased to announce the signing of its second Radisson RED in South Africa - continuing the brand's fast-growing African and global expansion. Scheduled to open early 2021, the Radisson RED Johannesburg Rosebank will arrive and shake up the hospitality industry in Africa's second-largest city. The hotel brings the group's African portfolio to almost 100 hotels in operation and under development.

Radisson Red
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Sevi Boutique Hotel Zanzibar Reopened in 2019

Situated on the amazing Indian Ocean beachfront on the outskirts of Kigomani Village of Unguja, Sevi Boutique Hotel Zanzibar is a complex of rustic "bandas" bungalows scattered among lush gardens of palms and exotic foliage facing the aquamarine sea off the Spice Island. It opened in February 2019, under the ownership of the Hochleitner family from Austria. It offers accommodation in 13 traditional bandas (bungalows) and an oceanfront villa, as well as experience-oriented services and facilities, including a spa and yoga retreat.

Sevi Boutique Hotel Zanzibar
Matemwe, Tanzania
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Flagship Lodge At Andbeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve Gets A Brand New Look

andBeyond's flagship lodge in South Africa, Phinda Mountain Lodge is reopening with a brand new look. The first lodge to be opened by the conservation-led luxury experiential travel company, which now owns or operates 29 properties in Africa and South America, andBeyond Phinda Mountain Lodge has received an elegant make-over that allows it to meet and exceed the expectations of today's luxury safari traveller.

&Beyond
KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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dusitD2 Nairobi reopened

Dusit International, one of Thailand's leading hotel and property development companies, has announced it reopened the dusitD2 Nairobi hotel on 1 August 2019 following six months of renovation to introduce new dining and meeting experiences.

dusitD2
Nairobi, Kenya