The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has appointed Liezl Meier as the group's regional director of sales for Southern Africa. Meier, who has over 13 years of experience in the hospitality industry, will be based in Johannesburg.
Johannes Van Der Putten will become Hilton Worldwide’s vice president for Africa & Indian Ocean leading operations across the continent with a key focus to support the company’s ambitious business expansion strategy. Based in Johannesburg, he will also be responsible for business operations of the Hilton Sandton.
Africa’s richest mile is abuzz. Johannesburg, the provincial capital of Gauteng, has grown accustomed to a certain level of hustle and bustle as it’s solidified itself as South Africa’s financial hub. But with the impending FIFA World Cup set to kick off this June, the fervor is reaching new heights—and local hoteliers are taking notice.
The heat of the coolest hotel in the country for the “forever young” set is spreading to Gauteng as Protea Hotels’ hip, urban and contemporary offering Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! - Melrose Arch is set to open its doors to the public in the first quarter of 2010.
MARKHAM, Ontario| NORTHWIND-Maestro PMS, provider of Maestro™ Enterprise Property Management hotel software and reservation software solutions for the hospitality industry, announced Lonrho Hotels will standardize property management automation on the Maestro Multi-Property Management Suite for four properties in 2009, with others across Africa to follow. Lonrho will install Maestro Front Office, Yield Management, Sales & Catering, and the ResEze online booking engine in its first property, the 200-room Grand Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in early 2009.