Bench Events, the organiser of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) today announced that the conference will return to Addis Ababa in 2015. It will take place again at the Sheraton Hotel on September 30 October 1.
Addis Ababa, 30th of September. The African hospitality market desires rapid solutions that can fill the gap between current hotel offer and increasing demand from the new incoming travelers, while meeting the expectations of the investors and hotel owners.
Wyndham Hotel Group, the world's largest hotel company with approximately 7,540 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced the signing of a management agreement for the Hotel Group's first property in Ethiopia, the 136-room Ramada Addis.
Marriott International, Africa's largest hotel company following its strategic acquisition of Protea Hotel Group, continues to gather momentum with a packed schedule of 30 property openings across the continent by 2020, 9 of which will open by end of 2015.
The Group, already present in 17 countries, with 93 hotels and almost 16 000 rooms, is opening new frontiers in Ethiopia, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo. During the Africa Hotel Investment Forum, held in Addis Ababa, Accor reaffirmed its commitment to development in Africa. Accor is already present on all segments, from luxury to budget, with its Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, ibis, ibis Styles and ibis budget brands.
Bench Events today announced that Haile Gebrselassie, the former Olympic and world athletics champion, has been confirmed as a speaker at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) - Africa's top event for hotel investors, which takes place from the 29th September to 1st October in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Tsemex Hotels and Business Plc to develop Crowne Plaza Addis Ababa. The 210-key hotel represents the entry of IHG into Ethiopia and adds to the company's growing presence in Africa.
The increasing rate of inbound tourist arrivals and planned events/conferences is widening an already huge gap between demand for international-standard hotels and supply of accommodation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital. A search on Trip Advisor reveals just two international-class, five star hotels in the city, the Sheraton and the Radisson Blu - and anecdotes about delegates attending meetings at the Africa Union's headquarters having to travel up to 60 miles to find a bed for the night are not unknown.
At a recent gathering of top executives, working on the agenda for the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) - Africa's top event for hotel investors, research was undertaken by the Forum's organiser, Bench Events, to find out what the essential principles are for doing business successfully in Africa.
Bench Events, the organiser of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) has announced that the event will now take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia on 29th Sept – 1st Oct.