Hawaii-based Outrigger Hotels and Resorts announced today that it has purchased from Dubai-based Kingdom Hotel Investments the 181-key Mövenpick Resort and Spa Mauritius, which is located in the island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. The transaction closed on May 29, 2013, for an undisclosed amount.
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has signed a new franchise agreement with Airport Hotel Limited that will see the Old Manor House at Plaisance Airport become Holiday Inn Mauritius – Plaisance Airport. The 140 room property will be the first Holiday Inn to open in Mauritius and will join IHG's InterContinental Resort Mauritius which opened in 2009.
Over the past 18 years, Jardin’s career has taken him from the sunshine of Hawaii to the bustling cities of Chicago, New York and Cairo, not forgetting a three year period at the idyllic Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara in California.
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today announces the highly anticipated debut of The St. Regis Mauritius Resort, marking the brand’s first hotel in Africa and the 30th St. Regis hotel in the world. The St. Regis Mauritius Resort follows recent openings in Hainan and Shenzhen in China; Doha and Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi in the Middle East; and Bal Harbour in the United States, all within the last 12 months.
Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita has named Thierry Papillier as its new Executive Chef. Papillier takes up his new position from the Resort’s sister property, Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, where his flair for creativity and natural leadership saw him overseeing all nine of the Hotel’s dining outlets.
After a long and successful career with Beachcomber Hotels, Gilbert Staub has stepped down as General Manager at the prestigious Dinarobin Hotel Golf & Spa to be replaced by the exceptional Stuart de San Nicolas. Mr de San Nicolas has managed luxury four and five star hotels across the world including properties in Morocco, Thailand and France. Most recently Mr de San Nicolas managed the five-star Altapura resort in Val Thorens, France and began his career in hospitality working front of house in 1993 at the legendary Hyatt Regency in Paris.
John is Australian and has 20 years of international hospitality industry experience gained from working in Oceanic and Asia including several general management and regional management roles at leading resorts and hotels around Australia. He has worked at Oakwood Residence Thonglor in Bangkok, Thailand, then he joined Centara Hotels&Resorts at Centara Grand Island Resort&Spa Maldives in the position of General Manager in 2010; he was working there for 2 years prior being promoted to cluster General Manager of Centara Hotels&Resorts in Mauritius. Centara Hotels&Resorts believes this talented professional is ideal to lead both properties of Centara Hotels&Resorts in Mauritius.
STR Global, the leading provider of market information to the global hotel industry, reported new supply growth year to May 2012 with a 3.2-percent increase in the Maldives and 1.7-percent increase in Mauritius. During the same period, demand growth has continued to grow in Mauritius but declined in the Maldives.
Banyan Tree announces the appointment of Pascal Prigent as new General Manager of the Angsana Balaclava, boutique resort property in Mauritius which was opened in December 2011. Pascal Prigent has more than 30 years hospitality experience. He has worked for brands such as Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, The Regent, Mandarin Oriental and The Peninsula.
An accomplished hotel executive, Charles will report directly to Alan Leibman, CEO of Kerzner International. In his new role, Mr de Foucault will be responsible for the overall operations of One&Only Le Saint Géran, Mauritius.
Hotel Missoni, the luxury lifestyle brand of the Rezidor Hotel Group, reaches one of the most fashionable islands in the world: Mauritius, the shooting star of the Indian Ocean, and the 66thcountry where Rezidor is present. Overlooking the village of Baie du Cap, Hotel Missoni Mauritius will boast 80 luxury suites with unobstructed views of the ocean and the islands unrivalled beaches. It is scheduled to welcome the first guests in 2014.
This article summarizes the key tourism statistics of Mauritius and outlines the current enhancements towards its further tourism development. The island of Mauritius, with approximately 1.3 million inhabitants (2009 United Nations estimate), is located in the Indian Ocean some 2,000 km off the southeast coast of Africa (Mozambique), about 800 km east of the island of Madagascar, and some 11,000 km off the west coast of Australia.
Mr. Marc Denton has been appointed the General Manager of The Oberoi, Mauritius, The Oberoi Group’s luxury resort in Turtle Bay on the North-West coast of the island. Set in 20 acres of lush sub-tropical gardens with six hundred metres of magnificent oceanfront and turquoise lagoon, The Oberoi, Mauritius has been ranked the best hotel in the Indian Ocean by the readers in the 2010 Ultratravel awards.