Recently appointed General Manager of Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort, Yiannis Kosmas, is proud to join the team in Mozambique and plans to take the resort to new heights. Anantara Bazaruto Island is located on a tropical island surrounded by towering sand dunes, white sandy beaches and the turquoise waters of Indigo Bay, 30km off Mozambique's coastline.
Opening April 2021, Kisawa Sanctuary is 300-hectares of beachfront calm and coastal forest on Benguerra Island, where the pairing of cultural celebration and environmental conservation presents a new, forward-looking narrative for both Mozambique and island escapes.
The group's very first flag in the Africa continent, Banyan Tree Ilha Caldeira in Mozambique (situated on the private Island of Ilha Caldeira), is set to open in December 2021.
ONOMO Hotels (OnomoHotel.com) continues its development in Southern Africa. The African Hotel Group announces the opening of a new hotel in Maputo, Mozambique, bringing up its network in Southern Africa to 7 hotels, among which 5 in South Africa and one in Rwanda.ONOMO Hotel Maputo, which officially opened on December 1st, is a subtle blend of audacity, contemporary art and African culture; A truly contemporary hotel with a casual chic style.
AccorHotels, the world's leading travel & lifestyle group is set to make its debut in Mozambique in a strategic move that expands its presence in Southeastern Africa.
In Mozambique, Franco Rienzo is the new General Manager of Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort & Spa. Franco joins Anantara from Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS) SEG Education Group, Switzerland, whereas Programme Leader he lectured to First Year Food & Beverage and Operations Management MIB students. Prior to this he held management positions at the Zuri White Sands Goa Resort & Casino, India and at Silversea Cruises.
Minor Hotel Group (MHG), operator of over 100 hotels, resorts and serviced suites in 14 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Ocean, is pleased to announce the addition of three properties in Mozambique to its portfolio and a 25% equity investment in the properties. They will be reflagged to MHG's Anantara and AVANI brands later this year and take the total number of MHG properties in operation to 108 and the total number of rooms to over 13,000.
Minor Hotel Group, a hotel owner, operator and investor, has announced the formation of a long term strategic partnership agreement with Rani Investment, the owner of high end resorts across Africa. The two organizations have formed a joint venture company for ownership of Indigo Bay Resort & Spa in Mozambique, with plans for further expansion in Africa.
Miguel Afonso dos Santos has been appointed as general manager of the Polana Serena Hotel in Maputo, Mozambique. He has officially taken office on 1 August and hails from Lisbon in Portugal where he has for the past eight years helped build the reputable Real Hotels Group to where it is today. Within his 20 year career, Afonso dos Santos has been involved in the management of many of Portugal's top hotels including the Four Seasons' Ritz Lisbon, Lapa Palace Orient Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises, Real Palacio Hotel, Real Parque Hotel, and Real Residencia Suite Hotel as well as Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa.
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, further strengthens the portfolio in Africa: The group announces Park Inn Tete in Mozambique – the property featuring 116 rooms is scheduled to open on Q4 2010. Rezidor’s portfolio on the African continent now comprises close to 30 hotels and 6,855 rooms in operation and under development.