Cendyn, the leading innovator in CRM, sales and revenue strategy for the hospitality industry, is proud to announce that Fairmont Zimbali Resort has selected Rainmaker's comprehensive business intelligence solution, revintel®, to help them accelerate hotel growth through faster and easier access to the property's data and analytics.
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.
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.
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott Durban uMhlanga Ridge officially opened this month, making it the first Fire & Ice! by Marriott hotel in KwaZulu-Natal and the fourth in South Africa. A highly anticipated addition to the brand's fast-growing portfolio, it joins Fire & Ice! by Marriott hotels in Melrose Arch (Johannesburg), Cape Town and Menlyn (Pretoria).
Hilton (NYSE:HLT) (www.Hilton.com) announced the signing of a management agreement with Growthpoint Properties, South Africa's largest REIT, to open a hotel under its lifestyle Canopy by Hilton brand. The 150 guestroom Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof is expected to begin welcoming guests in 2021 and will be the brand's debut property in Africa.
Saadiyah has worked for the Radisson Hotel Group for over two years and has contributed enormously in her time with our company, particularly in growing our strong brand position across the African continent.
Cape Town is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, reflecting its role as a major destination for immigrants and expatriates to South Africa. As of 2018, the city had an estimated population of 4.5 million. The CTICC CEO Julie-May Ellingson has announced a R900m CTICC 2 development, this planned all glass sky bridge between the two parts of Cape Town International Convention Centre could become the mother city’s latest tourist attraction.
Johannesburg has become a destination of choice for business due to an outstanding reputation for quality and affordability. As of 2018 the city had an estimated population of 8.3 million. The city generates 16% of South African GDP and employs 12% of the national workforce. Johannesburg is the home to the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) that is rated as one of the top 20 exchanges in the world in terms of market capitalization.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts and Fountains Hotel in Cape Town announce the rebranding of the Fountains Hotel.
Cuthbert Ncube, the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) regional vice-president was appointed today as the Vice President of the African Tourism Board Mr. Ncube is based in Pretoria, South Africa.
Berlin - Flinging open its doors in the heart of downtown Cape Town, Gorgeous George emerges as a springboard for hyper-local immersion in the city's pulse-quickening creative scene. Housed across two heritage buildings, the 32-room hotel provides a high-style platform for established and emerging South African artists and designers, resulting in an authentic aesthetic that avoids any hint of African design cliché. Throw in an intriguing architectural narrative that combines Edwardian elegance with sleek industrial styling, a spectacular rooftop space complete with a buzzing bar, restaurant, and swimming pool, and you have the Mother City's most thrilling new social hub. www.designhotels.com/gorgeous-george
Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa is excited to announce the appointment of Anton Gillis as an Executive Director, effective April 1, 2019. The Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa is a leading luxury hotel in South Africa and Johannesburg.
BON Hotels announced the acquisition of Die Kliphuis, a boutique hotel located in Standerton, to augment the group's fast-growing portfolio. This elegant, sandstone homestead, steeped in history, has over the past 100 years served as a maternity home, a boarding house for young ladies, an officers' mess in the Anglo Boer war and a parsonage. Set in peaceful surroundings with gracious living and a high standard of comfort and cuisine, the property will be positioned as a 4-star, boutique hotel, and renamed Die Kliphuis Standerton by BON Hotels.
Travel & Tourism in South Africa contributed 1.5 million jobs and ZAR425.8 billion to the economy in 2018, making it the largest tourism economy in Africa, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council's (WTTC) annual review of the economic impact and social importance of the sector released today.
African hotel group ONOMO Hotels have announced the addition of their second Cape Town property, Signature Lux Waterfront by ONOMO, into their portfolio. The recently-launched hotel brings a new competitor to the Cape Town CBD and popular Waterfront area.
Radisson Hotel Group, one of the world's largest hotel groups has begun 2019 with the announcement of its new commercial strategy for South Africa. The Group currently operates 11 hotels and 2,200+ rooms across the country and is also one of the fastest growing hotel brands in Africa with 90+ hotels in operation and under development.
Figures released by Cape Town's big attractions, Cape Town International Airport and STR's Destination Report indicate mixed performance for December 2018. The second half of the year has shown that the city's recovery in terms of tourism is stabilising, notwithstanding a poor performance in the early part of 2018.
AC Hotels by Marriott (ACHotels.Marriott.com), Marriott International's (www.Marriott.com) European-inspired lifestyle brand, today announced the opening of AC Hotel Cape Town Waterfront marking the debut of the brand in Middle East and Africa. Owned and developed by the Amdec Group, the hotel demonstrates the sophisticated and timeless European design that is true to the AC Hotel brand, interpreted for its Cape Town location. Conveniently located just minutes away from the buzzing Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the hotel is just a 25-minute drive from Cape Town International Airport within the city's thriving central business district.
"Whilst theres much thats been said about the traditional hotel industry bemoaning the new home-sharing economy, the fact remains that, companies like Airbnb who dynamically blend tech and travel are not for hotels to fear, even as the rental room giant continues to enjoy rapid growth in Africa," says Wayne Troughton, CEO of specialist hospitality and real estate consultancy firm, HTI Consulting.
The average price of a hotel room in Cape Town is R65.19 cheaper per evening than it was a year ago this brings the average cost of a hotel room to R1 436.30 per evening. According to the Hotel Performance Index, released in September 2018 by provincial investment agency Wesgro, the price of a night in a four-star hotel room dropped by 5.2%.