Category: Hotels

KBL unveils festive campaign with a toast to reconnecting Kenyans

Larmy

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has launched a festive campaign called Turn on the Spirit of the Season, which highlights the importance of re-creating memorable moments over the festive season. The campaign is centered on Kenyans’ desire to return to reconnect with their friends and families over the Christmas season, following the easing of nationwide pandemic-related restrictions that have impacted the way people celebrate across the hospitality industry. KBL’s Acting Marketing & Innovations Director, AnneJoy Michira said:  “We are proud to have been at the forefront of bringing Kenyans together for…

Sarova Hotels & Resorts Wins 2020 World Luxury Hotel Award.

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Sarova Hotels and Resorts, Kenya’s first indigenous hospitality company has this year clinched top accolades at the 14th edition of the World Luxury Hotel Awards for outstanding service in the Industry. Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa clinched the best Luxury Family Beach Resort in the region while Sarova Mara Game Camp won the best Tented Safari Camp at the world’s most prestigious and exclusive awards which recognize the best facilities and service quality the hotel industry has to offer. The region’s leading Hospitality Group which is committed to hospitality…

SAROVA HOTELS AND RESORTS RE-OPENS PROPERTIES IN PHASED STRATEGY

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Sarova Hotels and Resort has re-opened its properties around the country in a phased strategy that has been ongoing from June since hotels were shut down due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country in a bid to tame the spread of the virus. Sarova Panafric, Sarova Mara Game Camp, Sarova Shaba Game Lodge, Sarova Woodlands, Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge and Sarova Whitesands kick started operations from June into last month and are currently all operational and open to guests. Speaking on the phased re-opening, Sarova Hotels and Resorts…

Air 034 The Pride of Kajiado: The novel aircraft restaurant set to change the clubbing landscape in Kajiado.

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Flash Mwatha, the Marketing Manager of Air 34 the Boeing 707 facility. It is quite the total Boeing 707 aircraft awaiting takeoff until you enter the inside the big bird now soaring the skies of hospitality in the lush greens of Kitengela. Kitenga Town has had the unprecedented pride of hosting what is probably Kenya’s first entertainment joint, Air 034 The Pride of Kajiado, aboard an aircraft thanks to Kenyan creativity & ingenious enterprise. “This dream entertainment joint was born out of trip to Thailand where an entrepreneuring Kenyan who…

GAUGING THE ECONOMIC WAVES OF CORONAVIRUS ON KENYA

Elves Kimutai

The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), the apex body of the private sector in Kenya, this morning resolved to engage all its members to begin to calculate the projected economic impact of Coronavirus in each sector. The collated input will inform the development of a rapid response mitigation plan to minimize the impact of the outbreak on the Kenyan market. It will also allow the private sector to measure the impact of the expected global slowdown of trade on Kenya. KEPSA is encouraged by Executive Order No 2 ofhttps://www.expresstoday.co.ke/?p=2932&preview=true 2020…

IHG® debuts upscale brand, voco™ in Africa with Valor Hospitality Partners Africa

Elves Kimutai

voco, combines the informality and charm of an individual hotel with the quality and reassurance of a global and respected brand. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 30, 2020/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (www.IHG.com), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed voco™ The Bank, Rosebank in South Africa in partnership with Valor Hospitality Partners Africa. Last year, IHG announced the signing of a Master Development Agreement (MDA) with Valor Hospitality Partners Africa to roll out multiple franchise hotels over the next 10 years, across IHG’s portfolio of brands in midscale,…

Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Nairobi welcomes the Christmas Season with conservation agenda

Jacktone Lawi

Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Nairobi marked the beginning of the Christmas Season by setting up a recycled Christmas Tree at the Lobby. The tree by Ocean Sole Africa is made from recycled ocean trash (flip flops), as part of their environmental initiatives to conserve the marine life. Our 6-foot Christmas Tree is made from over 945 recycled flip flops, with 336 hours spent by 15 artists. Mövenpick Nairobi is keen about the environment; and as part of our CSR Initiative, we chose this environmentally friendly Christmas Tree to support a…

Cytonn opens serviced apartment complex targeting business and leisure travellers.

Jacktone Lawi

Cysuites Apartments   Cytonn Investments has officially opened CySuites Apartment Hotel, the latest offering under its Private Equity arm. Cysuites is a serviced apartment complex with 32 two- bedroom apartments, 6 one- bedroom apartments and two penthouses that offer contemporary living and working spaces. “Our foray into Serviced Apartment Hotels is backed by thorough market research. Demand for serviced apartments continues to grow, evidenced by occupancy rates of up to 88%, according to our latest research data. Serviced apartments command very strong rental yields of about 12%, compared residential yields…

PRIDEINN PARADISE NAMES NEW GENERAL MANAGER

Elves Kimutai

PrideInn Group of Hotels has broken the gender barriers by hiring for the first time a female head for its prestigious PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort & Spa in Shanzu. Ann Peggy, a former, Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort operations manager has been appointed as new General Manager for PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort, Convention Centre & Spa. She will be tasked with creating a new vision for the beach resort and setting direction to capture a wide range of the market from luxury travelers to free independent travelers, meetings, incentives, conferencing…

Angeliqua Rivera wins 2019 edition of Diageo World Class Kenya

Jacktone Lawi

Curtains came down at the Diageo World Class Bartending competition with the winner landing the chance to represent Kenya in the international competition in Glasgow, Scotland Now in its fifth year in Kenya, the World Class Bartender of the Year competition seeks to upskill bartenders and mixologists through a rigorous training regimen after which they compete for the right to represent Kenya in the international competition. The competition, which started in May, saw 42 of Kenya’s bartending elite go through an educational masterclass dubbed the ‘World Class Studios 2019′. After…