New hotels opening across Africa

Travellers planning to visit Africa this year will have some new accommodation options to choose from.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced that it will be opening three new properties in Africa this year, two in South Africa and one in Kenya.

Already open in Pretoria is the 304-room Holiday Inn Express Sunnypark, which has been launched as part of a global relaunch of the Holiday Inn brand.

The other property that has opened in South Africa is the Crowne Plaza Johannesburg, while the Crowne Plaza Nairobi, IHG's second hotel in Kenya, will begin welcoming guests in the autumn.

John Bamsey, the hotel chain's chief operating officer in the Middle East and Africa, said: "We will be developing our Africa portfolio with more than 30 properties over the next three to five years and these will all be in prime locations and high-growth cities.

"This will strengthen our position of becoming the leading operator on the continent and to contribute significantly to IHG's overall portfolio."

The countries in which IHG intends to open new properties over the coming years include Tanzania, Angola and Nigeria.

Posted by Carrie, 04 June 2009 12:18

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