Browsing: Hospitality in Kenya

• Bangkok-based hotel chain Dusit International has announced plans to open a hotel-serviced apartment in Westlands Nairobi in 2023 dubbed ‘Dusit Princes Hotel Residences’
• The upper-middle class property will comprise a hybrid of 56 one-bedroom and 30 studio apartments and 14 deluxe hotel rooms
• The opening of ‘Dusit Princes Hotel Residences’ comes after the closure of ‘DusitD2 Nairobi’ in 2021, a luxury hotel branch of Dusit International which was located at 14 Riverside Complex in Westlands

Dusit International says it plans to open a hotel-serviced apartment in Westlands Nairobi in 2023 dubbed ‘Dusit Princes Hotel Residences’, along Mimosa Lane off Church Road.

The Bangkok-based Thai Hotel and property development company said the upper-middle-class property will consist of a hybrid of 56 one-bedroom and 30 studio apartments and 14 deluxe hotel rooms.

Other facilities at the property will include an Italian-inspired restaurant dubbed ‘The Olive Restaurant’, a rooftop bar dubbed ‘The Aviary …

• A report by Cytonn Investments has found that Kenya’s hospitality sector has continued to show resilience in its performance, development, and expansion activities
• The performance has been mainly boosted by the increased international tourist arrivals into the country, conferences, leisure, and sports activities, following the reopening of the country in 2021
• Cytonn noted the overall number of operating hotels and hotel bed occupancies in Kenya has also been increasing

Kenya’s hospitality sector has continued to show resilience in its performance, development, and expansion activities.

According to a weekly report by Cytonn Investments, the performance has been mainly boosted by the increased international tourist arrivals into the country, conferences, leisure, and sports activities following the country’s reopening in 2021.

In the report, Cytonn noted that the overall number of operating hotels and hotel bed occupancies in Kenya has also been increasing.

For instance, in May 2022, Radisson Blu, an international hotel …

• Accor is expanding its footprint in Eastern Africa by opening the first Mantis property in Kenya
• The Mantis Masai Mara Eco-Lodge will become a highlight property for the brand and the group
• Accor will open the hotel in 2024

Hospitality group Accor which operates more than 400 hotels across India, the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, is expanding its footprint in Eastern Africa by opening the first Mantis property in Kenya.

In a statement, the company said the Mantis Masai Mara Eco-Lodge is set to become a highlight property for the brand and the group, offering direct access to the Mara-Serengeti game reserve: the ideal location for unique safari experiences!

Mantis was founded in 2000 by global entrepreneur and conservationist Adrian Gardiner and featured a diverse collection of extraordinary destinations around the globe.

Since joining forces in 2018, Accor and Mantis have worked together to take on new opportunities to …

Trade associations in Kenya have asked for immediate reopening of the economy and ending the COVID-19 containment measures issued by the Government to reduce the loss of livelihoods from the effects of the pandemic.

The 8 trade associations from across the retail, hospitality, transport creative, and entertainment sectors also backed the motion in Parliament urging the Government to concentrate on measures to revive the economy and vaccinate more people.

As the President extended the curfew and other containment orders, the High Court issued a determination that the orders issued to law enforcement agencies on the COVID-19 protocols are in breach of the Constitution.

At the same time, there is a motion in the National Assembly urging the Government to do away with all forms of lockdowns and concentrate on measures to revive the economy and vaccinate more people.

The associations also lamented the continued harassment of their members by police …