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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the new Holiday Inn in Mutare, Zimbabwe, following the increase of business travel on the African continent.
The franchised property, which is owned by African Sun, features 96 rooms, an outdoor pool and a meeting room that can seat up to 250 people.
The hotel is centrally located in the city centre, with significant business activity across citrus farming, forestry and mining industries.
Zimbabwe and South Africa have strong bilateral relations and strong economic cooperation with trade interest in multiple sectors, such as capital equipment, textile, agricultural and diamonds. Mutare is positioned in the diamond mining region of Zimbabwe and close to Tete Province, a coal mining region in Mozambique.
Chief Operating Officer of IHG for India, Africa and the Middle East, Pascal Gauvin, said: “Africa represents huge untapped opportunities for a variety of industries across the region. We’re thrilled to announce the opening in Mutare as we believe that it will further support business travel between the Middle East, and Africa. We are especially proud to continue working with established partners such as African Sun Limited, who also own several other properties with us. We are excited to begin welcoming guests to the Holiday Inn Mutare.”
Edwin T Shangwa, Managing Director of African Sun, said he was happy to be partnering with IHG again, after successfully launching two Holiday Inn hotels. He said the opening of the new hotel would benefit equally from IHG’s global distribution systems, strong brand portfolio and loyalty programmes.
The Holiday Inn Mutare is the third Holiday Inn franchised property with African Sun Limited. Both Holidays Inns in Harare and Bulawayo have performed to brand standards, presenting further opportunities for growth.
The opening of Holiday Inn Mutare increases IHG and Africa Sun’s footprint to a total of 351 rooms.
Sоurсе: tourismupdate.co.za
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