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June 2024
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Hospitality Tech: Innovation The New Efficiency
Olivier Hennion, Managing Director, IT Hospitality Group was in conversation with Chakib Achour, Chief Strategy Officer, Huawei Morocco and Fatuma Gloria Kazungu, Digital Communications Manager, CityBlue Hotels.
Leveraging National Branding Opportunities
Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and Chairman, APO Group was in conversation with Jason Jennings, Group Chief Operations Officer, Event Horizon, Nelly Mukazayire, Chief Executive Officer , Rwanda Convention Bureau, John Manyo-Plange, Head of Strategy & Operations for the Basketball Africa League , Basketball Africa League, Kyle Scofield, Director , QA Venue Solutions and Robins Tchale-Watchou, CEO, Vivendi Sports. They discussed the power of mega events and how to leverage national branding opportunities.
Whose Life Is It Anyway? Lifestyle Hotels: The What, Why & How
'Lifestyle Hotels' has become an industry buzzword, alongside 'Boutique', and 'Design'. But what are Lifestyle Hotels, why have they risen in prominence and what are the key success factors that have led several to outperform their more established rivals? Highlighting experiences from their own outperforming hotels James, & Paul unpick the Lifestyle label and give first-hand and practical advice on how to become a Lifestyle leader.
Podcasts
Episode 77: Maya Ziadeh, Chief Development Officer, MEA & Turkey, Accor
Maya Ziadeh, the Chief Development Officer for premium midscale and economy brands in the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey at Accor discussed Accor's strategy for the African hospitality investment market, their portfolio of brands, and their priorities for growth in Africa in our AHIF podcast series
Episode 76: Wesam Okasha, Head of Global Development and Managing Director, TUI Hotels & Resorts
TUI Blue is not just another hotel operator, but a socially responsible company that invests in people and communities. In a recent AHIF podcast episode, Wesam Okasha, Head of Global Development and Managing Director, TUI Hotels & Resorts discussed their journey, development opportunities, and pipeline in Africa. TUI Blue's social corporate responsibility is at the heart of their business model, and they have created the TUI Care Foundation to contribute to sustainable tourism and hospitality.
Episode 75: Thomas Emanuel, Senior Director, STR
Thomas discusses the data solutions provided by STR, which collects data from over 78,000 hotels worldwide on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The company provides benchmarking analysis to help clients understand their competitive position in the market and their direct competitors. They offer a range of key performance indicators, including occupancy, average rate, and revenue per available room, as well as segmentation data and business on the books.
Press room
Hospitality Leaders discuss supply chain challenges at AHIF 2023
For too many years, African hospitality leaders have worked incredibly hard to maintain operational standards when critical products are unavailable to be sourced on time due to a myriad of reasons, from changing trade restrictions, poor transport infrastructure, currency fluctuations, and supply chain breakages.
Radisson Hotel Group announces seven new hotels in Africa for the first half of 2023
Radisson Hotel Group continues its ambitious growth in Africa with the signing of seven new hotels, adding over 1,400 rooms to its African portfolio
CityBlue Opens In South Sudan and Tanzania
CityBlue Hotels, Africa’s fastest-growing local hotel chain, is pleased to announce the signing of management agreements and the commencement of operations from July 2023 of the CityBlue Panorama Hotel & Suites, Juba, South Sudan and Urban by CityBlue, Masaki, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.