By fully understanding your company's needs, we are able to tailor our proposals to meet your objectives.
Our diverse range of sponsorship and networking opportunities both pre, present and post-event is what makes us unique.
If you are seeking to develop business in the African continent - there is no other forum for Africa that will bring you such a highly profiled and influential audience.

<h2>Benefits of sponsoring AHIF include:</h2>

<h3>Community Engagement</h3>
We will create a bespoke community engagement strategy for your company to ensure that you make most of the buzz around our B2B marketing campaign targeting the right industry audiences for you. Our marketing team will create and promote original digital content pieces which will showcase your thought leadership and company to our community through:
<ul><li>Direct Email - Reaching over 10,000 industry professionals via email promotion</li><li>Podcasts - Capturing your unique insights, positioning and value proposition</li><li>Insights - Short digital or written insights from your company's thought leader</li><li>Session Marketing - Highlight your speakers and sessions at AHIF</li><li>Advisory Board - Sharing your insights for the AHIF agenda</li></ul>

<h3>On-Site Engagement</h3>
Amplifying your presence before, during and after AHIF through:
<ul><li>Social Media - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin are actively used to promote AHIF, its sponsors, speakers and supporters</li><li>Onsite PR - Working with your PR team and maximising the PR buzz around AHIF</li><li>Newsletter - Featuring your content to our database on hospitality industry professionals</li><li>Daily Wrap Emails - Mention of your speaker or company's participation in our daily emails to participants during AHIF</li><li>Branding - Your logo will be positioned on all appropriate promotional pieces related to AHIF</li></ul>

<h3>On-Site Profiling</h3>
Showcasing your industry presence, thought leadership and products/services to the AHIF audience:
<ul><li>Networking Space In Conference Exhibition - Showcase your brand/product offering, providing a focal point for attendees to find out more.</li><li>Promotional video - A visual stimulus that will be played in networking &amp; exhibition areas.</li><li>Speaking position on the programme - Showcasing your thought leadership</li><li>Access to the attendee list - Use the list to reach out to attendees and meet them during AHIF.</li><li>Opportunity to donate to a local charity - AHIF will organise a charitable activity, in which you can support/participate.</li><li>A private room for meetings and entertainment</li></ul>

AHIF provides a brilliant opportunity for companies operating in the hospitality investment area and positions themselves as thought leaders in the area.
Want to find out more about sponsoring AHIF? Please contact:
Matthew Weihs, Managing Director, the bench Mobile / WhatsApp: + 44 (0)7858 511012 Email: <a href="mailto:matthew.weihs@thebench.com">matthew.weihs@thebench.com</a>

Africa Business 

APO Group

Go Places Digital 

Jeune Afrique

MICE & TOURISM Around The World

The Africa Report 

The Afritraveller 

Travel and Tour World

Travelscope

Uganda Hotel Owner's Association 

The Radisson family of brands can be found around the world in more than 120 countries, with currently over 1,700 hotels in operation and under development. Radisson Hotel Group operates the business in EMEA and APAC with over 1,000 hotels in operation and under development. The international hotel group is rapidly growing with a plan to double the portfolio by 2025. The Group’s overarching brand promise is Every Moment Matters with a signature Yes I Can! service ethos.

The Radisson family of brands portfolio includes Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Radisson Individuals, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, and prizeotel brought together under one commercial umbrella brand Radisson Hotels. 

Radisson Hotel Group

Accor

Aleph Hospitality is the leading independent hotel management company in the Middle East and Africa, managing hotels directly for owners and facilitating franchising partnerships with global brands. Aleph’s customised, results-driven approach includes third-party and white label operations.

Aleph Hospitality

BWH Hotel Group is a global hospitality network that consists of three hotel companies: WorldHotels Collection, Best Western Hotels & Resorts, and SureStay Hotel Group. Built on the foundation of Best Western Hotels & Resorts, the group was formed after Best Western Hotels & Resorts acquired WorldHotels Collection. WorldHotels Collection is known for its luxury hotels and resorts in prime locations worldwide. With the successful SureStay Hotel Group operating in the economy segment under the guidance of BWHR, the acquisition of WorldHotels Collection created a comprehensive portfolio of hotel options in every market segment, from economy to luxury.

BWH Hotel Group is the parent organization that encompasses each hotel company, providing travelers and developers with a complete range of options while preserving the distinct identity of each brand. The group has a global network of approximately 4,700 hotels in over 100 countries and territories worldwide. The group's brands include WorldHotels Collection, Best Western Hotels & Resorts, and SureStay Hotel Group, offering various options for travelers across different chain scale segments.

Connect with us on LinkedIn @BWH Hotel Group℠ Ireland and @WorldHotels


BWH Hotel Group

Compagnie Hoteliere Et Immobiliere Du Congo (CHIC) is a hotel development company founded by a group of DRC-based businessmen with diverse business interests spanning industries such as real estate and construction, FMCG, supermarkets, pharmaceuticals, IT, mining, fast fashion retail, branded restaurants and cosmetics. Driven by their shared passion to bring international hospitality standards to the DRC and reshape the industry in the country, CHIC has signed with Accor to develop 3 Novotel and 2 IBIS Styles hotels across 4 cities with a total of 656 keys. These state-of-the-art facilities are being built by CHIC themselves and will offer world-class hospitality services to guests. The first two hotels, Novotel Kinshasa & Novotel Lubumbashi are expected to open Q2 and Q3 of 2023, respectively.
 

Compagnie Hoteliere Et Immobiliere Du Congo (CHIC) 

CityBlue was founded in 2013 as a mid-market and upper mid-market disrupter in the Sub-Saharan African hospitality space, with a strong ESG and green energy focus. 

CityBlue has four sub-brands and operates hotels under lease, management contact and franchise, currently in seven African countries.

During Covid-19, CityBlue survived the curfew and lockdowns across its multiple countries of operation through a combination of hard work and strong relationships. 

This has given the African-born business an ambition of this decade is to consolidate CityBlue as Africa’s fastest-growing local hotel chain.
 
email: reservations@citybluehotels.com

AFRICA’S FASTEST GROWING LOCAL HOTEL CHAIN


CityBlue Hotels

Colliers is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 65 countries, our 18,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert real estate and investment advice to clients. For more than 28 years, our experienced leadership with significant inside ownership has delivered compound annual investment returns of approximately 20% for shareholders. The hospitality & tourism division boasts a global network of specialist consultants in hotel, resort, serviced apartments, branded residences, marina, golf, leisure and spa sectors. Colliers is dedicated to providing strategic advisory services to investors, developers and institutions to extract the best value and potential from our client’s projects and assets.  With annual revenues of $4.5 billion and $98 billion of assets under management, Colliers maximizes the potential of property and real assets to accelerate the success of our clients, our investors, and our people. Learn more at corporate.colliers.com, Twitter @Colliers or LinkedIn.

Colliers International

EQUATE is an independent African property and construction consultancy established in 2013 providing managed solutions for clients investing in infrastructure, property and construction. We offer services that make a measurable difference in value, cost and time on our client’s projects.

EQUATE is the leading cost consultancy in African leisure and hospitality developments with extensive experience in this sector. We have provided quantity surveying services in 23 countries in Africa and the Middle East, mostly with internationally branded hotel operators. A wealth of knowledge and expertise have been captured and packaged to provide our clients with the best advice and solutions for their development. We understand the design economics, value and cost drivers of hotel and leisure projects and are able to assist clients and design teams to develop the most optimum product based on design, brand requirements, efficiency, technology, sustainability and life cycle. 

With our vast amount of actual construction cost data across the continent we can provide accurate cost input to our clients irrespective of the location, the product or the client’s ambitions. For any further info, contact us at ahif@equateafrica.com 

Equate

Hansgrohe is a leading manufacturer of showerheads, shower systems, bathroom and kitchen faucets, and kitchen sinks. The company’s products are notable for their impressive innovation, design and quality and are created in collaboration with distinguished architects and product designers including Philippe Starck, Antonio Citterio and Patricia Urquiola. They are to be found in top-of-the-line hotels and cruise ships, in conference centres and exhibition halls, as well as in private residences.

The Hansgrohe Group comprises 34 subsidiaries and 20 sales offices worldwide and markets its products in 152 countries. In the 2021 financial year, the Group generated 1.365 billion euros in sales. The majority of its products is manufactured in Germany, in and around its headquarters in Schiltach and it its plant in Offenburg. The Hansgrohe Group stands for long-lasting quality products and for responsibility towards people and the environment. Sustainable production of resource-conserving products is central to the company’s business activities around the globe.
For the Hansgrohe Group, attractive design and maximum functionality go hand in hand. More than 18,500 property rights and more than 700 distinctions awarded by independent juries in international design competitions show that engineering skills and creativity are valued very highly. 

The Hansgrohe Group markets its products under two brands: AXOR develops unique products and collections of the highest aesthetic and technical quality for luxury bathrooms and kitchens. The premium brand hansgrohe delivers ground-breaking solutions for the bathroom and kitchen, merging outstanding design and long-lasting quality. Hansgrohe invests in raising end consumer awareness of its brands and their products to strengthen active demand. This includes the commitment of the premium brand hansgrohe as official title sponsor of the world-class cycling team BORA – hansgrohe.


Hansgrohe

IHG Hotels & Resorts is one of the world’s leading hospitality companies with 6,000+ open hotels in over 100 countries and a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good.
 
The company offers a portfolio of 18 diverse and well-loved brands across Luxury & Lifestyle, Premium, Essentials, Suites and Exclusive Partners, and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes.

IHG Hotels & Resorts 

Insignia Worldwide is powered by human ingenuity.
 
From new economic mega-zones, real estate projects, hospitality or cultural venues to country pavilions and even corporate identities. We mine deep insights, decode cultures, shape trends, and pilot the headwinds of change to create places, spaces and experiences that enlighten and enrich the human spirit.        
 
With over 20 years partnering with governments, sovereign funds, tourism boards and global brands in hospitality, Insignia Worldwide is the region’s leading design, development, and experience company.
 
We go beyond all practical limitations to deliver breakthrough strategic and design solutions and achieve what is impossibly human.

Insignia Worldwide


IT Hospitality Group is the preferred ICT integrator for Global Hospitality Brands across the E.ME.A region ensuring the proper deployment of their listed solution. ITH Group offers an end-to-end turnkey integration and provides a local support to all their Hotels. 

Our long-term experience in the industry combined with our expertise with ICT Solutions & Infrastructure allows us to better advise and tailor our global approach and our local reach. 

We offer Network Design, support & management, WiFi & High-Speed Internet Access, IPTV & In-Room Entertainment, Digital Signage, IP Telephony Solutions, IT Management & Support, GRMS, EMS, AV solutions, Access Control & CCTV.


IT Hospitality

About JLL
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. JLL shapes the future of real estate for a better world by using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $19.4 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 102,000 as of June 30, 2022. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com

About JLL MEA
Across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) JLL is a leading player in the real estate and hospitality services markets. The firm has worked in 35 countries across the region and employs over 1450 internationally qualified professionals across its offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar, Cairo, Casablanca, Johannesburg and Nairobi. 
www.jll-mena.com


Louvre Hotels Group / Golden Tulip Afrique Francophone and East Africa, currently operating hotels in Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, Comoros, Benin and more in the pipeline. Currently, operating brands are Golden Tulip, Royal Tulip, Tulip Inn and Campanile and introducing two new brands Tulip Residences and Kyriad. Our hotels and resorts are serving their guests from all segments and exceeding the guest expectations and the staff to ensure satisfactory and desired topline results for stakeholders. Louvre Hotels Group is considered one of the largest hotel groups in Europe and a top 5 global operator supported by its shareholder’s strength and size in the hotel industry. Under Jin Jiang’s ownership, Louvre Hotels Group is part of a platform, which includes more than 7,000 hotels and over 680,000 guest rooms in over 300 destinations.

Louvre Hotels Group

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of nearly 8,300 properties under 30 leading brands spanning 138 countries and territories. Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts all around the world. The company offers Marriott Bonvoy®, its highly-awarded travel program. For more information, please visit our website at www.marriott.com. In addition, connect with us on Facebook and @MarriottIntl on Twitter and Instagram.

Marriott International 

Rove Hotels is an award-winning lifestyle hotel brand, offering well designed hotels in connected locations. Designed for the traveller who likes to explore without borders, receive fuss-free service and some touches of local culture. Rove Hotels defines a new niche in the ever-evolving global hospitality sector.
 
Rove Hotels are reliable, modern and efficient. Regardless of their location, Rovers (guests) will always find locally-inspired modern interiors, relaxed service and all the essentials to enjoy their stay. 

Born in Dubai, Rove Hotels is a joint venture between Meraas Holding and Emaar Properties PJSC. 
The first Rove hotel opened at Downtown Dubai in 2016 and the brand now has over 4000 rooms open or under development across the Middle East. Rove Hotels continues to target properties in well-connected locations and further expansion announcements will follow soon.

Rove Hotels

TIME Hotels Management is a UAE-based hotel management company founded in 2012. It is active across the Middle East and North Africa. It has a portfolio of seventeen properties across the United Arab of Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. TIME Hotels’ family of properties epitomizes the unparalleled hospitality of the region. TIME Hotel Group has four major brands: TIME Hotels and Resorts, TIME Hotel Apartments, TIME Express Hotels, and TIME Residence. Travelers with international modern & stylish accommodations that speak to contemporary trends, as well as the famed Arabian hospitality of the region.

TIME Hotel Group became one of the Green Globe Certified Hotels by securing international hotel sustainability certification initially from Green Globe and then from Green Key

For more information visit: https://www.timehotels.com/


TIME Hotels

Toggle Hospitality

AHFC was created by Sam Bahsoun CEO of French Kitchen and Valérie Renard CEO of Caplain Machines who both have a more than 30 years’ experience of business In Africa and abroad. 
In early 2022, they decided to gather much more French solutions for hotels than their own to offer a global professional expertise to hotels’ investors In Africa. 
Thereby, they identify French companies on other fields than their own to propose a larger range of solutions for hotels. 
Last but not least, they besides manage to find financing solutions for their new customers and investors.   
 


Africa Hotel French Consortium

HVS is the only global consulting firm focused exclusively on the hospitality industry. Established in 1980, the company performs more than 5,000 assignments for hotel and real estate owners, operators, and developers worldwide. HVS principals are regarded as the leading experts in their respective regions of the globe. Through a network of more than 50 offices and more than 350 professionals. HVS provides an unparalleled range of complimentary services for the hospitality industry. HVS completed more than 80,000 engagements in over 450 cities globally since its inception 40 years ago.
HVS provides you with the comprehensive solution through its single-minded focus, helping you succeed in the complex hospitality arena through our global reach and in-depth understanding of the local market. Whether you are a first-time investor looking to buy one hotel an experienced developer putting together a complex deal, an owner looking to improve your hotels cash flow or value, a financial firm evaluating an asset, a developer looking to hire an operator, we can help you every step of the way to succeed in the complex hospitality arena.



Bureau Veritas is a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification services (TIC). To the benefit of society, we support our clients by managing quality, safety, health, and sustainability risks thanks to our unmatched expertise, independence, and global presence.

For hospitality and leisure operators facing daily challenges related to safety, hygiene, quality, compliance, and sustainability, Bureau Veritas represents a single solution throughout the network: multi-site certifications, inspections of individual units against a common audit program, and centralized management of the periodicity required in legal checks are just a few of the services we provide by transforming activities into tailor-made solutions for customers. Through audit, inspection, and certification services, Bureau Veritas is a strategic partner for effective risk management and process optimization.

Bureau Veritas

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Benefits of sponsoring AHIF include:

Community Engagement

On-Site Engagement

On-Site Profiling