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New Opening for Carlson Rezidor
Rezidor, member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, has opened a new property in Ethiopia. The brand-new Radisson Blu Hotel Addis Ababa, which opened in early January, is situated in the heart of the Ethiopian capital, at the entrance to the Main Conference Centre for Africa, the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC-AAUN).
African Office for Preferred Hotels
Preferred Hotel Group has continued to expand globally, by opening its first sales office in Africa - the company’s 34th globally – in Cape Town, South Africa. With the newly-appointed Caroline Daniel at the helm as Director, Global Sales - Africa, the group is hoping that this office will further grow the brand’s presence on the continent. Preferred Hotel Group currently represent over 45 hotels in Africa, with 20 of those in South Africa.
Among those, the intimate Last Word Collection of Boutique Hotels, Cape Royale Luxury Hotel, Lawhill Luxury Apartments, Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa and Shamwari Game Reserve. For the rest of Africa, notable members include Essque Zalu Zanzibar in Tanzania, The Russelior Hotel & Spa in Tunisia, Hotel Carlton in Madagascar, Sarova Stanley in Kenya and the Zambezi Queen, which operates on the Chobe River between Namibia and Botswana.
Travelport increases African Footprint
Travelport has signed a new 16-country distributor agreement with Dubai-based Satguru Travel & Tourism, Africa’s largest travel company outside of South Africa. The GDS provider will grow its African network from 27 to 41 countries and grow its existing GDS operations in a further two.
Air France Launches Personalised Customer Service
Air France is now offering all its customers a new array of personalised services at its main connecting hub, Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
