https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/ahif/ Ahif News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T11:57:05+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/tune-in-to-a-live-webinar-on-unlocking-str-hotel-benchmarking/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/tune-in-to-a-live-webinar-on-unlocking-str-hotel-benchmarking/ Unlocking STR Hotel Benchmarking: Insights You Can’t Ignore”, scheduled for 8 May 2025 at 09:00 GMT+1. The session aims to help African hospitality stakeholders leverage STR data to refine rate strategies, enhance operator collaboration, and boost long-term asset value. Thu, 01 May 2025 09:06:20 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-heads-to-cape-town-for-the-first-time-for-its-13th-edition/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-heads-to-cape-town-for-the-first-time-for-its-13th-edition/ New Format Promises Enhanced Networking, Hands-on Workshops, Interactive Insights and Country Showcases Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:56:52 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibias-president-he-dr-nangolo-mbumba-will-be-headlining-the-agenda-at-ah/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/namibias-president-he-dr-nangolo-mbumba-will-be-headlining-the-agenda-at-ah/ With just over a month to go before the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) opens its doors on 25th June, the government of Namibia has confirmed that the President of the Republic of Namibia, H.E. Dr. Nangolo Mbumba will headline the agenda. AHIF, which is known as the most influential annual gathering of hospitality industry investors, business leaders, government officials, bankers, and expert advisors on the African continent, typically welcomes delegates from over 50 countries for three days of high-level networking, formal business meetings and discussion of the all the latest trends and developments. Tue, 28 May 2024 09:12:59 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/explore-the-african-hospitality-investment-landscape-with-ahif-and-hvs-midd/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/explore-the-african-hospitality-investment-landscape-with-ahif-and-hvs-midd/ Explore the African hospitality investment landscape with AHIF and HVS Middle East & Africa! Join the exclusive webinar on May 23rd to delve into crucial topics like valuations, development strategies, and financing options. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:54:15 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/big-guns-target-ahif/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/big-guns-target-ahif/ The Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) has revealed an impressive speaker line-up for its 2022 conference. The programme features several government ministers, the Chair of Morocco’s tourism development agency, the Chair & CEO of Royal Air Maroc and a battery of Africa’s most influential hotel industry executives with the firepower to transform destinations. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:13:43 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/egypt-and-morocco-lead-africas-hospitality-expansion/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/egypt-and-morocco-lead-africas-hospitality-expansion/ Morocco and Egypt are the nations building the most new hotel rooms in Africa, according to a new study by Africa Hospitality Investment Forum. Accor and Marriott emerged as the brands with the most hotels planned to open in the continent. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:45:19 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-delegates-to-run-alongside-world-champion-gebrselassie/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-delegates-to-run-alongside-world-champion-gebrselassie/ Delegates at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum will have the chance to go running with the Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and four-time World Championship title holder, Haile Gebrselassie. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 05:49:28 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-reveals-financial-impact-on-host-destinations/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-reveals-financial-impact-on-host-destinations/ An independent assessment by the international tourism advisory expert, Martin Jansen van Vuuren, has quantified the significant economic benefits to host countries of the influential Africa Hotel Investment Forum. Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:02:15 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2019-investment-into-south-african-hospitality-sector-set-for-further/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2019-investment-into-south-african-hospitality-sector-set-for-further/ JLL has released its SA Hotel Investment Outlook report for 2019 at the AHIF Cape Town Briefing, forecasting that R1.9 billion will be invested into new hotels in the country this year. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 06:07:49 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-headed-for-ethiopia-this-september/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-headed-for-ethiopia-this-september/ The Africa Hotel Investment Forum, the premier tourism and hotel investment conference on the continent, attracting many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management companies and their advisers, will return to the Sheraton Hotel, Addis Ababa in the last week of September. Wed, 13 Mar 2019 07:08:26 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-headed-for-ethiopia-in-2019/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-headed-for-ethiopia-in-2019/ The Africa Hotel Investment Forum will take place from September 23rd-25th at the Sheraton Addis, Ethiopia. Registration is now open to those looking to secure a place at the early bird rate. Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:56:14 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/secretary-balala-seeks-to-utilise-ahif-springboard/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/secretary-balala-seeks-to-utilise-ahif-springboard/ Najib Balala, Kenya cabinet secretary for tourism and wildlife, has said it the country will use Africa’s leading hotel investment forum – AHIF – as a launch pad for innovative tourism investment opportunities. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 08:03:50 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/marrakech-leads-african-hospitality-market-in-early-2018/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/marrakech-leads-african-hospitality-market-in-early-2018/ Based on figures for the first half of 2018 from STR, Marrakech has emerged as a standout performer among key African cities. Average daily rates in the city increased by 40.7 per cent, to US$195, in the first six months of the year. Mon, 10 Sep 2018 07:15:18 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/bench-events-praises-government-interest-in-kenyan-development/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/bench-events-praises-government-interest-in-kenyan-development/ When Theresa May, the British prime minister, touched down in Nairobi with a group of business leaders in her wake and keen to talk about championing investment in Africa, she was following in the footsteps of a British company, Bench Events. Fri, 31 Aug 2018 08:04:21 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-headed-for-kenya-this-october/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-headed-for-kenya-this-october/ The Africa Hotel Investment Forum will return to Nairobi on October 2nd-4th. The event is considered premier hotel investment conference in Africa, attracting many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management companies and their advisers. Fri, 19 Jan 2018 10:19:27 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/breaking-travel-news-reports-from-ahif-2017/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/breaking-travel-news-reports-from-ahif-2017/ Breaking Travel News editor Chris O’Toole reports from the African Hotel Investment Forum as it returns to Kigali, capital of Rwanda, for the second time. Fri, 13 Oct 2017 04:52:54 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/jonathan-worsley-chairman-of-bench-events/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/jonathan-worsley-chairman-of-bench-events/ As a successful African Hotel Investment Forum comes to a close in Rwanda, Jonathan Worsley, chairman of Bench Events, turns his attention to the next horizon and the hospitality opportunities of a rapidly developing Saudi Arabia. Fri, 13 Oct 2017 04:48:30 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/simone-kuhn-manager-business-development-africa-indian-ocean-the-rezidor-ho/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/simone-kuhn-manager-business-development-africa-indian-ocean-the-rezidor-ho/ Simone Kuhn, manager, business development, Africa & Indian Ocean, The Rezidor Hotel Group speaks to Breaking Travel News about the group’s focus on Africa during AHIF 2017. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:31:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/gillian-saunders-global-leader-hospitality-tourism-grant-thornton/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/gillian-saunders-global-leader-hospitality-tourism-grant-thornton/ Breaking Travel News talks to Gillian Saunders, global leader, Hospitality & Tourism, Grant Thornton, about the impact technology is having on the hospitality industry during AHIF 2017. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:28:05 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/andrew-mclachlan-senior-vice-president-business-development-africa-indian-o/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/andrew-mclachlan-senior-vice-president-business-development-africa-indian-o/ Andrew McLachlan, senior vice president business development Africa & Indian Ocean, The Rezidor Hotel Group, speaks to Breaking Travel News during the African Hotel Investment Forum to reveal the organisation’s plan for the region. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:15:47 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/mike-collini-vice-president-development-sub-saharan-africa-hilton/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/mike-collini-vice-president-development-sub-saharan-africa-hilton/ Breaking Travel News talks to Mike Collini, vice president development, sub Saharan Africa, Hilton, about the company’s expansion in the region, the changing face of African hospitality, and the importance of attending events such as AHIF. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 09:16:22 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/filippo-sona-director-head-of-hotels-mena-region-colliers-international/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/filippo-sona-director-head-of-hotels-mena-region-colliers-international/ Breaking Travel News speaks to Filippo Sona, director head of hotels, MENA Region, Colliers International, during the Africa Hotel Investment Forum 2017 to find out how he feels the hospitality sector will develop on the continent in the coming years. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:13:12 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/mark-willis-area-senior-vice-president-middle-east-turkey-africa-the-rezido/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/mark-willis-area-senior-vice-president-middle-east-turkey-africa-the-rezido/ Breaking Travel News talks to Mark Willis, area senior vice president Middle East, Turkey & Africa, The Rezidor Hotel Group, about the organisation’s plans for Africa during AHIF 2017. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 07:13:47 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-mantis-collection-signs-akagera-game-lodge-management-contract/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-mantis-collection-signs-akagera-game-lodge-management-contract/ The Rwanda Social Security Board has signed a hotel management and marketing agreement with one of Africa’s leading hotel management firms, Mantis Collection, headquartered in Queen Elizabeth Park, South Africa. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 15:19:52 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/alex-kyriakidis-president-managing-director-middle-east-africa-marriott-int/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/alex-kyriakidis-president-managing-director-middle-east-africa-marriott-int/ Alex Kyriakidis, president & managing director, Middle East & Africa, Marriott International, talks to Breaking Travel News about the optimistic feeling in African hospitality during AHIF 2017. With demographics increasingly acting as a force for good on the hospitality industry, the future appears bright. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:04:20 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-sub-saharan-africa-offers-new-opportunities-to-investors/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-sub-saharan-africa-offers-new-opportunities-to-investors/ The hotel sector in sub-Saharan Africa has evolved during the past decade due to high demand growth, entrance of new global brands and increasing supply in major markets. This is the overview presented by Xander Nijnens, executive vice president, Hotels & Hospitality Group, JLL sub-Saharan Africa, during AHIF 2017. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:39:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/rwandan-prime-minister-ngirente-opens-ahif-2017/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/rwandan-prime-minister-ngirente-opens-ahif-2017/ Rwandan prime minister Edouard Ngirente has officially opened the Africa Hotel Investment Forum 2017. The event is taking place at the new Kigali Convention Centre and sees hospitality leaders from across the continent gather in the capital of Rwanda. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:29:11 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/belinda-nwosu-research-consultant-w-hospitality-group1/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/belinda-nwosu-research-consultant-w-hospitality-group1/ Belinda Nwosu, research consultant, W Hospitality Group, talks to Breaking Travel News about the human capital deficit in African hospitality and how it can be overcome if the sector is to thrive. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:52:00 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/matthew-weihs-managing-director-bench-events1/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/matthew-weihs-managing-director-bench-events1/ Breaking Travel News chats with Matthew Weihs, managing director, Bench Events, as the 2017 event prepares for launch in Rwanda. While there have been challenges in African hospitality market of late, he argues the corner is being turned. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:47:21 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-rwanda-prime-minister-ngirente-welcomes-hospitality-investors/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-rwanda-prime-minister-ngirente-welcomes-hospitality-investors/ Rwandan prime minister Edouard Ngirente has officially opened the Africa Hotel Investment Forum 2017. The event is taking place at the new Kigali Convention Centre and sees hospitality leaders from across the continent gather in the capital of Rwanda. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 08:32:32 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/rene-bernard-beil-managing-director-beaufort-global-partners/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/rene-bernard-beil-managing-director-beaufort-global-partners/ Rene Bernard Beil, managing director, Beaufort Global Partners, speaks to Breaking Travel News about the African hospitality market during AHIF 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:56:28 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-moevenpick-reaches-new-milestone-in-africa-expansion/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-moevenpick-reaches-new-milestone-in-africa-expansion/ Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has marked another milestone in its Africa expansion strategy with construction work on the 160-key upscale Mövenpick Hotel Abidjan now underway. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:19:32 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-avani-hotels-resorts-to-debut-in-tunis-tunisia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-avani-hotels-resorts-to-debut-in-tunis-tunisia/ Avani Hotels & Resorts, the vibrant upscale brand by Minor Hotels, will debut in North Africa with two new properties in Tunisia, in partnership with Groupe Chaabane. Scheduled to open in the coming months, Avani Les Berges Du Lac Tunis Suites will be located in Les Berges du Lac II, a prime commercial, residential and diplomatic area in the Tunisian Capital. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:54:49 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-rwanda-moves-into-top-ten-in-africa/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-rwanda-moves-into-top-ten-in-africa/ The Rwandan hotel investment market has improved strongly over the last eight years, according to the African Hotel Report 2017 by Hotel Partners Africa. According to research to be released at Africa Hotel Investment, Rwanda has entered the top ten most valuable countries in Africa for hotels for the first time. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:44:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-marriott-unveils-seven-new-african-properties-aims-for-200-by-202/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-marriott-unveils-seven-new-african-properties-aims-for-200-by-202/ From the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, Marriott International today announced further expansion plans in Africa with seven new hotel signings. Marriott International was the first global chain to make a significant investment in Africa with the acquisition of Protea Hotels for $210 million in 2014. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 07:32:54 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-africas-hotel-supply-projected-to-grow-11-per-cent/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-africas-hotel-supply-projected-to-grow-11-per-cent/ STR has highlighted Africa’s key hotel development and performance trends. Based on August 2017 data, Africa currently shows 301 hotel projects in the pipeline, accounting for 57,011 rooms, or 11 per cent of the continent’s existing room supply. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 07:00:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-nigerian-hotels-identified-as-most-value-on-african-mainland/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-nigerian-hotels-identified-as-most-value-on-african-mainland/ Nigerian hotels are the most valuable hotels on the African mainland, according to the African Hotel Report 2017. Despite the economic problems experienced by the market in recent years that have seen values fall by 16.4 per cent in the last two years, average values are the third highest in all of Africa, behind only the Seychelles and Mauritius, according to David Harper of Hotels Partners Africa, the report’s author. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 06:54:50 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-agenda-revealed-for-industry-leading-event/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2017-agenda-revealed-for-industry-leading-event/ The influential Africa Hotel Investment Forum has unveiled the agenda for its 2017 conference, packed with contributions from industry leaders, that confirms its reputation as the leading event of its kind for investors and developers. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 09:01:20 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/economics-benefits-of-africa-hotel-investment-forum-quantified/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/economics-benefits-of-africa-hotel-investment-forum-quantified/ The significant economic benefits to host countries of the influential Africa Hotel Investment Forum have been quantified in an independent assessment by the international audit, tax and advisory experts, Grant Thornton. Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:15:12 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2016-hilton-to-bring-first-modular-hotel-to-africa/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2016-hilton-to-bring-first-modular-hotel-to-africa/ Hilton Worldwide has marked this year’s African Hotel Investment Forum with the announcement of new properties and extensions in three African countries. It continues the company’s commitment to expansion across the continent as it seeks to double its footprint from its existing 39 hotels to more than 80 hotels in the next three to five years. Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:05:10 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-set-for-rwanda/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-set-for-rwanda/ The seventh Africa Hotel Investment Forum, being hosted this year in Rwanda, promises a highly influential line-up of speakers, ready to unpick the major challenges and opportunities facing the hospitality industry in Africa. AHIF brings together a prestigious group of international investors, business leaders, industry experts, government ministers and officials, from over 50 countries. Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:44:36 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2016-carlson-rezidor-reveals-accelerated-african-expansion/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2016-carlson-rezidor-reveals-accelerated-african-expansion/ Carlson Rezidor is accelerating its growth strategy in Africa. The group has opened five Radisson Blu hotels in the first six months of 2016 and signed four new hotels including the first Quorvus Collection in Africa. The group is also entering 28th country in Africa and taking the Park Inn by Radisson brand to the Indian Ocean Islands. Wed, 22 Jun 2016 09:24:02 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/str-cairo-leads-african-hotel-development/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/str-cairo-leads-african-hotel-development/ Cairo and Cape Town’s hotel markets have experienced strong performances over the past five years, according to figures from data and analytics specialist STR. Despite political turmoil, Cairo is starting to recover and the compound of annual growth rate for revenue per available room was up 14.9 per cent for the 2011 to 2015 time period. Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:26:09 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2016-praise-for-togo-tourism-investment/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2016-praise-for-togo-tourism-investment/ In the run-up to the first Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Lomé, the organiser, Bench Events, has praised Togo’s commitment to far-reaching infrastructure improvements destined to boost economic growth and transform the country into a strategic transport hub in west Africa. Matthew Weihs, Bench Events managing director, said: “We’re very pleased to be hosting an additional AHIF in Togo at this decisive time, as the country embraces a number of important projects that will enhance its standing as a significant investment destination.” Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:38:12 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/haitham-mattar-chief-executive-ras-al-khaimah-tourism-development-authority/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/haitham-mattar-chief-executive-ras-al-khaimah-tourism-development-authority/ Haitham Mattar, Chief Executive, Ras al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority speaks to Breaking Travel News at AHIC 2016. Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:49:26 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hotel-development-in-sub-saharan-africa-spikes/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hotel-development-in-sub-saharan-africa-spikes/ The number of planned hotel rooms in Africa has soared to 64,000 in 365 hotels, up almost 30 per cent on the previous year, according to new figures from the annual W Hospitality Group Hotel Chain Development Pipeline Survey. The increase is largely down to strong growth in sub-Saharan Africa, which is up 42.1 per cent on 2015 and is significantly outstripping North Africa which achieved only a modest 7.5 per cent pipeline increase this year. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:14:50 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/togo-to-welcome-africa-hotel-investment-forum-in-april/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/togo-to-welcome-africa-hotel-investment-forum-in-april/ Togo is to host an Africa Hotel Investment Forum in spring 2016 reflecting the country’s optimism for further economic expansion. AHIF conferences bring together major international investors, business leaders, government ministers and top officials from across Africa. Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:45:54 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-headed-to-kigali-rwanda-for-2016-event/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-headed-to-kigali-rwanda-for-2016-event/ The government of Rwanda, through the Rwanda Development Board, will host the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in 2016 in Kigali. AHIF brings together the leading international hotel investors in Africa with local operators, ministers, government officials and industry experts, to discuss all aspects of hotel investment and operation in Africa. The decision to host AHIF in Kigali underlines a clear strategy by Rwanda to attract investment in the tourism sector. Thu, 09 Jul 2015 08:29:15 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-returns-to-addis-ababa-for-2015/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-returns-to-addis-ababa-for-2015/ Bench Events, the organiser of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum, has announced that the conference will return to Addis Ababa in 2015. It will take place again at the Sheraton Hotel on September 30th-October 1st. There has been much speculation about location of the next AHIF, after more than a dozen governments sent delegations to last year’s conference and a variety of African tourism ministers made public statements about wanting to attract the event to their capital cities. Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:52:18 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-returns-to-addis-for-2015/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-returns-to-addis-for-2015/ The Africa Hotel Investment Forum is set to return to Addis Ababa in 2015. Following much speculation, organiser Bench Events have confirmed the premier conference will take place again at the Sheraton Hotel on September 30 October 1. Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:02:25 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gebrselassie-to-address-africa-hotel-investment-conference/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gebrselassie-to-address-africa-hotel-investment-conference/ Bench Events has announced Haile Gebrselassie, the former Olympic and world athletics champion, has been confirmed as a speaker at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum. The event, billed as Africa’s top event for hotel investors, will take place from September 29th-October 1st in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Haile Gebrselassie won two Olympic gold medals at 10,000 metres and four world championships at the same distance. Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:11:18 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-places-spotlight-on-hotel-shortages-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-places-spotlight-on-hotel-shortages-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia/ The increasing rate of inbound tourist arrivals and planned events/conferences is widening an already huge gap between demand for international-standard hotels and supply of accommodation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. A search on TripAdvisor reveals just two international-class, five star hotels in the city, the Sheraton and the Radisson Blu - and anecdotes about delegates attending meetings at the Africa Union’s headquarters having to travel up to 60 miles to find a bed for the night are not unknown. Tue, 02 Sep 2014 08:43:57 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2014-bench-reveals-to-african-investment-success/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-2014-bench-reveals-to-african-investment-success/ Bench Events, organisers of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum has released new research revealing what the essential principles are for doing business in Africa. The main findings were that African markets are progressively being seen as open for business and regardless of perceptions of eminent risk, the continent is not considerably different from others. Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:10:57 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/bench-events-unveils-africa-hotel-investment-forum-2014-speaker-line-up/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/bench-events-unveils-africa-hotel-investment-forum-2014-speaker-line-up/ Bench Events, the organiser of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum, has unveiled a thought-provoking programme and high calibre speaker line-up for AHIF 2014, under the theme ‘Reaching New Heights’. As the two-day conference will take place in Ethiopia for the first time, it allows international investors to take a closer look at the country, which has a tourism economy forecast to be worth ETB150 billion by the end of 2024. Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:34:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-heads-for-ethiopia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/africa-hotel-investment-forum-heads-for-ethiopia/ Bench Events, the organiser of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum, has announced that the event will now take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa. The event, originally scheduled for Nairobi, will now head for the Ethiopian capital on September 29th-October 1st. Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:40:13 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahic-to-welcome-new-african-hospitality-group/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahic-to-welcome-new-african-hospitality-group/ A new hospitality group, with several hotel brands and more than 2,200 rooms and suites under construction, spread between 15 properties in 13 African countries, will reveal itself to the media for the very first time at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum. The event will take place on Tuesday September 24th, at the InterContinental Hotel in Nairobi. Sat, 03 May 2014 11:44:18 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-returns-to-kenya-for-2014-event/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-returns-to-kenya-for-2014-event/ The Africa Hotel Investment Forum, the premier hotel investment conference in Africa, attracting many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management companies and their advisers, will head back to Kenya’s capital, Nairobi later this year. AHIF will be held at the InterContinental Hotel on September 30th–October 1st 2014. Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:33:03 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-takes-a-stand-against-poaching/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-takes-a-stand-against-poaching/ Delegates at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Nairobi today declared poaching to be the greatest threat to Africa’s tourism industry and branded poachers as Africa’s greatest public enemy. Lazaro Nyalandu, deputy minister for natural resources & tourism, Tanzania, said in an address to the whole conference: “Poaching is a global problem needing a global solution.” Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:24:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-to-continue-in-nairobi/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-to-continue-in-nairobi/ The organisers of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum, taking place in Nairobi, have confirmed that it will go ahead as planned, despite the terrorist incident at the Westgate Shopping Centre. Jonathan Worsley, chairman, Bench Events said: “The Westgate incident is horrific and our hearts go out to all the victims and their families, who have suffered the most shocking blow. Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:24:44 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/ahif-boom-time-for-african-hotel-investment/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/ahif-boom-time-for-african-hotel-investment/ When delegates arrive at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum they could be forgiven for feeling like players in a giant, complex game of Monopoly. Research just released by W Hospitality Group, a founding member of Hotel Partners Africa, reveals that there are 40,000 rooms being planned or constructed on the African continent from now to 2017. Tue, 03 Sep 2013 09:08:54 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/kandie-takes-patron-roll-at-ahif/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/kandie-takes-patron-roll-at-ahif/ Phyllis Kandie, Kenya’s cabinet secretary for east African affairs, commerce and tourism is to be the patron of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum, which takes place in Nairobi on September 24th-25th. The event brings together the leading international hotel investors in Africa with local operators, ministers, government officials and industry experts, who will discuss all aspects of hotel investment and operation in Africa. Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:42:10 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/matthew-weihs-managing-director-bench-events/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/matthew-weihs-managing-director-bench-events/ Matthew Weihs, managing director, Bench Events, speaks to Breaking Travel News at AHIC 2013 in Dubai. Wed, 08 May 2013 03:29:46 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-organiser-welcomes-pro-tourism-government-in-kenya/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-organiser-welcomes-pro-tourism-government-in-kenya/ Organisers of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum and other leaders of the hotel investment community have welcomed the new pro-tourism administration in Kenya, hot on the heels of the announcement by the president of several ministerial candidates. The new government stood for election with tourism highlighted in its manifesto and since Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration, commitments have been made to increase the intensity of Kenya’s tourism marketing activity, to double the number of tourists to three million a year and to provide incentives to encourage investment in tourist accommodation. Fri, 03 May 2013 10:49:57 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-ernst-young-capital-remains-a-major-focus-for-hospitality/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-ernst-young-capital-remains-a-major-focus-for-hospitality/ Ernst & Young has released Global Hospitality Insights: Top thoughts for 2013, its annual outlook for the worldwide hospitality industry. This year’s publication highlights several key trends likely to have an impact on hotel development, financing and operations over the next 12 months. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:00:55 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ihif-steigenberger-grandhotel-brussels-opens-to-public/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ihif-steigenberger-grandhotel-brussels-opens-to-public/ The Steigenberger Hotel Group now has a presence at the very heart of Europe in the form of the Steigenberger Grandhotel Brussels. Located in the city centre and offering 269 rooms and suites, the hotel opened on January 1st 2013 and is busy welcoming guests from all over the world. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:00:53 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-to-confront-difficult-issues/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ahif-to-confront-difficult-issues/ Jonathan Worsley, Chairman of Bench Events, the company organising the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) this September 25-26 in Nairobi, has promised that the conference will discuss ‘all the relevant issues’ that confront the hotel industry and uncomfortable facts will not be ‘swept under the carpet’. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:00:01 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/what-does-it-take-to-do-a-hotel-deal-in-africa/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/what-does-it-take-to-do-a-hotel-deal-in-africa/ At the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) this September in Nairobi, one of the hot topics on the agenda will be ‘What it takes to do a deal in Africa’. The forum will take place in Nairobi on September 25-26. Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:40:42 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-minister-becomes-patron-of-the-africa-hotel-investment-forum/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-minister-becomes-patron-of-the-africa-hotel-investment-forum/ Kenya’s new Minister of Tourism, Hon Dan Mwazo, has committed to becoming the patron of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum, taking place in Nairobi on September 25-26, this year. The news comes on the eve of the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference that kicks off in Dubai tomorrow. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:52:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/kenya-moves-into-the-spotlight/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/kenya-moves-into-the-spotlight/ Following the recent appointment of Danson Mwazo as the new tourism minister for Kenya, Breaking Travel News takes a look at some of the latest initiatives that look set to position the leading African nation as a premier tourism destination in 2012. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:57:05 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/change-at-the-top-for-kenya-tourism/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/change-at-the-top-for-kenya-tourism/ The Kenya Tourism Board is expected to release details of its newly appointed minister of tourism in the next few days, following a cabinet reshuffle that resulted in the popular Najib Balala being sacked from his post as minister after a dispute with his ODM party Chairman and prime minister Raila Odinga. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:09:31 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/w-hospitality-group-africas-time-has-come/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/w-hospitality-group-africas-time-has-come/ New research out this week from Lagos-based W Hospitality Group reveals the hotel industry is betting big on a boom in Africa over the coming years. Virtually all the major hotel chains are making moves to increase their presence across the continent, the report finds. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:35:55 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/bench-events-announces-the-africa-hotel-investment-forum-ahif/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/bench-events-announces-the-africa-hotel-investment-forum-ahif/ Bench Events, the organiser of the highly successful hotel investment conference at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Casablanca in September, will organise the follow up as the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF). Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:00:32 +0000