Bench Events News
AHIF 2019: Marriott to add 40 Africa hotels by 2023
From the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Addis, Marriott International has reinforced its commitment to Africa by announcing it expects to add 40 properties and over 8,000 rooms across the continent by the end of 2023.
Accor to partner with Forum sur l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain
Bench Events has revealed Accor will be the host sponsor of the Forum sur l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain in 2020. The show is the Francophone sister event of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum, the premier hotel investment conference on the continent.
AHIF 2019: 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.
JLL identifies mixed-use developments as key to Africa investment success
A new report from JLL has revealed investors seeking to finance a new hotel in Africa will be much more successful if the project is part of a mixed-use development.
Bench Events signs APO Group partnership to support African hotel sector
Bench Events and APO Group, the media relations consultancy and press release distribution service, have announced a wide-ranging collaboration aimed at boosting investment in the hospitality industry in Africa.
Ethiopia prepares for return of Africa Hotel Investment Forum
Prominent figures from Ethiopia’s public and private sectors have spoken out publicly to welcome the return to Addis Ababa of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum.
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.
Bench Events boosts portfolio with Adria Hotel Forum acquisition
Bench Events has acquired south-east Europe’s leading hotel investment conference, Adria Hotel Forum. The move comes as the company expands its global presence as a trusted organiser of hospitality investment forums and business events.
Programme revealed ahead of AHIF 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Among an impressive line-up of speakers will be Olivier Granet, chief executive, Kasada Capital Management, the new billion-dollar, sub-Saharan investment fund, the first and biggest of its kind in Africa, targeting both greenfield and brownfield projects.
AviaDev launches new consultancy alongside Midas Aviation
AviaDev Consult - powered by Midas Aviation - has launched to provide tailored consultancy to the African and regional European markets. The consultancy has been formulated following a successful partnership between AviaDev and Midas that has been in place for 18 months.
Key appointments at AviaDev Europe as 2019 event approaches
The AviaDev Europe team has been strengthened by the appointment of two highly experienced industry professionals: Tony Hallwood and Mike Robinson, who have both joined in the position of aviation development director.
W Hospitality Group reveals growing pipeline in African hotel development
The stars of hotel development in Africa are Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and Ethiopia, according to the eleventh annual survey by W Hospitality Group. The four countries head the top ten by numbers of rooms in the internationally branded hotel development pipeline, with Egypt showing 15,158 rooms in 51 new hotels.