The rise of coworking in Accor hotels is not limited to Europe, where almost 400 hotels already have Wojo spaces. Also deployed in 150 establishments in Latin America, their expansion will now be extended to the rest of the world. continue on the African continent. " A strategic step in our developmentunderlined Stéphane BensimonCEO of Wojo. To this end, the coworking specialist, a subsidiary of the French group and Bouygues Immobilier, has entered into a partnership with another entity close to the hotelier, Kasada Capital Management. Launched in 2018, this platform created with the support of Accor and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund is dedicated to investments in the development of new hotels or the takeover of existing hotels in sub-Saharan Africawith an initial equity fund of over 500 million dollars.
It is in this context that Kasada and WOJO have signed a master franchise agreement, with the first coworking spaces due to open in the near future. from the second half of 2022. " We wanted to join the WOJO teams as soon as the renovation work begins of our hotels to capitalise on their unique know-how" said Olivier Granet, Managing Partner and CEO of Kasada. "These mixed-use hotels, designed in conjunction with flexible workspaces, are one of the major avenues of development for Wojo." said Stéphane Bensimon.
Private offices and coworking spaces, meeting and conference rooms: with these solutions dedicated to nomadic or more sedentary work, Kasada and Wojo aim to meet the needs of international business travellers as well as local companies and self-employed workers. With locations in the region's main citiesThe aim is to create a community of users who, through a single membership, will be able to benefit from Wojo-standard workplaces as well as the services offered by Kasada hotels, restaurants and bars, gyms and swimming pools, among others. " Our spaces will meet the needs of new expectations from our international travellerswhile transforming our hotels into true places to live, perfectly integrated into their surroundings." commented Olivier Granet.
