Africa

The avid and voco brands are vying for the status of the fastest growing brand within the IHG group. While the avid budget brand has just passed the 50-hotel mark with the opening of a hotel at Fort Lauderdale airport, and is continuing to expand in North America with the opening of a new hotel at the...

For once in the Middle East, Qatar will be stealing the show from Dubai when it comes to spectacular hotels. Not that this emirate, which is hosting the Universal Exhibition until the end of March, has set aside its Pharaonic ambitions, as demonstrated by the expected opening in the second half of the year of Atlantis The Royal, a new...

Hilton has announced the imminent arrival of a hotel in N'Djamena, signalling its return to Chad after suspending its presence in the country at the end of 2019. To this end, the American group's brand will move into a newly-built hotel, the Hilton N'Djamena Toumaï Palace, located in the 2nd district of N'Djamena, in the...

40 new residences to be opened by 2021 by the world leader in extended-stay hotels, Ascott Limited, and 10 new addresses by Adagio Aparthotels, the leading player in this segment in Europe: the extended-stay specialists continued to show strong growth momentum last year. And this despite a period that was not very conducive to...

Mali is more isolated than ever, and the sanctions imposed on Sunday by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are being echoed in Europe. ECOWAS announced the closure of borders and a trade embargo to put pressure on the military junta. The junta was planning to postpone the return of...

Since mid-December, passengers have been able to book their flights to Africa on Brussels Airlines. The airline is offering more intercontinental flights for next summer. This increase in capacity is accompanied by the entry into service of a ninth Airbus A330. Commenting on the reinstatement of this ninth aircraft, the CEO of Brussels...

So La Compagnie has finally turned to Libreville, banking on Gabon if it cannot fully exploit the potential of the Paris-Tel Aviv route. This route is certainly promising, but given the health and regulatory context, it does not offer enough short-term guarantees to the French carrier. "The opening of our...

Accor will be offering two hotels in Conakry by 2024, under the Novotel brand and its long-stay variant Novotel Living. Until now, the French group, one of the leading hotel groups in Africa, has not yet had a presence in the Republic of Guinea, and will therefore be adding a new destination on the continent. "This project marks not only the introduction of the...

The new variant, called Omicron, is considered dangerous because of its very high number of mutations. Current vaccines may therefore be ineffective against this variant. Speaking to the BBC, Professor Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation in South Africa, said that there was a...

The crisis must have seemed very long to the teams at Brussels Airlines, which was particularly weakened for many months by this period of turbulence. Nailed to the tarmac for months, the airline's aircraft are gradually returning to service, gradually expanding the network. The winter programme unveiled on 30 September confirms this renewed ambition,...

Known for its five-star boutique hotels in Paris and the provinces, Maison Albar Hotels is preparing to take a major step in Africa with the announcement, on World Tourism Day in Abidjan, of three establishments due to open in Côte d'Ivoire over the next few years. These hotels are part of the country's tourism strategy...

Pure chance? Probably not. Last April, Qatar Airways announced the launch in June of three weekly flights between Doha and Abidjan by Boeing 787, inaugurating its fourth route since the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. The Qatari carrier also took the opportunity to sign an interline agreement with local carrier Air Côte d'Ivoire....

The Indigo brand is preparing to make a remarkable arrival in Egypt. IHG has just announced that it will be opening four new sites across the country. Among them, the Indigo Mountain View icity New Cairo project will be aimed squarely at business customers. This establishment will have a total of 200 rooms. It is due to open in early 2026. The economy...

What are Nairobi's best assets for business travellers and expatriates? Christelle Adjagba - First of all, the fact that Nairobi is very well served by all airlines. What's more, several United Nations international institutions are based here. The UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), for example, has its world headquarters here. The...

Time difference in Kenya: GMT+3. Until 27/03: 2 hours ahead. At midday in Paris, it is 2pm in Nairobi. From 28/03 to 30/10: One hour ahead. At midday in Paris, it is 1pm in Nairobi. From 31/10: 2 hours ahead. At midday in Paris, it is 2pm in Nairobi. Currency and rates...

HOTELS Hotel Sankara [caption id="attachment_110293" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Hotel Sankara (c)DR[/caption] Located in the prosperous, semi-detached central district of Westlands, Hotel Sankara is a five-star establishment known for its contemporary style and business focus. A member of the Marriott Group's Autograph Collection, it boasts 250 square metres of meeting and banqueting space.

How do you analyse the impact of the Covid crisis on business tourism in Kenya? Augustin Bonniol - The pandemic has had the same impact on Kenya as on Africa and the rest of the world, with the first case of infection recorded on 12 March 2020. The Kenyan government reacted immediately with a number of strict measures as soon as...

The project has been slow to really emerge from the vast plains of the Machakos and Makueni districts, 70 km south-east of Nairobi. Yet the first phase of this vast futuristic complex is now well under way. More than seven years after it was launched by the Kenyan government - which had...

Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, is on the starting blocks to emerge from the health crisis with a return to growth. For years, this major economic and diplomatic hub of East Africa has struggled to shake off a reputation for crime and insecurity as unenviable as that of Lagos. The gamble paid off at the turn of the...