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First Crowne Plaza Hotel Coming To Ethiopia

First Crowne Plaza Hotel Coming To Ethiopia

By Theodore Koumelis. From TravelDailyNews.

Leading global hotel company InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a management agreement with Tsemex Hotels and Business Plc to develop Crowne Plaza Addis Ababa.

The 210-key hotel represents IHG’s entry into Ethiopia and adds to the company’s growing presence in Africa.

Crowne Plaza Addis Ababa is situated near the African Union headquarters, African Union Convention Centre, the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Convention Centre. It is also close to one of the largest international communities in the city. The new hotel will feature restaurants, a bar and swimming pool.

Catering to the business traveller, Crowne Plaza Addis
Ababa will have meeting facilities including a boardroom, seven large meeting rooms and a ballroom for larger events. A business center is also available for guests who need access to business facilities on the go.

“Addis Ababa is evolving at pace, with infrastructure such as the Bole International Airport now serving almost 20 million passengers a year,” said Pascal Gauvin, IHG COO for India, Middle East and Africa, IHG. “We’re always on the lookout for the right partner to grow our brands in the right location. Now we’re bringing Crowne Plaza to a new country… Crowne Plaza Addis Ababa is a strong addition to the brand and with this being our first hotel in Ethiopia we will now have a presence in
13 countries across Africa.”

Rezene Ayalew, managing director of Tsemex Hotels and
Business Plc, said the company owns a number of real estate
developments but this is its first venture into hospitality. “Addis Ababa has great potential for tourism but is currently under-supplied in catering to business travellers and meetings and events. The Crowne Plaza brand comes highly recommended with a unique positioning for the business market and we
believe this is the right brand to bring into our
vibrant city.”

IHG currently has 29 hotels open on the continent of
Africa across five brands: InterContinental, Crowne
Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge
Suites. The new development marks the sixth Crowne Plaza
hotel in Africa. Across Asia, Middle East and Africa
there are 68 Crowne Plaza hotels and resorts totalling
more than 19,000 rooms, with an additional 16 due to
open in the next three to five years.

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