The Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) will return to
Kenya this year for the second edition of this event, taking place between the
23rd to 25th of September; at the Hotel InterContinental in Kenya’s capital
Nairobi. Stakeholders from different African countries are set to converge at
the Intercontinental in Nairobi, Kenya .The event is set to bring together
leading international hotel investors, local operators, government officials
and industry experts with the aim of discussing all aspects of hotel investment
in Africa.
In the last three years there has been a 9.7% increase in
new projects in North Africa whilst at the same time, an increase of 53% in
sub-Saharan Africa (Source: African Business). In Kenya alone some 1.469 new
rooms are in the ‘pipeline’, a sign how strong the demand for additional
quality beds is.
East Africa is thought to be one of the continents major
growth markets for hospitality investments in coming years, following the
discovery of significant quantities of oil and gas but also in view of major
infrastructure investments being undertaken in new ports, new railways,
highways, pipelines and power projects, which are thought to spur economic
growth in the high single digit or even low double digit figures. The
conference will subsequently reflect on such areas as shown below, among other
topics.
Stakeholders from different African countries are set to
converge at the Intercontinental in Nairobi, Kenya for the annual Africa Hotel
Investment Forum (AHIF) to be held from September 23 to September 25, 2013. The
event is set to bring together leading international hotel investors, local
operators, government officials and industry experts with the aim of discussing
all aspects of hotel investment in Africa.
Several dignitaries are set to speak at the event including
Former National Museums of Kenya Director General George Abungu, Lonrho Hotels
Chief Executive Officer Ewan Cameron, Hilton Worldwide’s East, Central &
Southern Africa Vice President Michael Cooper and Kenya Association of Hotelier
CEO Mike Macharia.
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