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Latest AHIF news
Join the conversation- New Kenyan Tourism Minister Hon Dan Mwazo has agreed to be the Patron of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum at #Kenya http://t.co/u8Ra7WYg
- New Kenyan Tourism Minister Dan Mwazo pledged at #WTTC - priorities are to attract & develop a conducive environment for tourism investment
- Graham Wood, Managing Director of Southern Sun Hotels has confirmed his participation on the CEO's panel at AHIF http://t.co/fqX5QKp8
- Address Hotels & Resorts plan to expand globally in 2012 including Kenya http://t.co/60oNWVNm
- “African flights are so full, they are among our most profitable,” says Virgin boss Richard Branson.
- George Soros, one of the world’s savviest investors, describes Africa as “one of the few bright spots on the gloomy global economic...
- Geoffrey White, Chief Executive Officer of Lonrho, said recently “Africa is the ‘last frontier’ and where Asia was 30 years ago."
- Just spoke to my friend Patrick Fitzgibbon of Hilton and he said they have over 180 meetings planned at #IHIF..good work! Who can beat that?
- Look forward to learning more at #ihif from IHG's Richard Solomon about the launch of EVEN. Is their space for another brand?
- CEO of Lonrho says Africa is the “last frontier”&“where Asia was 30 years ago”, has minerals & agriculture resources & a young population.
- Which 3 countries are set to expand the fastest in 2012? China & India and the 3rd on the IMF list is sub-Saharan Africa at 5.5%.
- Sponsors Servotel announce at #CATHIC that Mandarin Oriental to open a luxury resort in Bodrum with developers/investors Astas Real Estate.
- Hilton announce 4 new signings in Turkey today and 1 in Kazakstan at #cathic today.
- 320 delegates registered to attend CATHIC tomorrow kicking off with a reception tonight at the newly opened Le Meridien Istanbul #cathic
- Interesting article on http://t.co/uMNHQM2Z - views of the European investment market by industry leaders.
Welcome to the Africa Hotel Investment Forum
Registration Now Open. Register today to save USD 800!
Bench Events and The Kenya Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) are delighted to announce the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) will be hosted in Nairobi on 25-26 September 2012 at the InterContinental.
AHIF will aim to showcase the potential Kenya has to offer as well as other high-growth destinations across the continent as a whole. The Economist magazine recently identified that over the past decade six of the world’s fastest-growing countries were African. IMF expects Africa to grow by 6% in 2012. If you are looking to grow your business, you can no longer ignore Africa!
Attending AHIF will offer you a platform to meet potential partners and seek out new deals in this exciting growth market. Click here to register today!
Details of the 2012 programme will be announced shortly.
“We estimate that the global hotel chains have around 40,000 rooms in North Africa and 52,000 rooms in sub-Saharan Africa. When one considers that there are only five countries in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt), the opportunity in the other 49 countries on the continent is obvious.”Trevor J Ward, Managing Director, W Hospitality Group
“Which three countries are set to expand the fastest in 2012? The first two on the IMF’s list is China (8.2% growth) and India (7%) – won’t surprise many investors. But the third one might – it’s sub-Saharan Africa at 5.5%. That puts it way ahead of Brazil (3%), Russia (3.3%) and well above the global average of 3.3%.” Money Week
“Africa is the ‘last frontier’ and where Asia was 30 years ago. It has a young population on nearly 1billion people with the consumer market forecast to reach $1.6trn by 2020 and average demand is suffering much less than in the West from the effects of global bank deleveraging as there is practically no credit.” Geoffrey White, Chief Executive Officer of Lonrho
“We see Africa as a market with not inconsiderable long term growth for hospitality” Patrick Fitzgibbon, Hilton Worldwide
Over the last decade, six of the world’s 10 fastest-growing countries were African. In eight of the last 10 years, Africa’s lion states have grown faster than Asia’s tigers. The fastest-growing economy in the world last year was Ghana — at a whopping 13%. Sunday Times 26th Feb 2012