Dubai – Mubasher: Rotana Hotels has signed a hotel management agreement with Mullion Contractors to manage a new five-star hotel and hotel apartments in Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
The new hotel is planned to be opened in 2022 and will comprise 200 hotel rooms and 100 hotel apartments, according to a company statement released on Saturday.
“Setting foot in Kenyan market with a five-star hotel and hotel apartments is closely aligned with our vision of strengthening Rotana’s presence in Africa and bolstering our global portfolio further,” Rotana’s chairman Nasser Al-Nowais commented.
Under the agreement, the upcoming hotels will be operated under the Rotana Hotels & Resorts and Arjaan hotel apartments by Rotana brands, the UAE-based company revealed.
“With its promising economic growth projections of around 6% , Kenya remains one of Africa’s most buoyant markets and thus offers bright prospects for the hospitality sector,” Rotana’s vice chairman Selim El Zyr said.
With African new hotel and hotel apartments portfolio of 2,028, Rotana has planned new hotels in Angola, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Tanzania which are scheduled to inaugurated by 2022.
