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Maseru Sun Hotel & Casino, Lesotho
Sun International has rebranded five of its hotels in southern Africa to AVANI following an investment of SAR679.5 million by Minor Hotel Group, www.postzambia.com reports.
Following the changes, Livingstone’s Zambezi Sun Hotel will now be called AVANI Victoria Falls Resort while the luxurious Royal Livingstone Hotel will remain unchanged but will be marketed through Anantra’s distribution channels.
Emmanuelle Moneger, who is general manager of the now AVANI Victoria Falls Resort, formerly Sun International Hotels, said the rebranding would not lead to job losses. Minor Hotel Group (MHG) chief executive officer Dillip Rajakarier said the partnership between MHG and Sun International will see changes in Zambia, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana and Swaziland.
“MGH operator and investor, currently with a portfolio of 133 hotels and resorts in 22 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, South America, Africa and the Indian Ocean will rebrand five hotels in southern Africa to its upscale AVANI brand from July 1 this year,” he said in a press release issued by Moneger.
“The 212 room capacity Zambezi Sun will be rebranded AVANI Victoria Falls Resort while the 196 room Gaborone Sun will now be known as AVANI Gaborone Resort and Casino. The 158-key Lesotho Sun and 105-key Maseru Sun, both in Lesotho, are to be rebranded to AVANI Lesotho Hotel and Casino and AVANI Maseru respectively and the 173-key Kalahari Sands in Namibia will reflag to become AVANI Windhoek Hotel and Casino.
The Sixth property in the portfolio, the well-known Royal Livingstone Resort, will not be rebranded and is being marketed through Anantra’s distribution channels.
“Rajakarier added that apart from the five hotels that had been rebranded in southern Africa, AVANI had eight hotels and resorts across six countries in Asia and Africa, including AVANI Pemba Beach Hotel in Mozambique and AVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort and Spa. And in an interview, Moneger said the next expansion would involve creation of a spa at the Royal Livingstone and assured that no jobs will be lost during the rebranding process.
“Nothing will change in the manpower; if anything it will go bigger as occupancy increases. So the standards will not change and there will be even higher standards than what we have. At the moment, we have just finished the refurbishment of the AVANI (formerly Zambezi Sun Hotels),” said Emmanuelle Moneger.
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