Safari Club by Swiss-Belhotel boasts 146 rooms, ranging from studio and panorama rooms to executive and presidential suites Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | On the eve of its 40th anniversary, the Nairobi Safari Club has signed a management partnership deal with global hotel operator Swiss-Belhotel International to manage the iconic …
Read More »NBRB closes part of Speke Courts hotel
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Building Review Board-NBRB, on Saturday, closed a section of Speke Courts Hotel, following the collapse of a building. The NBRB officials led by the head of enforcement, Jafar Magyezi noted that the extension building was attached to the guests’ rooms which could put …
Read More »MINISTER: 21 people killed in Somalian hotel attack
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Somali government confirmed Sunday that 21 people were killed in the terrorist attack on a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday evening. The Minister of Health Ali Haji Adan said 15 of the wounded persons sustained serious injuries and were in critical …
Read More »Maria Flo Hotel proprietor found dead in hotel
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A prominent businessman in Masaka City, Atanansi Bazzeketta is dead. Bazzeketta, the proprietor of Maria Flo Hotel, one of the traditional hotels Masaka town and the sub region was found dead in one of his hotels. Bazzeketta’s body was discovered on Saturday morning in …
Read More »Police meets hotel and bar operators in Moroto municipality over insecurity
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has today met hotel and bar operators in Moroto municipality following continuous presence of criminal groups in the area. The meeting called by the acting District Police Commander, Abel Kyooto Barugahare was aimed at highlighting aspects of insecurity in the municipality. He cautioned the hotel …
Read More »Hotel owners engage EU ambassadors on COVID-19 losses
Kasese , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lodge owners and tourism operators have appealed to the European Union (EU) delegation in Uganda to consider clear accessibility of the Euro 6 million grant (25.2 billion Shillings) that was recently extended to support the private tourism sector. The EU ambassadors were on …
Read More »Put customers at centre of your business, hoteliers urged
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Horst Schultze, the co-founder of Ritz Carlton Hotels, President and Chief Executive Officer of WP Hospitality has urged players in hotel and tourism sectors to put their customers at the centre of their service so they can post impressive growth numbers. Schultze was at the …
Read More »Five people remanded over foreigner who died in a Hotel
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Five people accused of murdering a Finnish National at Pearl of Africa Hotel in Nakasero- Kampala, have been charged and remanded to Luzira prison by Buganda Road Court. The five include a senior intelligence officer with the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) Appollo Kyabagye , the …
Read More »Man jailed for failure to pay hotel bills
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Kampala City Hall Court has remanded a man for failure to pay food and drinks worth sh240,000 at a newly opened Kampala hotel, Skyz. Brian Banya appeared before Grade One Magistrate Beatrice Kainza Wednesday and pleaded guilty to the offence of obtaining credit by fraud. …
Read More »18 killed in massive explosion at Indian wedding: official
Ajmer, India | AFP | A gas cylinder exploded late Friday at the hotel in the city of Beawar, in the western state of Rajasthan, reducing the venue to ruins and sparking a huge fire. By Saturday evening officials said nine bodies had been found. But the figure rose sharply …
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