Protea Expands to East Africa

According to news24, the Protea Hospitality Group has signed a deal to open Protea Hotel Kigali in Rwanda, making it the groups 10th African country property.
The 25-room hotel in the upmarket suburb of Nyarutarama in Rwanda's capital city Kigali will open in the last quarter of this year and “represents a great step forward in the Protea Hospitality Group's growth in East Africa,” says company CEO Arthur Gillis.
 Protea Hotel Kigali will offer standard rooms, as well as eight two-bedroom units specifically for the long-stay market. The hotel will also feature a 60-seater restaurant, a bar, gym and swimming pool, plus two executive boardrooms for meetings and conferences on site.
Rwanda is a developing nation of approximately 11 million people. African Economic Outlook sets the country an expected GDP growth of nearly 7% for 2013.

Protea Hotel Acquires Manor Hotel Again

According to News24, the newly-renovated Manor Hotel in Pretoria, South Africa is returning to the Protea Hotels Group on 1 April. Protea Hotels CEO Arthur Gillis said the Protea Hotel Manor is a property with much potential and he looks forward to seeing its market segment grow in the months ahead. "We have put an immensely talented management team into the hotel, led by GM Victoria McLachlan,” said Gillis. “With their professional execution on the ground, the strength of the Protea Hotels brand and the full backing of the Protea Hotels team, we're expecting great things.". The hotel is situated close to the Hatfield Gautrain station, the central business district of Pretoria and the Loftus Versveld rugby stadium, and is an ideal location for executive and leisure travellers visiting the capital. The hotel has comfortable conferencing facilities comprising eight rooms that can accommodate a maximum of 300 delegates seated cinema style, as well as a restaurant, bar, bistro, nail bar, swimming pool and lounge.