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Briefing: Risk vs. Reward on the African continent

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Africa has been an inherently risky market for the hospitality industry. The diversity of countries means that understanding one particular area in which to invest can be time-consuming and difficult. However, countries like Kenya and the Ivory Coast are making it much easier to open the door for international investors.

There is still a long way to go, but with compelling figures of ‘a billion middle-class citizens by 2050’ it is no wonder hotel companies are looking to secure assets for the long-term now. Videos in this briefing include clips from:

  • Chief Edem Duke, Minister for Tourism for Nigeria on investment becoming easier
  • Alex Kyriakidis, President – Middle East & Africa for Marriott International on one billion middle-class citizens
  • Roger Kacou, Minister for Tourism for Cote d’Ivoire on balancing the risk and reward of investment
  • Bani Haddad, Regional VP – Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotel Group, on the new rules for the African market
 


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Video clips produced by ybc.hpgcms.wpengine.com for the Hospitality Channel, including interviews from industry conferences such as the IHIF conference as well as specific Hospitality Channel shoots.

Briefing: embracing the mobile world

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The escalation of mobile technology is something to be admired. The speed in which the digital world moves is often very hard to fathom. However, getting the basics right when using these tools is essential and the best hotel companies are grasping the opportunity that mobile technology gives them.

Uptake of mobile technology is nothing new, but with more and more guests using their devices to research, understand and make decisions on where to stay, embracing this new world of communication is integral. In this briefing we hear from experts about the mobile world, including:

  • Alex Kyriakidis, President – Middle East and Africa for Marriott on why hospitality should grasp mobile technologies
  • Nigel Huddleston, Industry Head of Leisure for Google on the information mobile technologies can provide
  • Ewan Cameron, CEO at Lonhro Hotels on the African market being more sophisticated than many Western markets when it comes to mobile
  • And Cyril Ranque, SVP of Global Market Management for Expedia on the likelihood of mobile overtaking laptops in terms of usage.
 


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Video clips produced by ybc.hpgcms.wpengine.com for the Hospitality Channel, including interviews from industry conferences such as the most recent IHIF conference as well as specific Hospitality Channel shoots.

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