IPhini Likamongameli Eliphezulu le-AccorHotels kanye neNhloko Yezokuthuthukiswa kwe-Afrika kanye ne-Indian Ocean uMnu. Philippe Baretaud uvakashele iNxusa laseZambia e-France Umhlonishwa Inxusa u-Humphrey Chilu eParis namuhla, zingama-24 kuNhlolanja wezi-2017.
Emhlanganweni wabo lamazwe amabili lenxusa leZambia uMnu. Baretaud uthe iZambia isiqhamuke njengenye yezindawo eziqakathekileyo zokuthuthukisa uphawu lweAccorHotels.
Uthe isinqumo sabaphathi sokucabangela iZambia sisekelwe ekutheni iZambia ingelinye lamazwe ase-Afrika azinzile kwezombusazwe elinamathuba amahle kwezomnotho izwe elisaqhubeka nokuwakhombisa.
Uthe iZambia isinesikhathi eside isohlwini lwamasu okukhulisa amaqhinga enkampani futhi isikhathi sesifikile sokuletha uhlobo lwe-AccorHotels ezweni ukuze kusizakale.
UMnu. Baretaud uthe selokhu yasungula isizinda eNingizimu Afrika ngo-2016 le nkampani isithathe uhlelo lwamasu ngamabomu lokusabalalisa amahhotela anegama le-Accor e-Afrika yonkana kanti iZambia ingelinye lamazwe ahamba phambili ohlwini.
Ephendula uMthunywa uChibanda ubonge uMnumzana Baretaud ngokuthatha isikhathi ukuthi aze ahlangane laye. Uthe lokhu kukhombisa ukuzibophezela nothando inkampani enalo ukuletha uhlobo lwe-AccorHotels eZambia.
UAmbassador Chibanda ubikele uMnu. Baretaud ukuthi uhulumende useqalisile ukusebenzisa imithetho ekhangelelwe ukwehlukanisa umnotho weZambia osekunesikhathi eside uthembele kwezokwemba. Ubalule ukuthi uhulumeni usebheke eminye imikhakha yezomnotho njengezokuvakasha kwezoLimo nezokukhiqiza.
UMthunywa uthe isinqumo seAccor Hotels sokuza eZambia besingeke sifike ngesikhathi esingcono ukwedlula lesi lapho ilizwe seliqakathekise umkhakha wezokuvakasha njalo likhangelele ukuthi imboni le ihlale ikwazi ukuqhudelana.
Uthe enye indlela yokwenza imboni yezokuvakasha iqhudelane ngokuheha izinkampani ezihlonishwa umhlaba wonke njenge-Accor Hotels.
Enyangeni ezayo abakwa-AccorHotels bazobe bevakashele e-Zambia okukhethekile ukuyohlangana nezikhulu zikahulumeni kanye nabanye ababambisene namasu ukusungula indlela eya phambili. Eminye yemisebenzi ethakaselwayo yokutshala izimali ihlanganisa izindawo zokulala zeBhodi Lamahostela kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwamahhotela ezinkanyezi ezinhlanu nezintathu e-Mulungish International Conference Centre.
– I-AccorHotels, eyayaziwa ngokuthi i-Accor SA, iyiqembu lamahhotela avela emazweni amaningi aseFrance, ayingxenye yenkomba ye-CAC 40, esebenza emazweni angu-95 emhlabeni jikelele. Lizinze eParis, eFrance, leli qembu lingabanikazi, liqhuba futhi lihweba ngamahhotela angu-4,100 atholakala kuwo wonke amazwekazi omhlaba amele imikhiqizo eminingana, kusukela kubhajethi nezindawo zokulala ezinomnotho ukuya kumahhotela ezinkanyezi ezinhlanu. Iqembu laqala ukusebenza ngo-1967, lapho kuvulwa ihhotela lokuqala iNovotel eLille Lesquin.
– Izinhlobo Zehhotela: Ihhotela F1, Ibis, Mercure, Novotel, Adagio, Mei Jue, Pullman, MGallery, Swissôtel, Sofitel.
- NgoZibandlela wezi-2015, i-Accor yamemezela ukuthengwa kwe-US$2.9 billion eyikheshi namasheya e-FRHI Hotels & Resorts, umnikazi wamaketanga e-Fairmont, Raffles, kanye ne-Swissôtel. Umsebenzi wengeza izakhiwo eziyingqophamlando njengeSavoy Hotel eLondon, Raffles Hotel. E-Afrika, leli qembu linamahhotela angu-111 akha amagumbi angu-19,675 emazweni angu-21.
– Iqembu linabasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-240,000 kumkhiqizo we-Accor Hotels emhlabeni wonke.
