I-InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), enye yezinkampani zamahhotela ezihamba phambili emhlabeni, isayine i-voco™ The Bank, iRosebank yaseNingizimu Afrika ngokubambisana neValor Hospitality Partners Africa. Ngonyaka odlule, i-IHG yamemezela ukusayinwa kweSivumelwano Sokuthuthukiswa Okukhulu (i-MDA) ne-Valor Hospitality Partners Africa ukuze kwethulwe amahhotela ama-franchise amaningi eminyakeni eyi-10 ezayo, kuwo wonke amaphothifoliyo e-IHG ezinkampani ezisezigabeni ezisezingeni eliphakathi, ezisezingeni eliphezulu neziwubukhazikhazi. Lokhu kuwukusayinwa kokuqala ngaphansi kwe-MDA futhi kwengeza ekukhuleni kwepayipi le-IHG eMpumalanga Ephakathi nase-Afrika ngenkathi kuqinisa ukukhula komkhiqizo omusha wenkampani, i-voco esifundeni.
voco, ihlanganisa ukungahleleki kanye nokukhanga kwehhotela ngalinye nekhwalithi nokuqinisekiswa komkhiqizo womhlaba wonke nohlonishwayo. Ibhrendi ivumela izihambeli ukuthi zijabulele ukuzizwisa okusezingeni eliphezulu ngobusha behhotela eliyingqayizivele, elizimele ngaphansi kwegama ezingalethemba. Selokhu yethulwa emhlabeni jikelele esikhathini esingangonyaka esidlule, i-voco ithokozele ukukhula ngokushesha njengoba isayinwa kaningi kulo lonke elaseYurophu, eMpumalanga Ephakathi, e-Afrika nase-Asia (EMEAA), futhi nokusayinwa kwe-voco The Bank, i-Rosebank iphawula ukuqala komkhiqizo ezwenikazi lase-Afrika.
Indawo entsha eyakhiwe, i-voco The Bank, i-Rosebank, izovulela izivakashi iminyango ngo-2020 futhi ibe namakamelo angu-131, aklanywe kahle. Libonisa isitayela sesevisi esingesihle somkhiqizo, ihhotela lizokwamukela izivakashi ngokuthinta okuncane komuntu siqu futhi linikeze okuhlangenwe nakho kokuhlala okukhumbulekayo. Lakhiwe eRosebank, indawo yezohwebo neyokuhlala yabantu abaningi eduze nenkaba yeGoli, leli hhotela lizohlinzeka ngokufinyelela kalula kuzo zonke izifunda zamabhizinisi ezibalulekile futhi lixhuma ngqo eRosebank Mall kanye nendawo yabahamba ngezinyawo, futhi lisendaweni ekahle yebanga elingu-19kms ukusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza sedolobha. , (Isiteshi se-Gautrain Metro singaphansi kwehhotela ngqo). Ihhotela lizoba nendawo yokudlela ebanzi ezohlanganisa indawo yokudlela enamazinga amabili, indawo yokuphumula kanye nebha. Inikeza izidingo zezivakashi zebhizinisi, ihhotela lizoba namagumbi okuhlangana angu-3, ahlalisa abantu abangaba ngu-80.
Ekhuluma ngesimemezelo, uPascal Gauvin, uMqondisi Ophethe, i-India, Middle East kanye ne-Afrika, I-IHG wathi: “Siyajabula ukumemezela ihhotela lokuqala ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sethu ne-Valor Hospitality Partners Africa futhi siqale nge-voco yethu entsha yohlobo olusha, ezwenikazi lase-Afrika. Ithola inzalo enkulu evela kubanikazi kanye nozakwethu, i-voco izuze umfutho omkhulu esifundeni se-EMEAA, futhi sijabule kakhulu ngokukhulisa uphawu lomkhiqizo ngokuqhubekayo esifundeni. Ngokuvumelana nesithembiso somkhiqizo, ihhotela elisha lizonikeza izivakashi ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokungenisa izihambi, futhi lizobhekana nenani elandayo labavakashi basekhaya nabakwamanye amazwe abafuna indawo yokuhlala enegama elisezingeni eliphezulu eNingizimu Afrika.
Wanezela: sibheke ngabomvu ukusayina amahhotela engeziwe ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sethu nozakwethu oyigugu, wesikhathi eside, i-Valor Hospitality Partners Africa futhi sandise umnikelo wethu kuzo zonke izimakethe ezibalulekile ezwenikazi.
U-Euan McGlashan, oyi-Global CEO kanye noMsunguli weValor Hospitality Partners wanezela: “Sijabule ukumemezela ihhotela lethu lokuqala ne-IHG ezwenikazi lase-Afrika. voco, uhlobo lwakamuva lwe-IHG olusezingeni eliphezulu luwumnikelo oyingqayizivele futhi sithole isithakazelo esibalulekile emphakathini wabanikazi base-Afrika. Ngokubambisana ne-IHG, sibheke ngabomvu ukuthuthukisa leli hhotela elihlukile elinomlingisi oyedwa, ukwamukela izivakashi zezokungcebeleka nezamabhizinisi ezivakashela eNingizimu Afrika futhi sizinikeze ulwazi oluthembekile olusezingeni eliphezulu. Siyaqiniseka futhi ukuthi ihhotela lizozuza emandleni nasezikalini zezinhlelo zomhlaba wonke ze-IHG, ezingcono kakhulu kubuchwepheshe bekilasi namandla kanye nohlelo lokwethembeka olukhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni – I-IHG Rewards Club.”
