MövenpickHotels&Resorts’Sub-SaharanAfricaexpansioncampaigngainsmomentumasworkonfirstAbidjanpropertygetsunderway

Mövenpick Hotel Abidjan set to open in 2020 as Swiss hospitality firm confirms ambitiousplansforthehigh-growthpotentialregion

Baar,Switzerland,11October,2017:MövenpickHotels&ResortshasmarkedanothermilestoneinitsAfricaexpansionstrategywithconstructionworkonthe160-keyupscaleMövenpickHotelAbidjannowunderway.

The upcoming property’s first stone was laid on Saturday (October 7) and a 2020 opening date wasannouncedinaceremonythatheraldedtheaccelerationoftheSwisshospitalityfirm’sdevelopmentplansintheSub-Saharanregion.

MövenpickHotelAbidjanwillbethecompany's firstproperty inCôted'Ivoireandoneof fourcurrently inactivedevelopmentintheregion.TheotherthreeareMövenpickHotel&ResidencesNairobiinKenya,whichisontracktoopenin2018,MövenpickHotelAddisAbabainEthiopiasettoopenin2019andMövenpickHotel & Conference Centre Abuja in Nigeria set for completion in 2020. Mövenpick Hotels & Resortscurrentlyoperatesa260-keypropertyinGhana–MövenpickAmbassadorHotelAccra.

“As building work onMövenpick Hotel Abidjan commences, we take another step closer to realising ourambitiousexpansionplansfortheSub-Saharanregion,”saidAndrewLangdon,ChiefDevelopmentOfficer,MövenpickHotels&Resorts.

“OpeningamodernlifestylehotelinCôted’Ivoire’scommercialandbankingcentreisastrategicmovethatnot only capitalises on Abidjan’s growing prominence as amajor business hub, but reinforcesMövenpickHotels&Resorts’presence inWestAfrica.This is crucial toourdevelopment strategyasweactively seekopportunitiestogrowourportfolioandbecomealeadinghospitalitycompanyintheregion.”

MövenpickHotelAbidjanislocatedintheheartofthecity’sLePlateaubusinessdistrict,hometogovernmentbuildingsandlocallandmarkssuchasSt.Paul’sCathedralandBancoNationalPark.

Whencompletedin2020,thepropertywill featureanall-daydiningrestaurant;alounge/bar;anExecutiveClubLounge;astate-of-the-artfitnesscentreandcontemporarymeetingspace.

“The hotel will be well placed to facilitate trade missions, government-related business and generalcommercialtrade,”saidLangdon.

Mövenpick Hotel Abidjan’s ownership is a joint venture between Société Abidjanese de PromotionIndustriellesetImmobilières(SAPRIM),aprivatecompanythatownstheofficecomplexandmalladjacenttotheproperty,andrenownedconstructionfirmBouyguesBatimentInternational.

Forfurtherinformationorhigh-resolutionphotography,pleasecontact:

TinaSeilerPR&CommunicationManagerCorporateOberneuhofstrasse12|6340|Baar|SwitzerlandPhone+41417591928tina.seiler@movenpick.com

LauraPerezDiazVPCommunicationsCorporateShathaTowerFloor39,Office3903|Dubai,UnitedArabEmirateslaura.perez@movenpick.com

AboutMövenpickHotels&Resorts:MövenpickHotels&Resorts, an international upscale hotelmanagement companywith over 16,000 staffmembers,isrepresentedin24countrieswithover80hotels,resortsandNilecruiserscurrentlyinoperation.Around20propertiesareplannedorunderconstruction,includingthoseinChiangMai(Thailand),AlKhobar(Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Basel (Switzerland). Focusing on expanding within its core markets ofEurope,Africa,theMiddleEastandAsia,MövenpickHotels&Resortsspecialisesinbusinessandconferencehotels,aswellasholidayresorts,allreflectingasenseofplaceandrespectfortheirlocalcommunities.Of

Swiss heritage and with headquarters in central Switzerland (Baar), Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts ispassionateaboutdeliveringpremiumserviceandculinaryenjoyment–allwithapersonaltouch.Committedto supporting sustainable environments,Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has become themost Green Globe-certifiedhotelcompany in theworld.Thehotelcompany isownedbyMövenpickHolding (66.7%)and theKingdomGroup(33.3%).Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.movenpick.com.

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