Minor continues expansion in Africa

MINOR Hotel Group
continues its
aggressive expansion
throughout Africa with the
addition of six Kenyan
camps to its portfolio.
This follows the group’s
acquisition of Cheli
& Peacock Group of
Companies by the Elewana
Collection. The group
now has a portfolio of
25 properties in seven
countries across three of
its hotel brands – Anantara,
AVANI and the Elewana
Collection.
In late 2013, Minor
announced its partnership
with Rani Resorts. The
two companies formed a
joint venture company for
five of Rani’s Mozambican
resorts, which have since
been rebranded. In August
last year it was announced
that Minor would take
ownership of eight of Sun
International’s hotels in
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia,
Swaziland and Zambia, to
the cost of R679,5m.
The acquisition of the six
Cheli & Peacock properties
– namely Elsa’s Kopje,
Elephant Pepper Camp,
Joy’s Camp, Totillis Camp,
Kitich Camp and Lewa
Safari Camp – will see
the properties merge
under the banner of the
Elewana Collection. Cheli
& Peacock Safaris tour
operator will continue to
act independently of the
Elewana Collectiion.
Stefano Cheli, ceo of
Cheli & Peacock Safaris,
said: “This merger will allow
us to take our combined
experience and really focus
on the intricacies that
go towards guaranteeing
guests an outstanding safari
experience in a wider region
of East Africa.”
MHG also revealed that it
will add a fourth brand to
its portfolio later this year,
when Essque Zalu Zanzibar,
which is currently managed
by MHG, is rebranded to Per
AQUUM