Minor Hotels bags iconic Zambian property

MINOR Hotels has acquired
full ownership of the Royal
Livingstone Hotel in Zambia.
The hotel group entered
into a strategic partnership
with Sun International in
August 2014 to own 50%
of The Royal Livingstone
Hotel. Minor Hotels has
now acquired the remaining
50% and will fully operate
the hotel.
As part of the acquisition,
Minor Hotels is rebranding
the Royal Livingstone by
adding the hotel to its core
luxury Anantara portfolio.
The five-star, 173-room
hotel will be known as
Royal Livingstone Hotel
by Anantara.
“Minor Hotels’ full
acquisition of the Royal
Livingstone Hotel and the
property’s rebranding to
join the luxury Anantara
portfolio gives us an
opportunity to increase
growth for the property by
maximising the strength
of the Anantara brand and
by bringing new thinking
into running the business.
With this comes increased
international exposure and
smoother operations,” says
Richard Hawkins, Minor
Hotels’ regional director for
Southern Africa”