Protea bookings now live on Marriott.com
MARRIOTT International has announced that Protea’s portfolio of
hotels is now available for booking on Marriott.com and through
Marriott global reservations offices. Marriott recently completed
the acquisition of Protea Hotels and its sub-brands, African Pride
Hotels and Protea Hotel Fire & Ice!, transforming the group into
the largest hotel operator on the African continent. The hotel
group’s announcement marks the latest phase in the integration of
Protea Hotels within the Marriott International portfolio of brands.
Mobile check-in and check-out has also been expanded globally
for Marriott Rewards members to nearly 500 hotels, by using the
Marriott Mobile app on their smartphone. First introduced last year
in the United States and Canada, the app is now available on every
continent where Marriott’s nearly 500 properties are located.
City Lodge buys out Kenyan hotels
CITY Lodge Hotels Limited has completed acquisition of the
remaining 50% of two Kenyan hotels. The group bought out its
joint-venture partner, Fairview Hotel, and now has full ownership of
Fairview Hotel Limited and the Country Lodge in Nairobi. City Lodge
signed the joint venture in 2012, the hotel group’s first move out of
South Africa, in a move to expand its African presence.
