MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL REVEALS BRAND ENDORSEMENT OF PROTEA HOTELS
Bethesda, MD, 14 June, 2016 – Marriott International announced today the rebranding of Protea Hotels to capitalize on the travel aspirations of Africa’s growing middle class and the increased presence of international hotel brands in Africa. The rebranding includes an updated and modernized logo and the “by Marriott” endorsement. The brand is now officially Protea Hotels by Marriott ®. Marriott’s endorsement of Protea Hotels signifies a turning point for the South [...]
Protea Hotels earns 2016 TripAdvisor Certificates of Excellence
Cape Town, 8 June 2016 – Protea Hotels, which includes African Pride Hotels, announced today that its hotels have once again received Certificates of Excellence from travel site TripAdvisor® as well as a prestigious Travellers’ Choice Award. Now in its sixth year, the Certificate of Excellence Awards celebrate hospitality businesses that have been consistently rated the best over the past year by travellers in reviews on TripAdvisor, which is the [...]
Protea Hotels Comes Out Tops Again Among The Youth
Cape Town, 13 June 2016: The youth of 2016 have spoken. Protea Hotels, a member of Marriott International, is the coolest hotel brand in South Africa. This is according to two independent studies published yesterday, the Sunday Times Generation Next 2016 and the 2016/17 Ask Africa Youth Brands surveys. This is the seventh year and sixth in a row that Protea Hotels has been voted coolest hotel group in the [...]
Protea Hotels continues their African Expansion into Botswana
Cape Town, 8 June 2016: Protea Hotels today announced the signing of agreements for the development of its first hotel in Botswana, the ninth country in Africa in which the brand will have a presence. First established in South Africa, Protea Hotels has expanded over recent years into Zambia, Nigeria, Namibia, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and Ghana.“This latest development reflects our ongoing commitment to doing business in Africa, and to providing [...]
Protea Hotels continues to make dreams come true
Cape Town, 31 May 2016: Children with life-threatening illnesses have to endure so much. That is why the Reach For A Dream Foundation has, for 28 years, been working to give these children and their families hope, and ease the strain that comes with living with a serious illness. The Foundation does this by giving children aged between 3 and 18 with life-threatening conditions the opportunity to live out their [...]