Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Attends AHIF Today

 

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Attends AHIF Today

30 September 2014

 

Bench Events, the organisers of the African Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) 2014, which kicks off today, has just announced that Prime Minster Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia will be attending the conference.

Africa's top event for hotel investors has 500 delegates including over 50 members of the media confirmed this year. Discussions about tourism development and investment will take place today and tomorrow at the Sheraton in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between high-level executives and government ministers from over a dozen countries. 

Jonathan Worsley, Chairman of Bench Events, said: "I am delighted that the Prime Minister will be joining us at AHIF. His presence makes it clear how central the hospitality industry is to the development of the economy.  You need hotels for tourists but also for incoming business people and for locals as further growth is stimulated.  In addition, hospitality is a great creator of employment at all levels within society."

 

For media accreditation, please contact: Salamawit Kidane, Email: selamawit.kidane@giz.de, Tel: +251 911 772 350, Anja Eckervogt, Tarsh Consulting, Email: Anja@Tarsh.com, Tel: +34 6 7717 4441 or David Tarsh, Email: David@Tarsh.com, Cel: +44 (0) 7770 816 070.

 

ENDS

 

The Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF)

For the full programme, please go to www.Africa-Conference.com 

 

AHIF is the premier hotel investment conference in Africa, attracting many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management companies and their advisers. It is organised by Bench Events (www.benchevents.com) which is known for producing, alongside Questex Travel + Hospitality and MEED Events, several top-level hotel conferences around the world including Berlin (IHIF), Dubai (AHIC), Istanbul (CATHIC) and Moscow (RHIC).

Sponsors of AHIF 2014 are: ACCOR, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Hilton Worldwide, Mangalis Hotel Group, Marriott International and Tourism Finance Corporation (TFC) as Platinum Sponsors, AECOM, African Export-Import Bank, Areen Hospitality Design, Calibra Hospitality Consultancy, Castlebrook, CIMC Modular Building Systems, Colliers International, France24, Ethiopian Airlines, Grant Thornton, Horwath HTL, Hotel Partners Africa, Hyatt International LLC, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), Inncom by Honeywell, Kempinski Hotels, Ministry of Arts & Tourism – Zambia, Movenpick Hotels & Resorts, Onlime Business Communications, Sahl Hasheesh, Starwood Hotels and Resorts International, STR Global, Sunshine Group, SVA International, Taj Group, The Brand Company and Wyndham Hotel Group as Gold Sponsors.

Further Information

For further information and high resolution images, please visit http://www.africa-conference.com or contact:

-       Anja Eckervogt, Tarsh Consulting, Cel: +44 (0) 7871 040 170,

-       David Tarsh, Tarsh Consulting, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7602 5262, Cel: +44 (0) 7770 816 070.