Le Rambouillet, a California-based and luxury travel concierge company, has announced its intention to open its operations in Nigeria. The expansion is expected to ensue in the first quarter of 2022, and is already billed to provide hundreds of job opportunities for Nigerians.
 
Speaking for the organisation, Tope Raheem, Head of Corporate Affairs said; “This is a strategic move for Le Rambouillet and for our existing and potential clients in Nigeria. Moving to Nigeria will be playing a key role in our global strategy of expansion and growth, as well as our intention to contribute immensely to the Nigerian economy.” “We are hopeful that we will be able to replicate in Nigeria the same successful model we implemented in America, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates,” Tope said…
 
More details through:
https://www.sunnewsonline.com/us-travel-firm-le-rambouillet-expands-to-nigeria/

The Akwa Ibom State government has said its 146 rooms FourPoint Sheraton Hotels will begin operations this year.
 
The Director of Projects, Ministry of Special Duties, Engr. Ephraim Udosen, on Tuesday in Uyo said the multi-billion naira hotel located in Ikot Ekpene LGA is 97 per cent completed. The 12 floors edifice commissioned in 2015 was not completed before the commissioning, officials said.
 
Udosen said modifications and upgrades in more than 50 key facilities and areas have been done to meet the standards of the hotel managers, Marriott, which has created a recruitment portal for the hotel…
 
More details through:
https://dailytrust.com/a-ibom-to-operate-146-room-hotel-this-year
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Burger King, an American quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain, has finally entered Nigeria with eye on the volume of in-store transactions that Africa’s most populous country offers. The QSR chain will open its first stores in the country by the third quarter of 2021…
 
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https://businessday.ng/business-economy/article/counting-on-in-store-transactions-burger-king-berths-in-nigeria/
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Eat’N’Go limited, the leading Quick Service Restaurant operator in Nigeria and Master Franchisee for world-class food brands – Domino’s Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery, and Pinkberry Gourmet Frozen Yoghurt, today announced its expansion into East African market. This comes after the successful acquisition of the franchisee which operated Cold Stone Creamery and Domino’s Pizza in Kenya.
 
This acquisition will see Eat’N’Go limited become the largest Domino’s pizza and Cold Stone Creamery Master Franchisee in Africa with operations in Nigeria and Kenya. Since its entrant to Nigeria in 2012, the leading Quick Service Restaurant company has grown exponentially and continuously nurtured the drive to extend its footprint across the African market. This acquisition provides them their first foreign market expansion, making them a Pan African company with a total number of 147 outlets across Africa and a projection to reach 180 stores by end of 2021…
 
More details through:
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/04/08/eatngo-expands-to-east-africa-acquires-dominos-pizza-and-coldstone-franchise-in-kenya/

So Fresh Neighborhood Market Ltd., a fastgrowing indigenous healthy food restaurant chain said it would invest over $10 million in the West Africa region in the next seven years Managing Director/CEO of So Fresh, Olagoke Balogun disclosed this during a recent event to mark the 10 years of operation of in Nigeria.
 
He disclosed that the investment plan is part of the company’s expansion drive which will surpass 100 stores, while keeping the focus on building a healthy nation, create jobs and expanding learning and capacity in the food retail space.
 
So Fresh, founded in 2010 by the couple company founded by a couple, Olagoke and Abimbola Balogun as fruitivegies Limited, has become the prime destination for people to make clean, safe delicious and healthy food choices. Olagoke disclosed that the company which started 10 years ago now has 10 stores in Lagos and Abuja…
 
More details through:
https://www.newtelegraphng.com/so-fresh-neighborhood-market-to-invest-10m-in-nigeria-others/

Travel and hospitality businesses, which have been impacted heavily by months of shutdown occasioned by coronavirus pandemic, are set to rebound as international flights resume in Nigeria tomorrow, September 5, 2020…
 
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https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/travel-hospitality-businesses-to-rebound-as-international-flights-resume-tomorrow/
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The Nigerian hospitality sector recorded an impressive result at the end of first half of 2019, with average hotel occupancy rate hovering between 60-70 percent, from less than 40 in the first quarter of the year, according to industry experts who spoke to BusinessDay…
 
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https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/hotel-occupancy-rises-to-60-in-h1-despite-poor-q1-outing/
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The Franchisee for Domino’s Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery and Pinkberry gourmet frozen yoghurt, Eat n’ Go Limited, has announced the opening of its 100th outlet in Nigeria.
 
Speaking at the unveiling in Lagos recently, the Chief Executive Officer, Eat n’ Go Limited, Patrick McMichael, said the 100th store was a reflection of the firm’s commitment to bringing quality and innovative food products to Nigeria’s quick service restaurants, while also becoming the premier dynamic and unique food operator in Africa…
 
More details through:
https://punchng.com/firm-invests-n10bn-in-nigeria-opens-100th-outlet

Transcorp Hilton Abuja has been recognised as Nigeria’s Leading Hotel for the seventh consecutive year, and Africa’s Leading Business Hotel for the fifth consecutive year at the prestigious World Travel Awards held in Mauritius earlier this month.
 
At the 2019 Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony, Transcorp Hilton scooped five of eleven awards won by Hilton properties, as voted for by travel and tourism professionals globally…
 
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https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/06/09/transcorp-hilton-wins-africas-best-business-hotel-for-5th-consecutive-year/
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Global alternative asset manager, the Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG), has announced its investment of $40 million in Wakanow.com Limited (Wakanow). Wakanow is an online travel agency focused on West and East Africa, with major operations in Nigeria…
 
More details through:
https://guardian.ng/business-services/carlyle-group-invests-40-million-in-wakanow-com/