Onomo Hotels (Ruggieri family) targets English-speaking countries
The pan-African hotel chain intends to strengthen its continental network and has taken a 60.1% stake in South Africa’s BON Hotels. With this first franchise, the challenge is clear: to become the leader of the midscale market in Africa.
19/12/2019 at 15h25, by Aurelie Benoit
“One of our priorities, in addition to integrating the BON Hotels teams, is to strengthen our presence in English-speaking markets,” Julien Ruggieri and Cédric Guilleminot explained to Jeune Afrique Business+. The duo, respectively Chairman and CEO of Onomo Hotels, have already taken a major step forward with the acquisition of the South African chain which has a strong presence in Nigeria, in its home country, and the southern part of the continent.
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