Southern Sun Hotel Group
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Southern Sun Hotel Group is South Africa's largest hotel chain and an operator of InterContinental Hotels - branded hotels in South Africa. It was founded in 1969 by South African Breweries
and hotelier Sol Kerzner
.
Until 2000, Southern Sun held a 20% stake in Sol Kerzner
's Sun International.
Today Southern Sun has 90 hotels in South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Seychelles, Tanzania and Mozambique. Their stable of 90 hotels, approximately totaling 14,316 rooms, combine local favourites with their own hotel brands. Its hotels are operated under the following brands: Southern Sun Hotels and Resorts; SunSquare; Garden Court; StayEasy by Southern Sun; Southern Sun Lifestyle Resorts; InterContinental Hotels; Holiday Inn
and Formula 1.
Southern Sun is an African hotel group with a range of brands which provide accommodation across all markets and offer a distribution of hotels in South Africa in major urban centres and key destinations.
In 2005, the company moved from being a brand manager to a brand owner and is an umbrella for many brands that make up the hotel group. The group has also invested in expanding into Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Seychelles and the Middle East, adding to their portfolio.
Southern Sun is wholly owned by Tsogo Sun Holdings, a South African entertainment and hospitality group that also holds Tsogo Sun Gaming. Tsogo Sun Holdings concluded a merger with and reverse listing through Gold Reef Resorts with effect from 24 February 2011. Additional information on the Tsogo Sun / Gold Reef Group can be found via the external link below.
South African Breweries
The South African Breweries , then called Castle Breweries, was founded in 1895 specifically to serve a new market of miners and prospectors in and around Johannesburg. Two years later, it became the first industrial company to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange...
and hotelier Sol Kerzner
Sol Kerzner
Solomon Kerzner is a South African accountant and business magnate.-Background and career:Kerzner was born in Troyeville, Johannesburg, the youngest of four children to Jewish Russian immigrants...
.
Until 2000, Southern Sun held a 20% stake in Sol Kerzner
Sol Kerzner
Solomon Kerzner is a South African accountant and business magnate.-Background and career:Kerzner was born in Troyeville, Johannesburg, the youngest of four children to Jewish Russian immigrants...
's Sun International.
Today Southern Sun has 90 hotels in South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Seychelles, Tanzania and Mozambique. Their stable of 90 hotels, approximately totaling 14,316 rooms, combine local favourites with their own hotel brands. Its hotels are operated under the following brands: Southern Sun Hotels and Resorts; SunSquare; Garden Court; StayEasy by Southern Sun; Southern Sun Lifestyle Resorts; InterContinental Hotels; Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn is a brand of hotels, formally a economy motel chain, forming part of the British InterContinental Hotels Group . It is one of the world's largest hotel chains with 238,440 bedrooms and 1,301 hotels globally. There are currently 5 hotels in the pipeline...
and Formula 1.
Southern Sun is an African hotel group with a range of brands which provide accommodation across all markets and offer a distribution of hotels in South Africa in major urban centres and key destinations.
In 2005, the company moved from being a brand manager to a brand owner and is an umbrella for many brands that make up the hotel group. The group has also invested in expanding into Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Seychelles and the Middle East, adding to their portfolio.
Southern Sun is wholly owned by Tsogo Sun Holdings, a South African entertainment and hospitality group that also holds Tsogo Sun Gaming. Tsogo Sun Holdings concluded a merger with and reverse listing through Gold Reef Resorts with effect from 24 February 2011. Additional information on the Tsogo Sun / Gold Reef Group can be found via the external link below.