EARLIER this year,
aha Hotels & Lodges
opened a new boutique
hotel, the four-star aha
Avondale Boutique Hotel in
Durban, and also opened
aha Makalali Main Lodge in
the Makalali Game Reserve,
Limpopo, toward the end of
last year.
The company’s portfolio
has been expanding since
aha snapped up Three Cities
Hotel Group in 2014, which
added 21 hotels. Since
then a further 16 properties
have been added to the
portfolio. These include
Sefapane Lodges & Safaris
in Phalaborwa, Beach Hotel
Swakopmund, Swakopmund
Plaza Hotel, Atlantic Villa
Boutique Guest House, and
Epacha Game Lodge & Spa,
all in Namibia.
Neil Bald, md of aha, says
the company intends to grow
its hotel portfolio in both key
and secondary locations and
expand its lodge portfolio
in iconic destinations. He
adds that the group intends
to grow its footprint in key
business locations.
