The African born Mangalis Hotel Group and Smart Hotels unveiled their collaboration to mandating Mangalis the management contract of Yaas Hotel Almadies Dakar, the new economy hotel brand, with 89 rooms due to open mid-2015.
Mangalis has recently launched, its economy hotel brand, Yaas, which comes as a response to the latest market trends and travelers’ needs. Yaas Hotels harnessed creativity to redefine the economy hospitality, and prove that while travelling on a budget, it is also possible to enjoy a combination of trendy design, relax, connectivity and energy lifting sensations.
On this occasion, Olivier Jacquin, Mangalis’ Chief Executive Officer declared, “We are much honored to have been chosen by Smart Hotels to be fully in charge of Yaas Hotel Almadies. We will not only manage the hotel, yet we will deploy the most sophisticated design and construction project management techniques, providing our Plug and Play solutions for construction. Our brand Yaas is the most adequate match for what Smart Hotels Almadies aspire to achieve for the economy segment in Africa. Given the fast pace growth Africa is witnessing and the changing nature of the travelers. Yaas is made for smart travelers, young or senior, hungry for experiences more than assistance, and looking for new destinations.”
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Jacquin added: “On behalf of Mangalis, I am proud of this partnership, and I have no doubt that this collaboration with Smart Hotels Almadies will expand to include other parts of Africa.”
Smart Hotels’ representative, Mr. Diakhate said: “We are pleased to sign this contract with Mangalis Hotel Group, the expert in the African hospitality market. Mangalis will provide their in depth experience of the plug and play solutions in the construction project management, in addition to managing the hotel upon its completion, which for us as investors, is the best equation for success.”
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Diakhate elaborated: “Having Yaas Hotel in Almadies district is enriching to the uniqueness of this high end area, and will be a landmark”.
“We are confident that Yaas Hotel Almadies will be the hotel of choice not only for the leisure getaway travelers, yet we are targeting the business men who will be in Dakar on short business trip, and strive to be in a highly designed hotel whilst with a suitable economy budget,” Diakhate added.
