Hospitality company
Serena Hotels is a hospitality company which operates up-scale hotels and resorts in East Africa, Southern Africa and South Asia.
As of 2023, Serena comprises a collection of 34 luxury resorts, safari lodges, and hotels, which are located in East Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo,[1] Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Mozambique) and Central and South Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan).[2]
The Serena Hotels Group trades under the name Tourism Promotion Services (TPS Serena). The company is listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), where it trades under the symbol TPS. The largest shareholder (45%) is the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), with a further 4% owned by the Aga Khan University Foundation.[3]
Properties
Awards
World Travel Awards (WTA)
- 2008,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021:[4][5] Pakistan's Leading Hotel (Islamabad Serena Hotel)
- 2014,2015,2016,2017,2019,2020,2021:[6] Pakistan's Leading Hotel Suite (Presidential Suite @ Islamabad Serena Hotel)
- 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021:[7] Afghanistan's Leading Hotel (Kabul Serena Hotel)
- 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021:[8] Tajikistan's Leading Hotel (Dushanbe Serena Hotel)
- 2008,2009,2015,2016:[9] Africa's Leading Green Hotel (Nairobi Serena Hotel)
- 2005,2009,2015:[10] Kenya's Leading Hotel (Nairobi Serena Hotel)
- 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2019,2020,2021: Rwanda's Leading Hotel (Kigali Serena Hotel)
- 2017,2020,2021: Rwanda's Leading Hotel Suite (Presidential Suite @ Kigali Serena Hotel)
- 2016,2017: Zanzibar's Leading Hotel (Zanzibar Serena Hotel)
- 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021: Uganda's Leading Hotel (Kampala Serena Hotel)
- 2014,2015,2018,2019: Uganda's Leading Hotel Suite (Presidential Suite @ Lake Victoria Serena Resort & SPA)
- 2016,2017: Uganda's Leading Hotel Suite (Presidential Suite @ Lake Victoria Serena Resort)
- 2020,2021:[11] Uganda's Leading Hotel Suite (Royal Suite @ Kampala Serena Hotel)
- 2004,2005,2006,2015,2016,2017,2019,2020,2021: Mozambique's Leading Hotel (Polana Serena Hotel)
- 2014,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021: Mozambique's Leading Hotel Suite (Presidential Suite @ Polana Serena Hotel)
See also
References
- ^ "Serena expands its footprint into DRC with Goma hotel". The East African. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ "Overrview of Serena Hotels Group". www.nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ TPS Annual Report 2015
- ^ "Serena Hotels win four awards at WTA". Daily Times. 22 Oct 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan's Leading Hotel 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan's Leading Hotel Suites 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan's Leading Hotel 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Tajikistan's Leading Hotel 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Africa's Leading Green Hotel". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Kenya's Leading Hotel". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Uganda's Leading Hotel". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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