Mangalis Hotel Group reveals Yaas Hotels
Mangalis Hotel Group has announced the launch of its latest economy brand, Yaas Hotels, in a bid to place it on the roadmap of international hospitality.
The hotel group, who develop and manage new African hospitality brands, aim to fill the gap between current hotel offers and increasing demand from new incoming travellers, while meeting the expectations of hotel owners and investors.
The launch follows last year’s introduction of Noom Hotels and Seen Hotels, the upscale and midscale markets, respectively. The new brand will similarly merge avant-garde design with high-tech features.
They have also introduced the Mangalis Plug & Play solution to the market, offering peace of mind to hotel owners with a turn-key solution for the development of a hotel, from design and construction phase to supply chain and operations’ management. This new technology allows a Yaas Hotel to be designed, built and operating in less than a year.
Oliver Jacquin, Chief Executive Officer of Mangalis Hotel Group comments: “In building Yaas Hotels we have opted to enhance our Plug & Play solution introducing the modular construction benefits. This type of building ensures better construction quality management and takes 80% of the in-site construction operations.
“Our solutions allow building in a controlled environment and reduce costs and waste. Mangalis is demonstrating its added value through the brands and construction methods which are revolutionary for the African market and beyond.’’
Jacquin adds: “What we are witnessing in Africa guided us to define our business model and hotels brands to cater for all types of travellers… We have created Yaas Hotels to deliver for the economy segment an unprecedented smart and optimistic design, combined with the latest technology for today’s travellers.”
Mangalis is determined to take advantage of opportunities arising in the continent, where branded hotel chains’ penetration index is way below mature markets.
The first flagship Noom Hotel Conakry in Guinea is slated to open early 2015, followed by the first Yaas Hotel in Dakar, Almadies. Additional hotels in Pointe Noire, Cotonou and Abidjan will open later in 2015.
