ETHIOPIA: Ethiopia Airlines Opens Luxury 5 Star Ethiopian Skylight Hotel In Addis Ababa

Ethiopian Airlines Group have opened a five-star Ethiopian Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the airline revealed in a statement this week.

Located five minutes away from Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport, the five-star hotel aims to increase the number of tourists entering the country, providing seamless hospitality services to the Ethiopian Airline partners and transit passengers.

The Skylight Hotel will meet the international standards with 373 rooms, three luxurious restaurants and an executive lounge.

The hotel offers three separate day-light and two VIP private meeting rooms for corporate meetings, a Grand Ballroom that seats 2000 people and a Health Club with outdoor swimming pool, mini-golf courses, a spa and massage room and gym.

Abel Alemu, Ethiopian Airline’s Southern African Regional Manager, said: “We sincerely look forward to establishing a long-term relationship with our guests to ensure that our staff deliver the best hospitality services to our clients.

Ethiopian Airlines Group gives the highest priorities to its customers and partners, ready to provide everyone with the best service experience, he said.

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel is located at the heart of Addis Ababa, just five minutes away from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Meeting international standards with outstanding quality of service, Africa’s commercial hub awaits you.

A total of 373 stunning rooms with relaxing and superb designs are suitable for both corporate and leisure travellers.

Enjoy spectacular city view in most of our rooms. Comprising 3 luxurious restaurants – All-Day Dining Restaurant, the biggest Chinese Restaurant in East Africa, and a Traditional Ethiopian Restaurant to be opened soon, and bars heighten your hotel experience.

The Lobby Lounge and the Front Lobby are spacious enough for social and business meetings.

Grand Ballroom which can accommodate 2000 guests at a time can also be divided into 5 individual halls along with spacious foyer area, accommodating 500-800 guests.

It is ideal for tailor-made social events, weddings and conferences. 3 separate day-light and 2 other VIP private meeting rooms are fit for your corporate meeting demands.

The outstanding facilities of the hotel include, outdoor swimming pool, mini-golf courses, spa/massage, gymnasium and health centre.

ETHIOPIA: Hilton Signs To Manage DoubleTree by Hilton Addis Ababa Airport Hotel

Hilton has signed a management agreement with TAFBB Business to open DoubleTree by Hilton Addis Ababa Airport.

The 106-guestroom hotel will be developed next to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, the base for Ethiopian Airlines, which flies both domestically and to Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.

This will be Hilton’s second hotel in Ethiopia’s capital, following the first property in the city center.

As the capital of Ethiopia and the location of the African Union's headquarters, Addis Ababa is an important East African hub, Patrick Fitzgibbon, SVP of development, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Hilton, said in a statement.

Fisseha Asres represented TAFBB Business during the negotiation of the project.

As Hilton Worldwide signed its first DoubleTree-branded hotel in Ethiopia, it has been developing another property in the country.

In October 2015, the hotel group agreed to manage the Hilton Awassa Resort & Spa, Ethiopia in partnership with Sunshine Business.

The companies planned to invest up to $42 million into developing the resort before construction began in late 2015 on the banks of Lake Awassa in the Great Rift Valley.

As the country’s government has been investing $55 million into developing an airport in Awassa by 2018, Hilton has planned to meet the boost of incoming tourists and its demand for accommodation with its new hotel, which is slated to open in 2020.


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7 Top Airports In Africa

Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, and Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia, were conspicuously missing in the top seven ranked airports in Africa.

The latest ranking according to a Post by Morrocan Soldier on the very popular online Video site Youtube, OR Tambo International Airport , South Africa topped the list as the number one airport in Africa with a yearly passenger traffic of 21, 264,000.

The OR Tambo International Airport is South Africas leading international airport which is situated in Kempton Park , Johannesburg in Gauteng.

Mohammed V international Airport, Casablanca, Morocco followed closely in the second position with yearly passenger traffic of 17, 271, 302. Mohammed V International Airport is located in Morocco about 30 kilometers southeast of Casablanca. It is operated by ONDA (National Airports Office)

Cairo International Airport, Egypt occupied the third position with yearly passenger traffic of 12, 736, 394.

Cairo International Airport is the international airport of Cairo and the busiest in Egypt and serves as the primary hub for EgyptAir and EgyptAir Express as well as several other airlines.

Cape Town International Airport sat comfortably in the fourth position with passenger traffic of 11, 2346, 223.

Cape Town International Airport is the primary airport serving the city of Cape Town, and is the second busiest airport in South Africa.

The Marrakesh Mencph-airport-2ara Airport, Morocco came fifth with a yearly passenger traffic of 7,775, 531.

Marrakesh Menara Airport is an international airport serving Marrakesh, the capital city of the Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz region in Morocco.

Murtala Muhammed International Airport is an international airport located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the city of Lagos.

It is the busiest airport in Murtala-Muhammed-International-Airport-Lagos Nigeria. Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos is at the sixth position with yearly passenger traffic of 6, 394, 431.

Houari Boumediene Airport, also known as Algiers Airport or Algiers International Airport, is an international airport serving Algiers, the capital of Algeria.

It is located 9.1 NM east southeast of the city. Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers, Algeria is at the seventh position with 5, 124, 211