Serena Hotels

Serena Hotels is a hospitality company which operates up-scale hotels and resorts in East Africa, Southern Africa and South Asia.

Serena Hotels
TypePublic
KN: TPSE
IndustryHospitality, Tourism
Founded1970s in Kenya
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
ProductsHotels, Lodges, and Resorts
OwnerTourism Promotion Services Ltd
Websitewww.serenahotels.com

Serena comprises a collection of 36 luxury resorts, safari lodges, and hotels, which are located in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Mozambique) and Central and South Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan).

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.[1] As of November 2011, the group has 25 properties in Africa, in the countries of Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The Group also maintains 13 properties in three Asian countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.[2]

In September 2020, Serena Hotels opened a new property in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in eastern DRC. The five-star Goma Serena Hotel is located at the lakefront of Lake Kivu.[3] Additionally, an 11th property in Pakistan is under construction in the town of Sost, the border checkpost of Pakistan and China.

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
  1. TPS Annual Report 2015
  2. "Overrview of Serena Hotels Group". www.nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  3. "Serena expands its footprint into DRC with Goma hotel". The East African. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. "Serena Hotels win four awards at WTA". Daily Times. 22 Oct 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. "Pakistan's Leading Hotel 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. "Pakistan's Leading Hotel Suites 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. "Afghanistan's Leading Hotel 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  8. "Tajikistan's Leading Hotel 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  9. "Africa's Leading Green Hotel". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  10. "Kenya's Leading Hotel". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. "Uganda's Leading Hotel". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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