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Case Studies & Insights

A selection of properties we have helped transform, and ideas shaping luxury hospitality in Africa.

Selected Work

Properties we have helped elevate

Confidential engagements presented in summary.

Cape Town, South Africa

Boutique Hotel Repositioning

+34% RevPAR within 12 months and a new five-star rating.

Kruger, South Africa

Safari Lodge F&B Turnaround

Restaurant profitability tripled across two seasons.

Nairobi, Kenya

Pre-Opening Strategy

Launched at 78% occupancy in month one.

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Guest Experience Redesign

Guest satisfaction up 22 points year-on-year.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Operations Overhaul

Labour cost down 11% with no drop in service scores.

Mauritius

Brand & Positioning

Repositioned to a premium tier, ADR up 28%.

Insights & Articles

From the journal

Perspectives on luxury, operations and the future of African hospitality.

Why your signature restaurant should be a profit centre

The five levers that turn a hotel restaurant from a guest amenity into a genuine revenue engine.

Defining luxury on African terms

How the continent's finest properties are building a sense of place the world cannot replicate.

The discipline behind effortless service

Why five-star consistency is a system, not a personality, and how to build it.

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