Hotel developer aims to tap into World Cup overflow

At its half-year results briefing last week, BSE-listed RDC Properties Limited said construction of Holiday Inn Gaborone in the new Central Business District (CBD) was being fast-tracked to enable Botswana to take advantage of overflow tourism from the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

The company said completion of the four-star hotel and re-introduction of the Holiday Inn brand in Botswana would see South African hotelier, African Sun Limited, enter the local market for the first time.

The 157-room hotel is part of RDC Properties' Masa Centre which will become Botswana's first mixed use development housing and entertainment centre with cinemas and a number of retail shops.

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