Serena Hotels
Company type | Public |
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KN: TPSE | |
Industry | Hospitality, Tourism |
Founded | 1970s in Kenya |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Products | Hotels, lodges, and resorts |
Owner | Tourism Promotion Services Ltd |
Website | www |
Serena Hotels is a hospitality company which operates up-scale hotels and resorts in East Africa, Southern Africa and South Asia.
As of 2023, Serena comprises a collection of 34 luxury resorts, safari lodges, and hotels, which are located in East Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo,[1] Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Mozambique) and Central and South Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan).[2]
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.[3]
Properties[edit]
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No. | Name | Location | Country | Opened | |
1 | Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge | Amboseli National Park | Kenya | 1972[4] | |
2 | Arusha Serena Hotel | Arusha | Tanzania | 2000[5] | |
3 | Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 2011[6] | |
4 | Dushanbe Serena Hotel | Dushanbe | Tajikistan | 2011[7] | |
5 | Faisalabad Serena Hotel | Faisalabad | Pakistan | 1987[8] | |
6 | Gilgit Serena Hotel | Gilgit | Pakistan | 1992 | |
7 | Goma Serena Hotel North Kivu | Goma | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2020[9] | |
8 | Islamabad Serena Hotel | Islamabad | Pakistan | 2002[10] | |
9 | Kabul Serena Hotel | Kabul | Afghanistan | 2005[11] | |
10 | Kampala Serena Hotel | Kampala | Uganda | 2006[12] | |
11 | Kigali Serena Hotel | Kigali | Rwanda | 2008[13] | |
12 | Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge | Tsavo West National Park | Kenya | 1999[14] | |
13 | Kirawira Serena Camp | Serengeti National Park | Tanzania | 1998[15] | |
14 | Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp | Soysambu Conservancy | Kenya | 2011[16] | |
15 | Lake Kivu Serena Hotel | Gisenyi | Rwanda | 2007 | |
16 | Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge | Mto wa Mbu | Tanzania | 1996[17] | |
17 | Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa | Wakiso District | Uganda | 2009[18] | |
18 | Mara Serena Safari Lodge | Mara Triangle | Kenya | 1973[19] | |
19 | Mbuzi Mawe Serena Camp | Serengeti National Park | Tanzania | 2005[20] | |
20 | Nairobi Serena Hotel | Nairobi | Kenya | 1976[21] | |
21 | Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | Tanzania | 1996 | |
22 | Peshawar Serena Hotel | Peshawar | Pakistan | 2022[22] | |
23 | Polana Serena Hotel | Maputo | Mozambique | 2002[23] | |
24 | Quetta Serena Hotel | Quetta | Pakistan | 1989[8] | |
25 | Serena Altit Fort Residence | Karimabad | Pakistan | 2010[24] | |
26 | Serena Beach Resort & Spa | Mombasa | Kenya | 1975[25] | |
27 | Serena Khaplu Palace | Khaplu | Pakistan | 2011[26] | |
28 | Serena Mivumo River Lodge | Nyerere National Park | Tanzania | 2009[27] | |
29 | Serena Shigar Fort | Shigar | Pakistan | 2005[28] | |
30 | Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge | Serengeti National Park | Tanzania | 1996[29] | |
31 | Swat Serena Hotel | Saidu Sharif | Pakistan | 1995[30] | |
32 | Sweetwaters Serena Camp | Ol Pejeta Conservancy | Kenya | 1990[31] | |
33 | Zanzibar Serena Hotel | Zanzibar City | Tanzania | 1997[32] |
Awards[edit]
World Travel Awards (WTA)
- 2008,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021:[33][34] Pakistan's Leading Hotel (Islamabad Serena Hotel)
- 2014,2015,2016,2017,2019,2020,2021:[35] Pakistan's Leading Hotel Suite (Presidential Suite @ Islamabad Serena Hotel)
- 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021:[36] Afghanistan's Leading Hotel (Kabul Serena Hotel)
- 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021:[37] Tajikistan's Leading Hotel (Dushanbe Serena Hotel)
- 2008,2009,2015,2016:[38] Africa's Leading Green Hotel (Nairobi Serena Hotel)
- 2005,2009,2015:[39] 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:[40] 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Serena expands its footprint into DRC with Goma hotel". The East African. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ "Overrview of Serena Hotels Group". www.nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ TPS Annual Report 2015
- ^ "Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge". Business Travel News. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "HOSPITALITY TOURISM TRAINING INITIATIVE ROLLS OUT IN EAST AFRICA". Africa Travel Magazine. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Serena chain takes over the Movenpick Royal Palm Hotel in Dar es Salaam". Ismaili Heritage Society. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Dushanbe Serena Hotel: background and the present". Asia-Plus. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b "ADDRESS BY H.H. PRINCE AMYN MOHAMMED AGA KHAN AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF QUETTA SERENA HOTEL". Ismaili. 16 March 1989. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Serena expands its footprint into DRC with Goma hotel". The East African. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "New Serena opens in Islamabad". The Caterer. 10 April 2002. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Building boom gives Kabul a 5-star makeover". NBC News. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Here Comes Serena Hotel". New Vision. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Hotel check: Kigali Serena". Business Traveller Africa. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge". Karibu Kenya. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Kirawira Camp". Expert Africa. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "LAKE ELMENTEITA SERENA CAMP, KENYA". Star Travel Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Lake Victoria Serena Hotel". Airport Hotels Entebbe. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Mara Serena Lodge". Yellow Zebra Safaris. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "MBUZI MAWE TENTED LODGE". Africa Dream Safaris. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "H.H. The Aga Khan Attends Nairobi Serena Hotel Opening". Ismaili Heritage Society. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Serena Hotel Opens In Peshawar". Chitral Today. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Mozambique's historic Polana Serena hotel restored". The Aga Khan Development Network. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "PAKISTAN, CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN". The Aga Khan Development Network. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Serena Beach Resort and Spa". Ecotourism Kenya. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Serena Khaplu Palace; A memory of Lifetime". The Day Spring. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Serena Hotels' East African Circuit Expands". Hospitality Net. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Serena Shigar Fort, Shigar". Wild Frontiers Travel. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge". Expert Africa. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Swat Serena Hotel, A Heritage Property". Daily Spokesman. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Sweetwaters Serena Camp". Ecotourism Kenya. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "ZANZIBAR SERENA HOTEL". Somak Luxury Travel. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Serena Hotels win four awards at WTA". Daily Times. 22 Oct 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan's Leading Hotel 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan's Leading Hotel Suites 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan's Leading Hotel 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Tajikistan's Leading Hotel 2021". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Africa's Leading Green Hotel". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Kenya's Leading Hotel". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Uganda's Leading Hotel". World Travel Awards. WTA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.