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IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA H&R) is a leading group in the development of luxury hotel projects, integrated and multi purpose, as well as tourist resorts for all of Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean region, and Africa.
Listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, with a market capitalisation of USD 1.3 Billion, IFA H&R’s main shareholder is International Financial Advisors (IFA), based in Kuwait. IFA H&R has been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange since February 2006.
In global terms IFA H&R has celebrated strategic alliances and joint venture partnerships with leading companies, such as Kingdom Hotel Investment Group (Saudi Arabia), Nakheel (UAE), United Investments Portugal and Savills (UK), and a strategic alliance with RCI (part of the Cendant Group) and Moreland Developments (Pty) Ltd (South Africa), Boschendal Ltd. (South Africa), Raimon Land (Thailand) and most recently, Ohlthaver & List (Namibia).
IFA H&R aims to connect its resorts to new parts of the world, including the USA, the UK, Eastern Europe and the Far East. This will offer investors and tourists access to the most luxurious establishments of the world in a network of hotels, residential resorts, holiday destinations and residential clubs.
IFA H&R projects around the world:
- IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) has made its first investment into North America by completing a $300 million hotel deal to be built in Central Manhattan with leading US real estate developer Related Companies. This landmark investment signifies the company’s continued aggressive expansion into international markets. United Investments Portugal, IFA HR’s partner in Portugal, has a 50% stake in the deal.
- In August 2007, IFA Hotels & Resorts entered a joint venture partnership with Indian Ocean Resorts Ltd to develop a luxurious 5 star hotel, serviced residences and ultra-luxurious facilities and amenities including a marina on the 480 acre (1,942,491square metres) island of Ste Anne in the idyllic Seychelles.
Entitled ‘Zilwa’ which means ‘islander’ in the local Creole language, the development’s residential mix will include premium beach front ocean villas, secluded hillside villas, luxury marina apartments, exquisite penthouses and a Private Residence Club, all overlooking the Indian Ocean. Zilwa is the epicentre of the Ste Anne Marine National Park and will offer buyers and visitors alike a combination of tranquil island living, security, privacy and understated style wedded to world class services and atmosphere.
- IFA H&R is the main investor of The Palm Island, Jumeirah.
- Fairmont Palm Hotel & Resort
A 5-star hotel with 400 rooms, located in the trunk of The Palm, Jumeirah.
- Fairmont Palm Residence - www.fairmontpalmresidence.com
558 luxury apartments.
- The Palm Residence
Al Nabat and Al Haseer – two residential buildings at the coast containing 246 apartments, located on the trunk of The Palm, Jumeirah.
- The Golden Mile development – www.thepalmgoldenmile.com
A joint venture with Nakheel, developers of The Palm, Jumeirah. A project with 860 luxury apartments, 19,500 square metres of office space and 22,000 square metres commercial space, comprising shops, boutiques and restaurants extending over the length of 1.5 km of coastal road, on the channel side.
- Kingdom of Sheba – www.kingdomofsheba.com
A destination with 1000 rooms on the leaves of The Palm (adjacent to the Atlantis), comprising a hotel, holiday club, residences and a private residential club, which will be managed by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.
- Laguna Tower – www.lagunatower.com
A 40-storey multi-purpose tower, located within Jumeirah Lake Towers, next to Dubai’s marina, including residential apartments and a residential hotel managed by Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, the Mövenpick Hotel & Residence Laguna Tower Dubai, as well as shops and restaurants along the coast.
- Alabadiyah Hills - www.abadiyahhills.com
A luxury retreat on the Bhamdoun slopes, with views over Beirut. Developing over an area of 7.5 hectares, this project comprises luxury houses, townhouses, apartments, as well as a world renowned spa and a beauty clinic, which will be managed by Kempinski Hotels.
- Four Seasons Hotel Beirut
IFA H&R is also a shareholder of this future project.
- IFA H&R has been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange since the second trimester of 2006.
- Zimbali Coastal Resort & Zimbali Lakes – www.zimbali.co.za
IFA H&R hold a 50% share in this luxurious resort, a combination of residential and luxury resort accommodation developing over 680 hectares, located on the Northern Coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Zimbali Lodge – www.zimbalilodge.co.za
IFA H&R is the owner of the Zimbali Lodge, an exclusive refuge managed by Sun International Limited.
- Fairmont Zimbali– www.fairmontzimbali.com
A new resort with 115 apartments, 17 luxury houses and 10 co-ownership housing units, to be managed by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.
- Zanzibar Beach Hotel & Resort– www.zanzibarbeachresort.com
Located on Tanzania’s historic spice island, this development will be managed by Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.
- YOTEL – www.yotel.com
IFA H&R is the majority holder investor of the two YOTEL hotels at Heathrow and Gatwick.
- IFA Hotels & Resorts has created a joint venture with Ohlthaver & List and introduced Kempinski Hotels to run the four projects with Namib Sun Portfolio: The Strand Hotel, King’s Den Lodge, Mokuti Lodge and a fourth hotel that will be developed in Windhoek. (www.ohlthaverlist.com)
- IFA Hotels & Resorts have a 24.9% stake in Raimon Land, a real estate developer. Raimon Land’s portfolio includes: The Lofts Sathorn, The Lakes, The Legend Saladaeng, Northshore (Pattaya), Kata Gardens (Phuket), The Heights (Phuket), Northpoint (Pattaya), The Lofts Yannakart (Bangkok) and The River (Bangkok). (www.raimonland.com)
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