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Mark Martinovic, Chief Executive Officer at Hotel Spec and Head of Design and Construction at Hotel Partners Africa attended the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Nairobi on 23-25 September 2013. Please view the AHIF Summary Report to read the highlights of what he presented in his area of expertise.   AHIF Summary Report.pdf

Mark Martinovic, Head of Design and Construction at Hotel Partners Africa, will be speaking at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Nairobi on Wednesday 25 September at 15.30. He will be part of a panel of experts in the architectural, construction and development fields, who will discuss current design trends, costs and common challenges and pitfalls in hotel developments from feasibility, … Read More

Hotel Spec is proud to announce the appointment of Etienne Steyn as Procurement Manager. With 18 years experience in the construction Industry as a Construction Manager, Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor Etienne has an ingrained understanding of the building process over a wide spectrum of disciplines involved. He obtained his BTech (QS) degree in 2001 and has been involved in various mega hospitality, retail, residential and … Read More

Mark Martinovic, Chief Executive of Hotel Spec, is pleased to announce that Hotel Spec has been appointed as Project Managers and Technical Coordinators for the first 2 Hilton Garden Inn projects in Nigeria which will be the first in sub-Saharan Africa. The 142 room Hilton Garden Inn, Lagos and 250 room Hilton Garden Inn Uyo will be Hilton’s first roll … Read More

Hotel Pipeline Growth in Africa Accelerates Research by W Hospitality Group, the award-winning consultancy and one of the founding members of Hotel Partners Africa (HPA), reveals that the number of planned new hotel rooms in the Hotel Development Pipeline in Africa has increased by 16 per cent on last year, which was 12 per cent up on 2011.  This is … Read More

Big Four Launch Hotel Partners Africa Four pre-eminent consultants to the hotel industry in Africa have joined forces to launch Hotel Partners Africa (HPA), a new consultancy offering a comprehensive range of services to hotel owners, operators and investors, from initial feasibility to sale and exit. The consultants are: W Hospitality Group, an award-winning hospitality consultancy based in West Africa, … Read More

The Big Picture   Mark Martinovic, CEO of Hotel Spec spoke about the issues involved in designing kitchens and bathrooms ‘en masse’ for hotels and resort in the latest Architect & Specificator Magazine. Architect & Specificator (311 KB).pdf

HPA is the amalgamation of very experienced and respected hotel consultants in Africa and provides a seamless service for all hoteliers and developers across the continent. HPA looks after all needs related to hospitality real estate across Africa, from the initial appraisal of a potential development, to acquiring the funds for the development of the hotel, to building and opening … Read More

Drawing on real case studies in Africa for proposed and actual developments the following questions are posed: How do you avoid some of the common pitfalls? What do you do with an existing project that has gone wrong? Mark Martinovic, Chief Executive Officer: Hotel Spec, draws on real life examples from his experience developing hotels throughout Africa to present a … Read More

Market Overview Africa is the new frontier for tourism and development. The potential for growth is staggering for investors and stakeholders alike and there is no better time than now to invest into the continent. According to the WTTC the direct contribution of Travel & Tourism to GDP is expected to be USD76.5bn (4.0% of total GDP) in 2011, rising … Read More