Serena Hotels is a hospitality company which operates up-scale hotels and resorts in East Africa,

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number o ...

and

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...

. Serena comprises a collection of 36 luxury resorts, safari lodges, and hotels, which are located in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Mozambique) and Central and South Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan). The Serena Hotels Group trades under the name Tourism Promotion Services (TPS Serena). The company is listed on the

Nairobi Stock Exchange The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was established in 1954 as the Nairobi Stock Exchange, based in Nairobi the capital of Kenya. It was a voluntary association of stockbrokers in the European community registered under the Societies Act in ...

(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. , the group has 25 properties in Africa, in the countries of

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Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

, Rwanda,

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

, and

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

. The Group also maintains 11 properties in three Asian countries of

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

, and

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. In September 2020, Serena Hotels opened a new property in Goma, the capital of

North Kivu North Kivu (french: link=no, Nord-Kivu) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Goma. North Kivu borders the provinces of Ituri to the north, Tshopo to the northwest, Maniema to the s ...

province in eastern DRC. The five-star Goma Serena Hotel is located at the lakefront of

Lake Kivu Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, whic ...

. Among its prominent hotels, which was fatally attacked.

Awards

World Travel Awards (WTA) * 2008,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021: Pakistan’s Leading Hotel (

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...

Serena Hotel) * 2014,2015,2016,2017,2019,2020,2021: Pakistan’s Leading Hotel Suite (Presidential Suite @ Islamabad Serena Hotel) * 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021: Afghanistan’s Leading Hotel ( Kabul Serena Hotel) * 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021: Tajikistan’s Leading Hotel (Dushanbe Serena Hotel) * 2008,2009,2015,2016: Africa's Leading Green Hotel (

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...

Serena Hotel) * 2005,2009,2015: 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 Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

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: 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)

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* * {{Authority control 1970s establishments in Kenya Companies based in Nairobi Companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange Hotel chains Hotels in Kenya Hotels in Pakistan

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