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

East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historica ...

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 and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;; ...

. 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 Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development SA is a Swiss for-profit entity and international development finance institution which invests in countries of East Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, and South Asia. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland ...

(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 Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

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 ...

. 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 borde ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. 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 Kabul Serena Hotel is a luxury hotel in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. Originally built in 1945, the Kabul hotel was restored and expanded by AKDN and named as Kabul Serena Hotel. It was inaugurated by President Karzai and the Aga Khan in 2005. ...

) * 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 ...

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 Kigali () is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwanda's economic, cult ...

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 R ...

Serena Hotel) * 2014,2015,2018,2019: Uganda's Leading Hotel Suite (Presidential Suite @

Lake Victoria Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after ...

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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