Business Tourism: Hotels to Benefit from Investments in Mozambique

Miguel Afonso dos Santos, General Manager at Polana Serena Hotel, explains who are the hotel’s main clients and talks about projects and investments that will benefit the hotel industry in Mozambique.

“Our clients are mainly business people that travel worldwide, from London to NYC, from Lisbon to Paris, etc. So everyday we have people from all over the world in the hotel. The ones that come the most are Portuguese, but South African and national businessmen are also an important part of our clientele. It is an interesting mix, as we don’t rely on just one nationality. However, it is interesting to notice that the nationalities change depending on the investment sectors that are trendy in the country”, says Miguel Afonso dos Santos.

“The gas industry is the one that is growing the most and if all works well, all the hotels in the region will benefit from that as this means lodging for the teams and investors. But it is a big investment, so it takes time to make decisions, as well as to make operations work. Furthermore, I have to say that there are a lot of opportunities for investment in Mozambique, but this is not for those entrepreneurs who want to invest and have a quick return, they need to have the capacity to wait for the revenue and the development of the investment, creating human relations and understanding the country and the culture, only then will real opportunities rise”, he adds.