Minor Hotel Group (MHG) has announced that it will add a resort in the Seychelles to its portfolio with the opening of AVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort & Spa. Currently closed for an eight month renovation, the resort, which was formerly operated as Le Meridien Barbarons Beach Hotel, will re-open in the fourth quarter of 2014 following a US$ 8 million refurbishment.
Dillip Rajakarier, CEO, Minor Hotel Group, commented, “We are excited to add to our AVANI portfolio with a resort in the Seychelles later this year, a new country of operation for Minor Hotel Group. With our six existing properties in the Maldives and two in Sri Lanka across three of our brands, we are already a key player in the Indian Ocean and aim to further strengthen this position with additional Anantara and AVANI resorts under development in the Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka.”
There are currently five AVANI properties in operation – two in Sri Lanka, two in Vietnam and the recently added AVANI Sepang GoldCoast Resort in Malaysia. In addition to the Seychelles, two further AVANI hotels are to be added to the portfolio later this year – one in Bangkok, Thailand and one in Pemba in Mozambique. Additional new-build properties are also under development in Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Dinesh Burrenchobay, Managing Director, CHM – Currimjee Jeewanjee Hospitality Division commented, “We are very happy to be working in our first venture with Minor Hotel Group and reflagging the property to their dynamic AVANI brand. We are looking forward to introducing the newly rebranded and freshly refurbished resort later in the year while we are confident that it will be well received in the growing Seychelles market.”
