02/02/2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Valor Hospitality appoint Jessica Redinger as General Manager – for the new
voco™ Johannesburg Rosebank
1st February 2021 – Valor Hospitality has proudly announced the appointment of Jessica Redinger as General Manager of the much anticipated voco™ Johannesburg Rosebank. voco™ Johannesburg Rosebank will be InterContinental Hotels Group’ first voco™ brand on the African continent when it opens later this year and is being proudly managed by Valor Hospitality.
Jessica has held various senior positions at Radisson Blu Hotels in Sandton and as interim General Manager at Radisson Blu Port Elizabeth, she has also assisted in several new hotel openings. Her strong rooms division skills, combined with guest service delivery excellence, will make this lifestyle hotel brand of IHG an excellent new choice in Johannesburg.
“I am excited to be introducing a new hotel brand to the continent – especially a lifestyle and innovative one like voco™. Throughout my career in hospitality I have been privileged to work across the country, however Rosebank holds a unique place in my heart. From the lively one-of-a-kind business atmosphere to the cultural richness and diversity, I’m excited to share the Rosebank and voco™ brand experience with the world” Jessica said.
Michael Pownall, Managing Partner at Valor Hospitality says “We are delighted to welcome Jessica to the Valor family and this unique opportunity to open our first IHG partnered hotel. Jessica brings a wealth of experience to our team, as we position the voco™ brand firmly as Johannesburg’s most exciting and newest upscale lifestyle hotel.
When a guest chooses to stay at voco™ they will experience a hotel which offers exceptional service, but without the stuffiness. The style of the hotel is relaxed to provide guests with a welcoming feel, combining familiar comforts with the indulgences of a hotel” said Pownall.
Set to open later in 2021 in the heart of thriving Rosebank, Johannesburg’s upscale suburb and ever expending business epicentre. The new voco™ is situated within ‘The Bank’ development at the corner of Cradock and Tyrwhitt avenues, a prime location next to the Rosebank Mall and The Zone. voco™ brings thoughtful touches with familiar comforts, luxury guestrooms and bathrooms, and the ‘Proud Mary’ restaurant and bar, which is sure to become a new favourite for locals and visitors to the Rosebank neighbourhood. It is within a short walking distance to many corporate offices, shopping, nightlife and entertainment as well as the Gautrain Station. Also within ‘The Bank’ development will be ‘Workshop17’ providing excellent co-working and shared office space with various meeting facility options.
For more information and reservations, please visit www.voco™ hotels.com or www.ihg.com or www.valorhospitality.com or contact Willie Williams, Director of Sales & Marketing Email: [email protected] +27 82 324 2564
About Valor Hospitality Partners:
Valor Hospitality Partners Africa, founded in 2013 by Tony Romer-Lee, Euan McGlashan and Michael Pownall is a full-service advisory, asset management and 3rd party management company set up to serve Southern Africa and Middle East, and is one of the very few highly respected franchise operators in the region with deep rooted domestic and international experience in corporately branded and independent hotels, resorts and game reserve management.
Valor Hospitality Partners is a full-service global hospitality management company covering multiple countries and using their shared global resource of over 80 senior executives, partners and stakeholders.
Founded in 2012 by Euan McGlashan and Steve Cesinger; Valor Global is now involved in more than 60 projects worldwide.
Visit www.valorhospitality.com for more information on this fast growing, award winning and highly respected hospitality group.
About IHG:
About IHG®
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, Regent Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN Hotels®, HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, voco™ ™, Holiday Inn® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, avid™ hotels, Staybridge Suites®, Atwell Suites™ and Candlewood Suites®.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns nearly 6,000 hotels and 890,000 guest rooms in more than 100 countries, with approximately 1,900 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG® Rewards Club, our global loyalty programme, which has more than 100 million enrolled members.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. Approximately 400,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.
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