Nigeria: Karl Hala – Our Investments in Continental Hotels Are Yielding Results

After a familiarisation tour of the new facilities in the Abuja Continental, Karl Hala, Group General Manager, Continental Hotel Group, accompanied by the General Manager, Kevin Brett, spoke about the ongoing transformation taking place in the former Sheraton Hotel. Charles Ajunwa brings excerpts

Can you throw more light on the transformation at Abuja Continental?

Truly, this is a place where we perform transformation. What you see is an acquisition where one can notice we’re here for the long term. We’re here to better the hospitality industry. And we are here to show this by example.

Of course, we want to bring back the legacy of the former hotel. It’s now the Abuja Continental. But to steer it in a direction of being a landmark…