Indian company to build multi-million rand hotel

AN Indian company has set its sights on South Africa, with plans to invest R800m in property developments in Johannesburg and Cape Town. One project will include a luxury hotel south of Johannesburg. According to news reports, the Mumbai-based Orchid Hotel Group has reached an agreement with the Orchid Reef, near Gold Reef City, near to where the hotel will be built. The hotel will be a four-star property with 150 rooms and conferencing and banqueting facilities catering for up to 300 people. India is one of South African Tourism’s key growth markets, with much activity taking place to attract Indian tourists to the country. Ebrahim Patel, managing director of Gold Reef Towers, said the new hotel plan was inevitable considering the growth in relations between India and South Africa. (Darren Sandras)