Afro-Tsion Inaugurates Resort in Afar

Feb 23 , 2019


Afro-Tsion Construction inaugurated a 148-room hotel in Semera, capital of Afar Regional State that will be managed by Boston Partners Plc, the operator of Kuriftu Resort & Spa, Kuriftu Resort Semera was built at a five-star standard and cost half a billion Birr. Along with the 144 rooms, the hotel features Presidential Suites, four villas, a spa, two ground tennis courts, swimming pools, a gymnasium and a playground. The hotel is the first property of Afro-Tsion in the Afar regional state. Recently, Kuriftu inaugurated a resort in Djibouti. Resorts in Bishoftu, Bahir Dar and Adama are also operational. Boston Partners is also constructing the nation’s first water park, an amusement park that features water play areas at a cost of 70 million Br in Bishoftu.


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