African Sun AGM - 27 March 2009 - Presentation Transcript
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING PRESENTATION FRIDAY 27 MARCH 2009 SHINGI MUNYEZA, GROUP CEO
GLOBAL OVERVIEW Impact on Operations
Global Financial Crisis
Travel to destinations closer to home favoured
Decline in average length of stay
Traveller has become budget conscious
Travel & Tourism Economy GDP will contract by 3.6% in 2009
Emerging Markets expected to be the engines of tourism growth
Focus on the African region becomes essential
Short to medium strategies to take cognisance that tourism is one of the sectors targeted for growth overall
GLOBAL POLITICAL AGREEMENT
Opportunity to rebrand Zimbabwe more sustainably
Effects and impact of the recently held Tourism Indaba from 25 – 26 MARCH 2009
The intended opening up of the media will be catalyst for destination preference
Currently Zimbabwe ranks 33 rd in the world for attractions but 117 th for most preferred destination
The immediate impact of humanitarian aid business travel is already being felt
Multi-lateral financial institutions are showing keen interest in funding tourism
IMPACT OF MPS AND FPS ON ZIMBABWE
Tourism has welcomed the liberalisation
The duty –free status for capital expenditure
The Exchange Control liberalisation enabling us to access lines of credit
Our rates are now market determined
Strict cost management is now in place
Strategic Goals
To grow rooms in Africa under African Sun management from the current 2,500 to 8500 by 2012
To become an employer of choice by providing competitive remuneration, an enabling and winning environment driven by personal learning and development
To achieve a market capitalization of US$1billion
To establish brand leadership where we dominate other brands and become the benchmark for other players
To seek a dual listing on a major bourse by 2010
REVIEW OF STRATEGIC GOALS
Still on target to increase an additional 1000 rooms outside Zimbabwe
We shall be starting construction of three hotels in Zimbabwe in the second half of 2009
The company is pursuing mergers and acquisitions in the region in order to boost its balance before the planned dual listing in three years time
HTA
HTA in Calabar agreed on by the State Government of Cross River State . Construction begins in three months time.
Introduction of the Professional Cookery Diploma Programme Victoria Falls, Elephant Hills Resort for training of Chefs – 39 Chefs on the programme currently.
Future plans to extend this facility to non ASL personnel from 2010
The HTA in Equatorial Guinea still under construction.
Brand leadership
Our first AMBER was opened in Nigeria i n December
MyPlace under development in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana
Mulberry under development in Nigeria
Financial Overview and Outlook
EASTER OCCUPANCY FORECASTED - 45% FORECASTED OCCUPANCIES JUNE 2009 FORECASTED OCCUPANCIES ZIMBABWE GHANA NIGERIA SOUTH AFRICA GROUP ACTUAL QUARTER ENDED JUNE 2008 34% 0% 0% 58% 41% FORECASTED QUATER ENDED JUNE 2009 35% 65% 32% 45% 37%
ADR, REVPAR FOR THE GROUP ZIMBABWE GHANA NIGERIA SOUTH AFRICA DECEMBER 2008 ADR 77 176 109 82 DECEMBER 2008 REVPAR 20 151 16 20 JANUARY 2009 ADR 82 165 115 99 JANUARY 2009 REVPAR 17 93 18 28 FEBRUARY 2009 ADR 76 215 93 92 FEBRUARY 2009 REVPAR 17 121 17 37
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