Investor sentiment for hotels in Sub-Saharan Africa remains positive despite economic headwinds in key markets, according to the latest JLL research into the sector. The long-term outlook continues to be strong and is driven by positive economic, demographic and tourism trends, with all indicators pointing to continued hotel demand growth as the region’s economy and hotel sector continue to mature.
Ethetha kwi-Africa Hotel Investment Forum eKigali, eRwanda, uXander Nijnens, uSekela-Mongameli oMkhulu, i-Hotels and Hospitality Group, i-JLL Sub-Saharan Africa, uthe: ye-3% ukuya kwi-5% ngonyaka kule minyaka mithathu izayo. Ngokwembono yotyalo-mali, siqikelele ukuba i-USD1.7 yeebhiliyoni iza kutyalwa kwiihotele ezikwi-Afrika ekwi-Sub-Saharan ngo-2017 kunye ne-USD1.9 yebhiliyoni ngo-2018. Umbhobho omtsha wokubonelela uyaqhubeka nokukhula ngobuchule obukhulu ekuqondeni uphuhliso olutsha njengecandelo. khulile”.
U-Nijnens wongeze wathi, "Icandelo lehotele alikho, nangona kunjalo, ngaphandle kwemiceli mngeni yalo kwaye sibona ulwahlulo olukhulayo lokusebenza kunye nembonakalo yeemarike eziphambili. Ummandla ubonelela ngoluhlu olubanzi lwemingeni kunye namathuba, kunye nomngcipheko kunye nomvuzo. Ngokwembono yenkunzi yehlabathi ekhangela amathuba otyalo-mali, lo mmandla unokuba ngumngeni ukuwujonga. Abatyali-zimali kunye nababolekisi ngokufanayo bayayibona le nto kwaye, ngelixa abadlali bengingqi beqhubeka besebenzisa inzuzo yabo yokuqala yokuhambisa ubukho babo kweli candelo, inkunzi yehlabathi iya kuqukuqela isiya kulo mmandla njengoko iimarike zikhula kwaye zikhula elubala. ”
Abaphuhlisi beehotele kunye nabaqhubi baya beqonda ngakumbi ukuba bangena njani kule mfuno kwaye banikezela ngobubele obubanzi obunikezela ngokufanelekileyo kwimarike nganye kunye nesiseko sabathengi. Oku kukhula kwemfuno, kudityaniswa nongqinelwano olusebenzayo ngakumbi lonikezelo nemfuno, lubeka isiseko esihle sotyalo-mali. UNijnens uthe, “Iziseko zotyalo-mali zexesha elide kulo mmandla zihlala zilungile nangona kukho imingeni yexesha elifutshane ethe yachaphazela icandelo leehotele kwi-Afrika ekwi-Sub-Sahara kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo. Uphuhliso loqoqosho olukhulu kunye nomgaqo-nkqubo karhulumente ngokubhekiselele kukhenketho, utyalo-mali kunye nohlumo loqoqosho luhlala lubalulekile kwicandelo elikhokelwa yimfuno yoshishino. "
Umqobo oyintloko wokungena kwi-Afrika ekwi-Sub-Saharan, ngokutsho kophando, kukufumana iiprojekthi ezihlangabezana neyona nto incinci yokubuya. I-capital iyafumaneka, kodwa abatyali-mali bafuna indlela efanelekileyo yokufezekisa imbuyekezo ye-equity. Ukunqongophala kwemali yangaphandle kubekwe phezulu kulo nyaka njengoko abatyali-zimali besokola ukujongana nemiba eyahlukeneyo yemali. Uphuculo lwezopolitiko, uqoqosho kunye nozinzo lwemali luya kubona ukuhla kwiprimiyamu yomngcipheko ebekwe kutyalo-mali lwehotele kwingingqi, eya kuthi inyuse ukuhamba kwemali. Iindleko zophuhliso kufuneka zincitshiswe kwixesha eliphakathi njengoko iingcali zophuhliso, abanini kunye nababolekisi befumana amava kulo mmandla. Njengoko umbhobho weeprojekthi ezintsha uphunyezwa ngokusebenzayo ngakumbi, imali yokuhlawula amatyala iya kwanda kwaye ukhetho lokuphuma luya kuphucuka.
Ababolekisi kwingingqi balumke ngakumbi kwicandelo leehotele kunabathengi babo, ngakumbi malunga nokungena kwemali esebenzayo ebhalwe phantsi kwinto ebonwa njengecandelo elikhulayo. UNijnens uqukumbela ngelithi, “Kwikamva elibonakalayo, sinokulindela ukuba imali-mboleko yebhanki yezorhwebo imiselwe ngokwesiseko soncedo kumxhasi, ngelixa iibhanki zophuhliso ziya kudlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuqaliseni imida emitsha. Njengoko utyalo-mali lweziko lusanda, ukuboleka imali kulindeleke ukuba kufumaneke lula ngokwemiqathango ephuculweyo, nto leyo eya kuthi ibonelele ngembuyekezo ephucukileyo kwi-equity.”
Abatyali-mali abaqwalasela ngononophelo unikezelo kunye nemfuno eguquguqukayo yeemarike abaphuhlayo kunye notshintshiselwano babekwe kakuhle ukuvelisa imbuyekezo yomngcipheko ophezulu ohlengahlengisiweyo. Abo banako ukuseka amaqonga anemilinganiselo kufuneka babekwe kakuhle ngakumbi ukutsala inkunzi yangaphandle okanye babe lithemba lokufumana abadlali abakhulu behlabathi.
Iintlobo ngeentlobo zezinto ezisisiseko kwimarike nganye ziya zisiba yimfuneko kwindlela abatyali-mali kunye nababolekisi abajongana ngayo necandelo, kunye nendlela yommandla wonke eya isiba ngumngeni. Uphando lukhuthaza uluvo lokuba abatyali-mali kufuneka bamkele iyantlukwano eziziswa zezi marike, kodwa okona kubaluleke kakhulu baqonde iindidi kunye neendidi zezi marike.
