Haile Resorts (Amharic: ሃይሌ ሪዞርትስ) is a hotel chain in Ethiopia owned by renowned athlete Haile Gebrselassie. Founded in 2010 in Hawassa, the resort opened 3 branches in Shashamene, Ziway and Arba Minch. It then continued its expansion through Amhara Region, Addis Ababa South Ethiopia and Oromia Region.
| Haile Resorts | |
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ሃይሌ ሪዞርትስ | |
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| General information | |
| Address | Bole Road, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Town or city | Hawassa |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Coordinates | 7°04′46″N 38°28′45″E / 7.079526°N 38.479091°E |
| Inaugurated | 2010 |
| Demolished | 30 June 2020 (Haile Resorts Ziway and Shashemene) |
| Renovation cost | ~300 million birr (according to Haile)[1] |
| Owner | Haile Gebrselassie (CEO) |
| Landlord | Melkamu Mekonnen (Managing Director) |
| Design and construction | |
| Engineer | Lukas Chalto (Chief Engineer) |
| Website | |
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During the Hachalu Hundessa riots on 30 June 2020, two hotels in Shashamene and Ziway were sacked and 400 staff were out of work. Haile's recent Resort branch was opened in Welkite town in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region in 2022.
History
edit2010s
editAthlete Haile Gebrselassie founded the resort in May 2010. It was based in Lake Hawassa, about 250 miles south of Addis Ababa.[2] Since then, the company has opened 5 destination branches: Haile Hotel in Shashamene, Ziway Resort, Haile Arba Minch and Yaya Africa Athletics Village.[3]
2020s
editOn the day of protest after the murder of Hachalu Hundessa on 30 June 2020, Haile claimed that his two hotels in Shashamene and Ziway were destroyed during this unrest, and 400 staffs were out of work.[4]
On 4 September 2020, Haile introduced the 7th Haile Resorts in Adama costing half billion birr. The new resort has 106 guest rooms, gymnasiums, swimming pools, dining and meeting halls. According to him, this resort has employed more than 300 people and would provide 4 to 5-star rating services.[5]
In February 2022, Haile embarked 5,352 square meters eleven hotels in Welkite town, which were completed on 18 September 2022.[6] In the opening ceremony, Haile and the president of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region inaugurated the completion of the project. The construction cost more than half billion birr, promoting the company to complete plans as possible.[7]
List of resorts
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ethiopian Haile Gebresilassie Demands Justice for Destroyed Hotels". mybestruns.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ Weidt, Klaus (2011). Haile Gebrselassie - The Greatest Runner of All Time. Meyer & Meyer Verlag. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-84126-323-6.
- ^ Staff Writer (2022-09-12). "Haile Grand Addis Ababa is Set to Open Next Month". Business Info Ethiopia. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Hotels belonging to Gebrselassie destroyed during unrest in Ethiopia". www.insidethegames.biz. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ Insight, Addis (2020-09-04). "Haile Gebrselassie Introduces A New Resort Shortly After Recent Burn Down". Addis Insight. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Ethiopia's Olympic hero embarks on 11th hotel investment – New Business Ethiopia". Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ Monitor, Ethiopian (2022-02-07). "Haile to Build his 11th Resort in Wolkite Town". Ethiopian Monitor. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "ሃይሌ ሆቴሎችና ሪዞርቶች በወላይታ ሶዶ ያስገነባው ባለ 4 ኮከብ ሆቴል ተመረቀ". Fana Broadcasting Corporate (in Amharic).
- ^ "Haile Resort Gondar". Turkish Airlines Holidays. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ Account (2022-09-11). "Haile Hotels and Resorts Continues expansion. Haile Grand in Addis Ababa opening next month for service". Borkena Ethiopian News. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ Fortune, Addis. "Haile Hotels Extends to Debre Berhan". addisfortune.net. Retrieved 2022-09-21.