Current properties include Premier Hotel Cape Manor on Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard, Premier Hotel Knysna on the Garden Route, Premier Hotel ELICC, Premier Hotel Regent and Premier Hotel King David in East London, Premier Hotel Pinetown and Premier Hotel Edwardian in KZN, Premier Hotel Pretoria and Premier Hotel OR Tambo in Gauteng and Mpongo Private Game Reserve 30km outside East London.

To date the group has made large-scale conference and business facilities a key offering to the South African travel industry with all of its hotels positioned as destination conference venues which provide seamless on-site accommodation along with impeccable hotel facilities and is now looking inside South Africa and internationally to expand its existing leisure and corporate portfolios.

“With its top class infrastructure, exciting cities, incredible wildlife, warmth of it’s people and beguiling locations, South Africa is a must-see destination,” says PHG MD Samuel Nassimov.

“Our size as a group determines flexibility along with an ability to be very customer-orientated and is something, I believe, which makes Premier Hotels a force to be reckoned with. I believe the travel industry in South Africa and Africa as a whole is due to undergo unprecedented growth.”

Befitting luxury four star and three star plus status, all Premier Hotel facilities offer business & conference centers, laundry, room service, internet access, 24 hour reception, swimming pools, restaurants and bars (along with spas in two of its locations).

“Our size as a group determines flexibility along with an ability to be very customer-orientated…”

Along with a national foot-print in South Africa, PHG has significantly added to the MICE industry in the country by the opening of the state-of-the-art East London Convention Centre and 272-room four star deluxe Premier Hotel ELICC.

Managed by PHG, the state-of-the-art ELICC includes a 580 -seater auditorium, an exhibition floor (taking up to 90 stands) and several large venues catering for seating capacities of  up to 2100 people.as well as board-rooms, restaurants and wonderful views of the Indian Ocean.

“Our approach at the Premier group is to not only ensure that conference facilities are beyond expectation but that the properties allow for delegates to do their business and then relax in comfort along with flawless service,” adds Mr Nassimov.

“Our vision now is to grow in a sustainable manner with partners throughout Africa. Allied to this is a corporate mission statement that presents PHG as a personal, yet dynamic hospitality group, that being:  where guests become friends.”