![[Botswana] Travel Lodge targets business travelers with modern conference facility](Travel Lodge.jpg)
[Botswana] Travel Lodge targets business travelers with modern conference facility
Travel Lodge has unveiled a modern conference facility, as it seeks to cement its place in the tourism industry while targeting business travelers.
According to the company’s Director, Gaurang Mooney Kasane Travel lodge will be open for business in December while construction of Travel Lodge Gantsi will commence in the first quarter of 2017 and Palapye branch is currently on the drawing boards. These developments are a demonstration of the group‘s commitment to promote economic activity and provide a range of employment opportunities for locals in their communities.
He said it is common knowledge that the backbone of the travel industry is customer service and its success depends on listening to customers and providing thoughtful treatment and value for money.
In March 2012, they were the first to provide WIFI for their guests, a practice that has since become a norm in the industry.“We believe that hospitality is the relationship between the guest and the host, it is also the practice of being hospitable, these values are not foreign impositions but part of Botswana traditions, for us it’s not an optional extra but rather a standard feature” said Mooney
Travel Lodge General Manager Cameron Thompson said that the business landscape in Botswana has very high demand for conference facilities and they believe that they will not only fill the gap in the market but will help strengthen Gaborone as an established conference destination.
Thompson said that they understand the longevity and sustainability of business travel and that the new conference centre and the refurbished hotel is generating interest. They are also experiencing significant number of inquiries and bookings on a daily basis.
The conference hall can take up to 800 delegates seated cinema style and up to 600 in banquet style. The hall can be split into four smaller rooms, taking 150 delegates each.
There are also three executive boardrooms on the first floor that can seat up to 60 delegates each.
Other developments include refurbishments to the restaurant and bar, which can seat up to 120 guests, with an additional 60 guests in the garden area.
