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Town Lodge, a new brand and differentiated two-star offering is added to the portfolio.

City Lodge Hotels Limited successfully lists on the JSE.

Road Lodge, our one-star brand, and Courtyard Hotel, our four-star brand, are added to the portfolio.

The group acquires a 50% interest in companies associated with the upmarket Courtyard Suite Hotel chain.

The City Lodge 10th Anniversary Employees Share Trust is launched, enabling employees to become shareholders.

B-BBEE shareholders are introduced through a structured deal.

CLHG acquires 50% of Fairview Hotel Limited in Nairobi, Kenya.

Town Lodge Gaborone opens, our first hotel to be developed outside South Africa.

Fairview Hotel’s remaining 50% interest is acquired by the group.

Our hotel brands and logos are rejuvenated.

Town Lodge Windhoek in Namibia and the City Lodge Hotel at Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi, Kenya are established.

City Lodge Hotel Dar es Salaam in Tanzania expands our East African footprint.

City Lodge Hotel Maputo in Mozambique partially opens in February 2020.

The Covid-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, with associated lockdown measures by government. The hospitality sector is among the worst impacted industries.

A successful rights offer is completed in August 2020, with R1.2 billion in capital raised off the issue of an additional 566.5 million shares.

CLHG acquires 99.9% of the B-BBEE SPV’s and settles its financial obligations to the bank.

Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City in Midrand, Johannesburg is unveiled, a significant milestone in hotel design and development and a new concept for the brand.

Additional technological advances ensure the ongoing safety of staff and guests and the group’s sustainability journey continues.