Intercontinental news, Vol. 4, No. 4, 1968

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TWO INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS OPEN
IN ZAMBIA
Zambia’s fourth independence anniversary celebration on October 24 was preceded by the official opening of two InterContinental hotels in Lusaka and Livingstone.
H. E. Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia, opened the 210-room Hotel Inter*Continental Lusaka in Zambia’s capital city on October 22nd. Three days earlier, Dr. Kabeleka Konoso, Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, officiated at the opening of the Hotel Musi-O-Tunya InterContinental in Livingstone at the Victoria Falls.
Hotel Intercontinental Lusaka
Both openings were attended by Robert Huyot, President of InterContinental, and Mario di Genova, Senior Vice President—Operations. The Zambian hotels bring InterContinental’s total count of operating hotels to 4L
In his opening speech, President Kaunda said that the hotels were a significant step toward solving the country’s accommodation problem which had developed since Zambia attained independence. The President pointed out that a hotel, however comfortable, prestigious and luxurious it may be, is not a waste of money in a country like Zambia where the economic potential of the tourist industry is one of the highest in the world.
Mr. Huyot, speaking at the opening ceremonies, said that Zambia’s many achievements were particularly noticeable in its efforts to promote tourism and to have Zambia take its legitimate place among the main attractions of
the continent of Africa and the world. “There is no question” he said, “that this giant country offers the international traveler many outstanding attractions that go to create an exciting and unique tourist paradise.”
Guests attending the openings included prominent African businessmen, local dignitaries, airline executives and European travel agents. In November travel agents and journalists from Europe, the United States and Canada visited the hotels as guests on a Pan Am inaugural flight.
H. E. Dr. Kenneth Kaunda (left), President of Zambia, in the garden of the Hotel InterContinental Lusaka with Robert Huyot (center), President of InterContinental and Werner Milfeld, General Manager of the hotel.
The two hotels were built at a total cost of $7,000,000. Inter* Continental supervised the design, construction and decorating of both hotels and manages them under lease.
The 100-room Hotel Musi-O-Tunya Inter*Continental occupies a 35-acre site adjacent to the eastern cataract of Victoria Falls. The hotel consists of a central building containing the public areas, and two two-story guest room wings. The public rooms include the Kuta Restaurant with an international and local menu; the Mutanda Coffee Hut for casual dining; and the Insaka bar. The hotel is completely air-conditioned, and was designed by the continued on page 2