Mogadishu

29,- NOVEMBER 2015

Jazeera Place Hotel Re-launch - Open and Safe for

Business"
On the 26,- of July this year the Jazeera Place Hotel was aFacked by a
terrorist truck bomb; less than four months later the hotel is safe,
sound and back in business. On Sunday 29,-November, the new and
improved Jazeera Palace will be re-launched as a symbol of the
Somali peoples commitment to peace, progress and prosperity.
The speed in which weve got back up and running is testament to
the indomitable Somali spirit and the resilience of the Mogadishu
business community, said Abdikarim Siad, Managing Director of the
Jazeera Group. We stand together with our brothers and sisters in
Mali, Paris and everywhere else aected by the scourge of terrorism
in refusing to be inZmidated by it.
Despite the best eorts of the terrorists who wish nothing but harm
to Somalia, Mogadishu is now a bustling and thriving place to do
business. New enterprises, shops, cafes and restaurants are opening
everyday. There are now around 8 ights arriving and leaving through
the citys brand new airport terminal everyday.
Thousands of Somalis are returning to their country of origin to take
advantage of new business opportuniZes. Entrepreneurs, investors
and professionals of every sort are coming back or training in
Somalias own internaZonally accredited universiZes to build a
sustainable and prosperous peace across the country. The Jazeera
Palace Hotel is proud to oer a pleasant, comfortable and safe place
to stay.
The refurbishment of Mogadishus premier hotel took 6 weeks and
employed over a hundred Somali builders, plumbers, electricians,

gardeners and decorators. The bombing also damaged houses and

shops in the surrounding neighbourhood and in rebuilding the hotel
we have taken care to help reconstruct all the premises that were
aected as we take our corporate social responsibiliZes extremely
seriously.
Our own renovaZons have paid special aFenZon to the comfort and
safety of our customers and have included a number of signicant
security enhancements. And in a rst for Mogadishu we have
installed a specially designed sewage digesZon system to minimise
our environmental footprint and maximise the ecient use of water.
We have spared no eort in ge`ng it right and in making sure that
our customers come rst.
The Jazeera Palace Hotel, its management and sta understand the
trauma of their fellow professionals in Bamako and the cafes, sports
stadia and concert venue in Paris. Just like us they will not be beaten
by terror and just like us they are back and open for business.
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For more informa>on contact:
Justus Kisaulu, +252 616 268777, gm@jazeerapalace.com
Free access broadcast video report of the re-launch will be available
on VIMEO: Jazeera Palace Hotel Videos
Free access media photos of the re-launch event will be available on
FLICKR: Jazeera Palace Hotel Photos
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