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AccorHotels and Mantis are excited to announce that Bulelwa Maxam and Tumelo Daniels are the recipients of the Accor/Mantis bursary to study towards a B.Com Hospitality Management at Stenden South Africa in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape. Stenden South Africa offers a Bachelor of Commerce degrees in Hospitality and Disaster Management. Stenden is a private university and strives to give students from disadvantaged backgrounds access to education with the assistance of private companies such as AccorHotels and Mantis.

On Thursday, 4th April AccorHotels and the Mantis Group held a press event in Port Elizabeth, South Africa to announce a strategic partnership. Mantis is South Africa-based collection of award-winning, privately owned, managed and branded properties and lodges located around the world, across all seven continents.

South Africa: Founders Lodge by Mantis, nestled in the heart of the Eastern Cape Province

Mantis has acquired the management contract for EPIC Hotel and Suites in Rwanda. The contract has been signed by parties from the Eastern Province Investments Corporation LTD (EPIC LTD) and Mantis Collection, and operations will be taken over by Mantis effective immediately. Dino Urbani will continue as general manager of EPIC Hotel and Suites. EPIC is a luxurious 77-bedroom hotel in the Eastern Province District of Nyagatare, Rwanda. The hotel is situated close to the Akagera National Park’s Northern Gate and the Ugandan border.

Mantis is celebrating Tourism Month in a very special way this year.  In collaboration with the municipality and tourism board of Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay), Mantis is going to clean up one of Nelson Mandela Bay's most important tourist routes on Friday, 28th September 2018. This wonderful initiative will see 1000 school children from the township situated adjacent to this route cleaning up litter and plastic that will be recycled in a community project that is based in the area and run by youth from the area.

David Yarrow partners with Mantis A picture is worth a thousand words and world-acclaimed photographer, David Yarrow, is an iconic storyteller. In a lifetime of war against our natural world, his evocative and immersive photography of life on earth is aiding the global plight for conservation and Mantis is honored to announce Yarrow as the Group’s strategic creative partner.

Mantis, a global hospitality development, management and marketing company based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, is launching a docu-series about its 30-year journey in the tourism business. The series will launch on Wednesday 6th May 2020.

Mantis, a leading conservation-focused hotel brand within the Accor group has attained the first Global Humane Certified™ designation for Humane Tourism™ at four select locations.

Mantis is proud to announce  The launch of Mantis Impact Experiences Focused on ecotourism, sustainable travel and adventure, Mantis Impact Experiences offer the traveller seeking an immersive experience the opportunity to make a real impact for conservation, or to even embark on a transformative adventure into the wilds.

Adrian Gardiner, Chairman of the Mantis Group, Wilderness Foundation Global and Stenden University, South Africa is pleased to announce the appointment of Philippe Baretaud as Chief Executive Officer, Mantis Group. Following the 50% acquisition of the South African based company by AccorHotels in April 2018, Philippe will be responsible for leading the strategic vision for the Mantis Group, which today is a collection of over 30  properties worldwide, including award-winning, privately owned five-star properties located around the world, across all seven continents.

World record holder, ultra-endurance athlete and conservationist, Sharon Jessop, will set off on 22 September, World Rhino Day, from Mantis Founders Lodge to undertake a 650km run and anticipates being on the road for 21 full days to remind South Africans that both the tourism industry and rhinos are equally endangered.

Mantis is a leading conservation - focused hotel group offering luxury and premium properties consisting of hotels, eco-lodges and waterways experiences throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.

South African Value Added Tax will increase by 1% on 01 April 2018. This 1 percentage point increases the VAT to 15% and will come into effect on 01 April 2018.

The South African born Mantis Collection is a leading conservation-focused hotel group with luxury hotels, eco-lodges and waterway experiences located across the globe.

Rosemary Brossy will be representing Mantis Collection at ITB from Wednesday 7th March - Sunday 11th March 2018, and would welcome the opportunity to update you on various developments within our portfolio. Exceptional offers: Eastern Cape Meander and Mantis Madness

Community Conservation Fund Africa (CCFA) is a fundraising and grant-giving non-profit company established by the founders of the Mantis Collection (www.mantiscollection.com ) and Accor Hotels (https://group.accor.com).

On the 14th of April 2021, The Mantis Collection and the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) celebrated the finalization of phase 1 & 2 of Akagera Game Lodge in Rwanda.

The Mantis Group welcomes Siringit Serengeti Camp into its prestigious family, becoming our first experience in the Serengeti. Mantis took over the reins on 15 April 15 2019. This permanent tented camp allows Mantis guests the opportunity to link the Northern Circuit safari with an exclusive experience at their sought-after Nungwi Dreams by Mantis in Zanzibar. For more information contact [email protected]

In celebration of Tourism Month, Mantis lead over 800 scholars from the Port Elizabeth township of Motherwell in a clean-up of Addo Road on Friday 28th September 2018. Mantis partnered with Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to carry out this cleaning initiative on this popular tourist route to Addo Elephant National Park. The route is littered with plastic and rubbish that blows in from the adjacent communities of Motherwell. The purpose of the cleaning campaign is to instil a paradigm shift in disadvantaged scholars through environmental education, active participation in keeping their communities clean and exposing them to tourism experiences in their region.

Mantis, a leading conservation-focused hotel group with luxury hotels, eco-lodges, waterways and impact experiences located across the globe has opened its newest property in Tanzania and welcomed its first guests on August 6th 2021: the Siringit Migration Camp by Mantis.