Mahali Mzuri, Richard Branson’s ultra-luxury safari camp near Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve.
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Dubai Royal’s $50,000-a-Night Resort Flaunts Africa’s Future in Luxury Travel
From gorilla trekking to vineyard stays, capital is pouring into Africa from billionaires, tech moguls and Middle Eastern investors who want a share of the continent’s luxury travel market.
A private island off the coast of Tanzania, where guests pay around $50,000 a night for an exclusive-use villa, catamaran and helicopter transfers within a protected marine reserve, is the latest frontier in Africa’s booming luxury hospitality market.
Operated by Jumeirah Group LLC, part of the Dubai ruler’s business empire, the island resort reflects a broader surge of global investor interest in African hospitality. From vineyard stays to luxury safaris and gorilla trekking, billionaires, tech moguls and Middle Eastern investors are pouring capital into the continent, seen as one of the last underpenetrated markets for luxury travel.