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Ezulwini Palazzo Hotel signs management agreement in Eswatini

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Ezulwini Palazzo Hotel has signed a management agreement aimed at making it a leading destination linking Eswatini with southern Africa and global markets. Its board chairman, Mbuso Simelane, described the agreement as a step towards realising a vision attributed to King Mswati III.

Ezulwini Palazzo Hotel, located in Ezulwini, Eswatini, signed a hotel management agreement on Friday intended to strengthen its position with markets in the Southern African Development Community, Africa and the rest of the world, according to the Times of Eswatini.

Palazzo board chairman Mbuso Simelane described the agreement as the culmination of a vision to make Ezulwini a meeting place for nations. He was speaking at the signing ceremony held at the hotel on Friday afternoon, according to the Times of Eswatini.

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