Abstract
Since the independence and reunification of Cameroon in 1960/61, state engagements in hotel provisioning has been one of the essential socio-economic devotions. Decision making in this sector has most often largely depended on administrative preferences than well-versed managerial pointers. Consequently, some state ventures in this direction have been characterised by, inappropriate forecasting and mismanagement. These setbacks in the long run culminate in the collapse of public hotel investments. Based on primary and secondary sources and informed by qualitative analysis, this article profiles a crucial case of a public hotel investment, the Ringway Hotel in the chief town of Bamenda (Cameroon) as it quivered and writhed for survival. It argues that the purchase and management of the hotel was trapped in controversies involving but not limited to the strategic interest of the state and different stakeholders. The state purchase and operational principles of the hotel did not fluidly align with the desire for which its purchase was envisioned. This had as long run consequence, the collapse of the Ringway hotel. Key Words : Acquisitions, Manoeuvres, State, Ringway, Hotel, Board of Directors, Cameroon Hotel Limited. DOI: 10.7176/JAAS/76-07 Publication date: November 30th 2021
Highlights
State engagements in hotel provisioning in Cameroon were often marked by certain manoeuvres after the reunification and establishment of a Federal State in 1961
In 1952, the Buea mountain hotel saw the light of day as an extension of the Buea Guest House
The implication of the state of Cameroon as one of the decisive actors in hotel provisioning in the town of Bamenda was quite remarkable but challenging
Summary
State engagements in hotel provisioning in Cameroon were often marked by certain manoeuvres after the reunification and establishment of a Federal State in 1961. Based on a memorandum by the honorable Secretary of State for Labour, Internal Trade, Marketing and Inspection, the Cameroon Hotels Limited took interest in the purchase of the Ringway Hotel in Bamenda. It decided inter alia, that the board had the authority to negotiate the possibility of the hotel owner to be part of the. File no p3/62/4/ Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Valuation of an Hotel In Bamenda, West Cameroon by Peter Inglis, RAB, 4. With 500 gallon oil 600.0.0 storage tank, and concrete bases
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