The opening of the 106-room Best Western Premier Petion-Ville marks the first U.S. branded full-service hotel to open in Haiti. The hotel is located in the business area north of Port-au-Prince and will provided lodging and meeting space for financial and government institutions, humanitarian organizations, non-government organizations and business and leisure travelers visiting the country.
"The opening of the Best Western Premier Petion-Ville, provides critically needed hotel rooms, creates jobs and revenue for the local economy and is a reflection of the continuing progress being made towards the recovery of Haiti," said Mark Williams, vice president of North American Development for Best Western International at the April 4, 2013 grand opening celebration. "This hotel is proof that Haiti is indeed open for business and it will help encourage additional business investment in Haiti."
The full-service luxury hotel project, funded by two Haitian banks, Unibank and Capital Bank, broke ground in 2011 with the goal of investing in the local community, providing jobs and sourcing Haitian goods and services to build and furnish the hotel. The result of the project created 130 local hospitality jobs and the work of more than 100 local artisans and craftsmen used in the design and décor of the hotel and also available for sale in the hotel's art gallery.
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