Rennies acquires SAA travel agency

RENNIES Travel Namibia, which is co-owned by the Manica Group and Rennies Travel South Africa, last week announced its acquisition of the SAA City Centre offices in Windhoek and Swakopmund.

Rennies Travel Namibia managing director Heike Schulz said the significance of the purchase pointing out that SAA City Centre is the company’s biggest competition in the sub-region. “We are thrilled to have increased our presence in both Windhoek and Swakopmund and believe that together with the existing staff from both branches, we will continue to offer our clients a superior, personal, cost-effective and value-added service,” she said.Schulz would not elaborate on the price of the purchase.Six staff members from the Windhoek acquisition and two from Swakopmund will stay on at the two businesses which will now operate under the Rennies brand.”The SAA City Centre Travel Box staff are critical to our plans going forward,” said Schultz.”SAA City Centre Travel Box staff are well known for their incredible service and many of them are trilingual, we hope to build on their extensive knowledge and client relationships, to make Rennies Travel Namibia the travel agency of choice.”We are thrilled to have increased our presence in both Windhoek and Swakopmund and believe that together with the existing staff from both branches, we will continue to offer our clients a superior, personal, cost-effective and value-added service,” she said.Schulz would not elaborate on the price of the purchase.Six staff members from the Windhoek acquisition and two from Swakopmund will stay on at the two businesses which will now operate under the Rennies brand.”The SAA City Centre Travel Box staff are critical to our plans going forward,” said Schultz.”SAA City Centre Travel Box staff are well known for their incredible service and many of them are trilingual, we hope to build on their extensive knowledge and client relationships, to make Rennies Travel Namibia the travel agency of choice.