Malawi Sunbird Waterfront Hotel Officially Opens in Salima

By Staff Reporter

Malawi’s leading hotel chain, Sunbird Hotels and Resorts has officially opened the K 6 billion Sunbird Waterfront Hotel in the lakeshore side of Salima district.

The launch of the 46-room new beach resort was presided over by Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife, Michael Usi on Thursday.

The hotel project which started in 2019 has been completed this month and is located adjacent to Sunbird Livingstonia Beach. The hotel has all rooms facing the lake.

Meanwhile Usi has since commended the management of of Sunbird for coming up with such a magnificent hotel.

He said, “This is a great architectural work and in line with government 2063 vision of a transformed Malawi in terms of infrastructure standards. This will surely contribute immensely to tourism attraction in the country. This is the direction we should take as a nation.”

He further said that Tourism has the potential to improve the economic development of the country if well promoted coupled with good infrastructure like the newly launched hotel.