Kuwaiti, Algerian companies sign hotel management accord

The Kuwaiti Safir International hotel group and the company for tourist management of Zeralda (west of Algiers), EGTZ, signed an agreement last week for Safir International to manage Mazafran Hotel in Algiers, Algeria News Agency reported. The contract, which has a duration of 10 years and will start in January 2000, calls for the appointment of six Kuwaiti hotel managers to run the hotel and train its personnel.