Wednesday, January 16, 2019

JNANE TAMSNA: A Black Owned Hotel Still Going Strong In Morocco 18 Years Later


And it's boutique hotel at that.


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     Meryanne Loum-Martin, a Black woman, has proven that she doesn't need to be in her territory to excel. She owns Jnane Tamsna, a boutique hotel in Marrakech, Morocco, that is hailed as one of the most fabulous and elegant luxury hotels in the area. Since its birth in 2000, those who visited the hotel has been raving with 5-star reviews for the hotel's design, exclusivity, and service.
     Getting started     "At that time, I was a black woman in a country with a low percentage of black people," Loum-Martin, who is half West Indian and half Senegalese, told Black Enterprise. She and her husband was then building the establishment from scratch at the property they just bought in a foreign land.
     "I didn't speak the language and the field of construction was very much a world of men who are known to ignore women. And you know what? We designed everything ourselves. My husband was responsible for the gardens and I was responsible for the architecture, interiors, and floor plans," Loum-Martin shared...
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