In the latest in the series Stephen podcast chats with John Aritho the GM of the 5 star Beverly Hills Hotel in Umhlanga. Celebrating 55 years of operation, the Beverly Hills continues to shine as a premiem destination for loyal patrons and the new generation of tourist and locals alike. First of two episodes with John.
Stephen is a hospitality professional from Johannesburg South Africa. His career started with THF hotels in the UK and subsequently with the Southern Sun Hotel group in Johannesburg. Stephen’s first steps into entrepreneurship was Hickmore Recruitment / CareerMap, a leading supplier of Senior and Exec recruitment services. Stephen was a founder of Pple Hospitality (formerly HSC) the largest Hospitality Industry full-service outsourced staffing company in South Africa. In March 2020 Stephen became a director and owner of the Swiss Hotel School South Africa, which is now his full time endeavour. Stephen writes for a number of publications on food and hospitality industry matters, trends and opinions.
