Meet the new General Manager of Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani hotels
by admin | Feb 19, 2019 | Categories: Featured and News.
DURBAN – Tsogo Sun has announced the appointment of Wayne Smith as general manager of Durban’s of the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani complex. Smith will be responsible for overseeing the landmark 734-room contemporary seafront classic property, while supporting...
A look at O.R. Tambo’s new R4.5 billion upgrade
by admin | Feb 13, 2019 | Categories: Featured and News.
Businesstech reports :- O.R. Tambo International Airport has unveiled the first phase of a R4.5 billion mixed-use development that will form part of a massive seven-phase plan to revamp the airport. The first phase will see the construction of three six-storey office...
Sandton grows apace with R3bn Skyscraper
by Stephen Hickmore | Jan 30, 2019 | Categories: Featured and News.
SA Commercial property news reports – Developed by Legacy Hotels & Resorts Group and Nedbank, The Leonardo is scheduled to be completed by the second quarter of this year. South Africa is witnessing a number of skyscraper construction, with the likes of the...
Gorgeous George hotel to open in Cape Town this March
by Stephen Hickmore | Jan 23, 2019 | Categories: Featured and News.
Cool design-focused hotel to open in downtown Cape Town Gorgeous George on St George’s Mall is first Cape Town member of world-renowned Design Hotels. This cool new downtown hotel is based in the heart of Cape Town and will open in March. Created out of two...
Hickmore Recruitment support Aware.org
by Stephen Hickmore | Jan 16, 2019 | Categories: Featured and Hospitality Opinion Blog.
Hickmore Recruitment are advocates for responsible drinking, especially within the hospitality community. We have recently become associate members of Aware.org The Association for Alcohol Responsibility and Education. It’s not just about drinking and driving it...
HSC launch Hospitality Supervisors program
by Stephen Hickmore | Jan 15, 2019 | Categories: Featured and News.
International tourist arrivals to South Africa grew to 10.3 million in 2018 making it the second most visited country in Africa after Morocco. The recent PWC report indicated a growth in hotel rooms and tourism over the next 5 years. In reaction to this the demand for...
Global tourism had its highest growth since 2010—driven by visits to Africa
by admin | Jan 14, 2019 | Categories: Featured and News.
Quartz Africa reports – With over 1.3 billion travelers on the move, the world experienced the highest growth in international tourist arrivals since 2010. Much of the rebound was spurred by gradual economic growth plus a strong demand for outbound travel from...
Chefs Predict 2019’s Biggest Food Trends
by admin | Jan 8, 2019 | Categories: Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, and News.
Melissa Kravitz Forbes – What will we be eating and drinking in the future? Ugly vegetables, bycatch fish and sea-sourced veggies, like kelp. With the new year just weeks away, 2019’s food trends are on the precipice of becoming obsessions. The Door, a...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
by Stephen Hickmore | Dec 21, 2018 | Categories: Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, and News.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from Hickmore Recruitment Like this:Like...
A life sentence or a rewarding career
by Stephen Hickmore | Dec 13, 2018 | Categories: Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, and News.
“Please Sir, I’d like to be a hotel manager” I sheepishly told the careers master. “Good Choice, young man, you’ll work long hours but people will always want to eat” he replied, eyes focused on the next person in the queue awaiting his sage advice. Good enough reason...