by Stephen Hickmore | Dec 28, 2020 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
UK travel ban on flights from the UK is damaging to the image of South Africa. Is this a ‘political move’ by the UK government designed to apportion blame for their bungled handling of Christmas lockdown rules – or is it backed by solid science? What...
by Stephen Hickmore | Dec 7, 2020 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Sadly, our COVID cases are on the rise; willwe get the vaccine before a second lock down? Our hospitality and tourism industry has taken the brunt of the economic fallout.Stats show that, since the relaxation of rules to...
by Stephen Hickmore | Nov 16, 2020 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
Stephen Hickmore – I am sure that you’d like to see the back of 2020? This has been an unprecedented year for our hospitality and tourism industry. There are few companies, if any, who are left unscathed.’Although South Africa is now inviting visitors from...
by Stephen Hickmore | Nov 5, 2020 | Featured, News
By Stephen Hickmore . 5th November 2020 Airlines are showing a marked increase in arrivals at ORT International airport in Johannesburg over the past two weeks. Since lockdown moved to level one there has been a trickle of international flights arriving in South...
by Stephen Hickmore | Oct 26, 2020 | Featured, News
Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane on Monday said she hoped South Africa’s borders would be opened to all countries before the December holidays. Report from EWN The minister said every two weeks government was re-assessing the list of countries banned...
