by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Featured, News
JSE-listed Tsogo Sun Hotels – South Africa’s largest hotel operator with 112 properties – slashed 1 000 staff members from its workforce last year amid the Covid-19 financial fallout. The group’s CEO Marcel von Aulock confirmed the extent of the job cuts in an...
by Stephen Hickmore | May 21, 2021 | Featured, News
Bake Off – The Professionals – Kevin Miller graduated from The Swiss Hotel School in Ferndale in 2004. Although Kevin studied Hospitality management initially he has a love and passion for cooking especially Pastry. This has led to international success...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Featured, News
The Guardian reports – Travellers staying in quarantine hotels in the UK after returning from “red list” countries have complained of “prison-like” conditions, including windows that do not open, a lack of fresh air, exercise and decent food. The Guardian spoke...
by admin | Apr 22, 2021 | Featured, News
Reported in the Citizen – Statistics will not make the tourism industry feel better, although they have already been living with the bad news for more than a year now. According to Statistics SA, total income for the tourist accommodation industry decreased by...
by Stephen Hickmore | Apr 12, 2021 | Featured, News
Swiss Hotel School South Africa is proud to present its new program for Professional Chefs Don’t let the title fool you – this programme is designed for Professional Chefs making the step up into a management position within the kitchen. This is a two year, part-time...
by Stephen Hickmore | Apr 7, 2021 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
The ‘Broken Window’ theory was first suggested in 1982 by two criminologists in the USA; namely James Wilson and George Kelling. The theory reads; something as small and seemingly insignificant as a broken window sends a negative symbol to those that pass it each day,...