by Stephen Hickmore | Mar 1, 2019 | Featured, News
In this weeks episode of 5 minutes with the SilverFox, Stephen chats with Neilen Tolmay the General manager of Gorgeous George in Cape Town. This unique beautifully designed hotel will be opening in April 2019. Who is Gorgeous George? and how do you become a friend of...
by Stephen Hickmore | Feb 22, 2019 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
In the first episode of “5 minutes with the SilverFox” Stephen Hickmore chats to Chef Andrew Atkinson about MasterChef SA and why he left to return to 5 star hotels. Stephen HickmoreStephen is a hospitality professional from Johannesburg South Africa. His...
by Stephen Hickmore | Dec 13, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, 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...
by Stephen Hickmore | Sep 27, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
I thought there may be some value in quoting Labour Lawyer Michael Bagraim from his recent opinion piece in the Cape Argus. The full article can be read by clicking here: CLICK HERE Here is a section that I though would add to the important discussion on access to...
by Stephen Hickmore | Sep 19, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
They say that there is nothing more uncommon than common sense. True statement. However, I am encouraged with the hospitality industry’s common sense response to the recent ConCourt decision, relating to the hot topic of the role Temporary employment services ...
by Stephen Hickmore | Sep 17, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
Opinion piece by Nick Martin – Hotel School graduate, serial hotel manager and hospitality educator. He is currently Director of the Swiss Hotel School, SA in Ferndale, Johannesburg What type of people are we attracting to the industry and what sort of future will we...
