by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Featured, News
E Hotelier – A happy hospitality staff will increase your hotel’s overall productivity. The bottom line of any hotel or hospitality-oriented business is customer service excellence and subsequently, profitability. And at the heart of this business is its staff....
by admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
EHotelier – Gossip, almost always, has a negative connotation. Yet, we continue to engage in it, both personally and professionally. While ‘small talk’ on a personal level is detrimental too, on a professional level can assume disastrous proportions. The most...
by admin | Sep 2, 2016 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
Stephen’s Advice to young Chefs Ever had that moment? – You stand in front of your parents preparing to break the news of how you intend to spend the rest of your life. They stare with nervous anticipation, you stammer and squirm “Sit down son” booms your father...
by admin | Jun 6, 2016 | Featured, News
TheSouthAfrican.com – Having sex in a hotel room, or in any other bedroom than your own, all comes down to the rush of it all.The ‘Do Not disturb’ sign and the fact that you’re in another environment also contributes to the excitement, but researchers found the...
by admin | May 13, 2016 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
By Stephen Hickmore Many of my compatriots in the hotel industry are getting, let’s say, rather long in the tooth. “If you remember the 1960’s you weren’t there man” they whisper. But, a quick look at one’s birth certificate and a peek in the mirror reminds us that we...
by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Featured, News
By Stephen Hickmore- It’s an epidemic! Badly taken photos of restaurant food emblazoned across the interweb. Restaurant Guests, heads down, more engaged with their photography than their fellow diners. Frantically snapping away with their smart phones from starter to...