by Stephen Hickmore | Jul 17, 2020 | Featured, News
Tourism – The tourism sector is slowly “bleeding to death” as the lockdown drags on, prompting the Tourism Business Council of SA (TBCSA) to hold an urgent meeting to save the industry. It comes after various attempts to convince the government to allow a phased...
by admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Featured, News
www.ehotelier.com- There’s no denying that the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked a swift and devastating blow on our tourism industry. These are uncharted waters for us all, and uncertainty brings with it feelings of overwhelm and fear. We know that many of you are...
by Stephen Hickmore | Jun 8, 2020 | Featured, News
South Africa’s tourism private-sector, under the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), have been engaging on the Tourism Recovery Strategy currently being developed by South African Tourism. TBCSA is advocating unequivocally for the earlier phased...
by Stephen Hickmore | Jun 2, 2020 | Featured, News
Airbnb superhosts and ghost hotels native to these sharing economy platforms have been a scourge for traditional hotels for roughly the past decade. They grossly inflate total market inventory to hamper ADR growth while not fairly contributing the same levies back to...
by Stephen Hickmore | Jun 1, 2020 | Featured, News
Alert level 3 – Accommodation services such as hotels, B&Bs and guest lodges have been permitted to operate during alert level three but only for business travel. No leisure services will be allowed during the period. Tourism Minister Mmamoloko...
by admin | May 26, 2020 | Featured, News
South Africa events industry should avoid going into a price war once the lockdown period is over, warns Glenton de Kock, CEO of the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI). For him pricing in the “new normal” will be very...
