by Stephen Hickmore | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, Insights, News
Sol Kerzner didn’t just build hotels; he created experiences that guests remember and cherish. His journey from humble beginnings in Durban to revolutionising the hospitality industry is packed with lessons for all of us. 1. Great hospitality is built on strong...
by Stephen Hickmore | Apr 2, 2026 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, Insights, News
Hospitality Business with The SilverFox Podcast – The rise of Trades and Applied degrees and the fall of the traditional university degree. It’s all about job readiness One of the biggest mistakes we make in education is telling every young person that the only...
by Stephen Hickmore | Apr 1, 2026 | Featured, Insights, News
Hospitality as a catalyst for accelerating localisation By Happy MaKhumalo Ngidi, Chief Marketing Officer at Proudly South African and Hostex ambassador South Africa has a thriving and growing tourism market that attracts local, regional and international tourists to...
by External Contributor | Mar 30, 2026 | Featured, Insights, News
Johannesburg, South Africa — Hostex 2026 marked its 40th anniversary by opening doors to innovation, collaboration and business growth across the hospitality sector, welcoming 7 935 visitors to the Sandton Convention Centre — a 16.5% increase from 2024.Exhibitor...
by Stephen Hickmore | Mar 26, 2026 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, Insights, News
The Experience Economy Has Won: Why Hospitality in 2026 Is No Longer About Rooms, but Meaning In this latest episode of Hospitality Business with the Silverfox, Stephen Hickmore explores one of the most important shifts shaping the modern hospitality industry: the...
by External Contributor | Mar 25, 2026 | Featured, Insights, News
From Ruin to Recovery There are business failures—and then there are the kinds of collapses that strip a man down to his very identity. What happened to Conrad Hilton during the Great Depression was very much the latter. His autobiography “Be My Guest” is...
