How will hotels turn profitable again?
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Categories: Featured and News.
A must read article for all hoteliers and hospitality industry leaders from www.ehotelier.com The onset of COVID-19 is the mega crisis of our lifetime. For the hospitality sector, it is an Armageddon event threatening to wipe out the good, the bad and the ugly without...
Airbnb asks president to be included in level 3 regulations
by Stephen Hickmore | Jun 24, 2020 | Categories: Featured and News.
Airbnb is hoping that President Cyril Ramaphosa will include the home-sharing service in level 3 regulations. Ramaphosa revealed on June 17 that sit-in restaurants, accredited hotels, cinemas, theatres, casinos, personal care services and non-contact sports including...
President Ramaphosa opens the doors to Hospitality Industry recovery
by Stephen Hickmore | Jun 18, 2020 | Categories: Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog and News.
Ramaphosa Speech – Last night’s address to the nation by Cyril Ramaphosa gave us all reason for hope. The tireless negotiations by various industry associations and representatives have born fruit. The COVID-19 protocols tabled have been passed as...
Adapting through Covid-19: A free checklist for hoteliers and operators
by admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Categories: Featured and 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...
TOURISM SECTOR LOBBIES FOR EARLIER PHASED SAFE REOPENING OF INTERNATIONAL INBOUND TOURISM TO SOUTH AFRICA
by Stephen Hickmore | Jun 8, 2020 | Categories: Featured and 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...
Covid helping hotels by stamping out Airbnb superhosts
by Stephen Hickmore | Jun 2, 2020 | Categories: Featured and 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...
Alert level 3: Hotels, B&Bs to open on conditions
by Stephen Hickmore | Jun 1, 2020 | Categories: Featured and 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...
BUSINESS FOR SA WELCOMES RISK-ADJUSTED REOPENING
by Stephen Hickmore | May 26, 2020 | Categories: Featured and News.
Business for South Africa (B4SA) supports President Ramaphosa and the Cabinet’s decision to continue the phased and risk-adjusted transition of South Africa to Level 3 which enables more businesses and public services to function. This will ensure fewer jobs are lost,...
South Africa events should avoid undercutting each other, warns CEO
by admin | May 26, 2020 | Categories: Featured and 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...
Allow inter provincial travel to save hotel industry, says Tsogo Sun
by Stephen Hickmore | May 22, 2020 | Categories: Featured and News.
Tsogo Sun Hotels which also owns casinos and Sandton Convention Centre says the international travel ban and subsequent lockdown of South Africa in March sent into tailspin what is normally “a peak activity month for the group”. The group which has been...