Moneyweb reports – Corporate heavyweight Jabulane (Jabu) Albert Mabuza, 63, passed away from Covid-19 complications, his family confirmed on Wednesday evening. The news has come as a shock to fellow South African business and political leaders, who hailed...
Iol.co.za – The last 16 months has caused much uncertainty in the travel and tourism sector. Famed attractions closed their doors overnight and many were left unemployed. During these unprecedented times, you’d think tourism businesses and hotel groups would...
JSE-listed Tsogo Sun Hotels – South Africa’s largest hotel operator with 112 properties – slashed 1 000 staff members from its workforce last year amid the Covid-19 financial fallout. The group’s CEO Marcel von Aulock confirmed the extent of the job cuts in an...
Bake Off – The Professionals – Kevin Miller graduated from The Swiss Hotel School in Ferndale in 2004. Although Kevin studied Hospitality management initially he has a love and passion for cooking especially Pastry. This has led to international success...
The Guardian reports – Travellers staying in quarantine hotels in the UK after returning from “red list” countries have complained of “prison-like” conditions, including windows that do not open, a lack of fresh air, exercise and decent food. The Guardian spoke...
Reported in the Citizen – Statistics will not make the tourism industry feel better, although they have already been living with the bad news for more than a year now. According to Statistics SA, total income for the tourist accommodation industry decreased by...
The ‘Broken Window’ theory was first suggested in 1982 by two criminologists in the USA; namely James Wilson and George Kelling. The theory reads; something as small and seemingly insignificant as a broken window sends a negative symbol to those that pass it each day,...
www.businesstech.co.za reports – The South African tourism industry says that the country risks losing out on millions of rands because of concerns around the so-called ‘South African-variant’ of Covid-19. The variant, which was first discovered by scientists in...
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