Stephen Hickmore Jun 8, 20203 min readTOURISM SECTOR LOBBIES FOR EARLIER PHASED SAFE REOPENING OF INTERNATIONAL INBOUND TOURISM TO SOUTH ASouth Africa’s tourism private-sector, under the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), have been engaging on the Tourism...
Stephen Hickmore Jun 2, 20203 min readCovid helping hotels by stamping out Airbnb superhostsAirbnb superhosts and ghost hotels native to these sharing economy platforms have been a scourge for traditional hotels for roughly the...
Stephen Hickmore Jun 1, 20202 min readAlert level 3: Hotels, B&Bs to open on conditionsAlert level 3 – Accommodation services such as hotels, B&Bs and guest lodges have been permitted to operate during alert level three but...
Stephen Hickmore May 26, 20204 min readBUSINESS FOR SA WELCOMES RISK-ADJUSTED REOPENINGBusiness for South Africa (B4SA) supports President Ramaphosa and the Cabinet’s decision to continue the phased and risk-adjusted...
Stephen Hickmore May 26, 20203 min readSouth Africa events should avoid undercutting each other, warns CEOSouth Africa events industry should avoid going into a price war once the lockdown period is over, warns Glenton de Kock, CEO of the...
Stephen Hickmore May 22, 20202 min readAllow inter provincial travel to save hotel industry, says Tsogo SunTsogo Sun Hotels which also owns casinos and Sandton Convention Centre says the international travel ban and subsequent lockdown of South...
Stephen Hickmore May 21, 20202 min readTsogo Sun Hotels sees core profit hit from travel restrictionsJOHANNESBURG, May 21 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Tsogo Sun Hotels, one of many tourism companies to be hit hard by the impact of the...
Stephen Hickmore Apr 30, 20203 min readFive City Lodge hotels remain open to accommodate essential workers and quarantined travellersDURBAN – The coronavirus lockdown suspension of services has affected most of City Lodge Hotel Group’s 56 properties around South Africa....
Stephen Hickmore Apr 15, 20203 min readEmployees working from home say they miss in-person meetingsWork from Home – With more than 300 million Americans under stay-at-home orders to help slow the spread of COVID-19, many are now...
Stephen Hickmore Apr 3, 20203 min readSouth Africa’s ruthlessly efficient fight against coronavirusBBC News Andrew Harding – One week into South Africa’s nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and it is tempting –...
Stephen Hickmore Mar 24, 20202 min readIs hand sanitiser bad for your skin?Hand Sanitiser Bad? let’s start by saying NO as it could save lives right now. So keep using it and moisturise. Whilst we are on the...
Stephen Hickmore Mar 19, 20202 min readLimitations on Consumption of Alcohol – Disaster ManagementLimitations on Consumption of Alcohol – Disaster Management following the publication of the Government Gazette. Here are the latest...
Stephen Hickmore Mar 18, 20202 min readCoronavirus and Tourism: European tourists say they are better off in SACoronavirus and Tourism Coronavirus and Tourism – Cape Times reports – European tourists in Cape Town have said they are better off in...
Stephen Hickmore Mar 12, 20202 min readSA SafariSA safari bookings suffer as coronavirus spreads South African National Parks, which manages the country’s safari destinations –...
Stephen Hickmore Mar 9, 20205 min readCoronavirus myths and misinformation, debunkedCoronavirus Coronavirus – By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN)As the novel coronavirus — and panic about the coronavirus — continues to spread...
Stephen Hickmore Mar 5, 20203 min readMarriott Announces New Openings in Johannesburg, South AfricaMarriott Hotel Melrose Arch and Marriott Executive Apartments Johannesburg Melrose Arch are situated in the bustling Melrose Arch...
Stephen Hickmore Feb 25, 20202 min readValor Hospitality Co-founder Steps DownGraham Wood joins Sun International Casinos and Resorts. Valor Hospitality Partners, which owns, operates, asset manages and consults on...
Stephen Hickmore Feb 24, 20203 min readIconic Rosebank property rebrands, refurbishes and launches new grillhouseSouthern Sun Rosebank – One of Rosebank’s most iconic properties – a hotel that carries the memories of generations of South Africans –...
Stephen Hickmore Feb 24, 20203 min readIconic Rosebank property rebrands, refurbishes and launches new grillhouseSouthern Sun Rosebank – One of Rosebank’s most iconic properties – a hotel that carries the memories of generations of South Africans –...
Stephen Hickmore Feb 19, 20201 min readCulinary Team SA win 3 bronze medalsCongratulations Culinary Team SA on your 3 bronze medals for the IKA Chefs Table, the Restaurant of Nations and the sugar work piece by...
