Industry News
Removing SA from red list ‘top priority’ – TBCSA
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) is working with all relevant partners – including the Department of Tourism, South African Tourism and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation – to ensure South Africa is removed from the so-called ‘red list’ of key source markets, which places heavy restrictions on travel to and from South Africa.
This includes the United Kingdom and the United States.
And the winner is…….Complete Restaurant Solutions
As the Hotel & Hospitality team, we received nominations of our local suppliers that have gone above and beyond over the last year.
Congratulations to Complete Restaurant Solutions for being the ultimate winner and our local hero supplier!
World’s first space hotel set to open in 2027
California-based company Gateway Foundation has revealed plans to build the first space hotel, expected to open in 2027. Called Voyager Station, the project will be built by Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), which describes itself as “the world’s first large-scale space construction company”.
Africa hotel transactions set to increase as owners forced to consider disposal prospects – JLL
According to JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group, Covid-19 is expected to impact the hotel sector in Sub-Saharan Africa in the long term with an increase in the number of hotel transactions expected over the next few years. Vaccines have, however, buoyed prospects for the travel and tourism sector globally and recovery is expected to begin during 2021 into 2022.
Exhibitor news: INFERNO CHARCOAL OVENS
My name is Jose Luis Gomez and I arrived in Cape Town on the 5th of October 2009.
From the moment I arrived, I fell in love with South Africa and its multiculturalism.
New luxury lodge set to open in SA in August
Leopard Sands River Lodge by BON Hotels is set to open its doors on August 1.
The lodge, overlooking the Sabi River, shares a border with Kruger National Park and is located only minutes away from the Paul Kruger Gate entrance to the park.
GrandWest launches staff Spaza Store
For anyone who works shifts like staff in the hospitality industry do, popping into the shops on your way home from work is simply not an option – especially as some of the shifts end when shops have already closed for the day.
Upgrades planned for Sun City and surrounding areas
The North West provincial government recently held meetings with the management of Sun International’s Sun City Resort, with discussions focusing on taking the resort to ‘greater heights’.
The five-star Steigenberger Resort Ras Soma opens in Egypt
A luxurious new Steigenberger resort has made its debut on the shores of the Red Sea on Egypt’s east coast, around 55 km from the popular tourist hub of Hurghada.
African hotel group invests in the Mother City
Southern African hospitality group, Cresta Hotels, has opened a hotel in Cape Town.
Accor opens internationally-branded hotel in Bridgwater
Accor has opened one of the largest internationally-branded hotels in the Somerset town of Bridgwater; the 144-room ibis Bridgwater. Operated by Cycas Hospitality as part of a management agreement with Zeal Hotels and Sandgate Investors, the new-build property is the first ibis hotel in the UK to showcase the brand’s new Plaza-design throughout.
Lions Tour green light bodes well for the tourism industry
The tourism industry has welcomed the official decision by SA Rugby and the British & Irish lions to proceed as planned with the Castle Lager Lions Series in South Africa in the scheduled playing window this year, and eagerly awaits clarity on whether spectators will be permitted at stadiums for the upcoming tests in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
TOP 5 TACTICS TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE YOUR HOTEL’S COVID19 RECOVERY
It’s challenging to manage any business in the unknown, and without a doubt, the last six to twelve months have been a very anxious and troubling period for the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry at large.
Concor completes Radisson Red Hotel in Rosebank
Concor has successfully completed South Africa’s second Radisson RED hotel – this one is situated in the vibrant Oxford Parks mixed-use precinct in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
April 2021 overview: 50,000 new hotel rooms set to complete
During the course of the month, the TOPHOTELPROJECTS construction database shows that almost 50,000 hotel rooms will go live around the world, fuelled by a strong showing from the US and Europe.
