Shanna Jacobsen | May 6, 2020
COVID-19, the coronavirus strain that has caused a global lockdown, is changing how we do business. This is especially true for tourism, hospitality and retail, where engaging with many people risks spreading the virus. The future of these sectors...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 3, 2020
The Western Cape Government held a digicon on 30 April 2020, where plans for converting the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) into a temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients were shared. Premier Alan Winde opened the briefing by...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 29, 2020
Since South Africa’s lockdown took effect at midnight on 26 March 2020, all non-essential business services have been closed. This temporary suspension has affected most of City Lodge Hotel Group’s 56 properties around Africa; however, five...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 27, 2020
From lockdown measures to social distancing, by now we have all had first-hand experience in understanding how to contain and limit the spread of diseases such as COVID-19. One of the most important aspects of preventing contamination and infection...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 13, 2020
Spier Hotel and Wine Farm in Stellenbosch won gold in the Responsible Business category at the 2020 Inspirational Africa Responsible Tourism Awards. In this category, the judges look for companies which make tourism better across their entire...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 26, 2020
The City Lodge Hotel Group published the following statement on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) on 24 March 2020: Operational impact Following President Ramaphosa’s pronouncement of a 21 day nationwide lockdown, which the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 24, 2020
Tsogo Sun Gaming has announced that, despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group still expects to deliver solid results for the financial year ending 31 March 2020. This outcome has been made possible through new revenue...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 23, 2020
FEDHASA, the national trade association for the hospitality industry, has put a call out to interested properties which wish to participate in its Self-Isolation Centre (SIC) initiative. The goal of the initiative is to contain the spread of the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 14, 2020
On Thursday 12 March 2020, Emperors Palace launched a new state-of-the-art 20-seater conferencing and meeting venue, the Theodora Boardroom in the Convention Centre. It offers the latest conferencing technology including: two 86-inch 4K interactive...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 8, 2020
InterContinental Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport Hotel, one of Tsogo Sun Hotels properties, has received the IHG IMEA Franchise Hotel of the Year 2019 award. Thirty-eight franchise hotels in the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) participated in the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 8, 2020
City Lodge Hotels Limited will be listed on A2X Markets from Wednesday 11 March 2020. A2X is a licensed stock exchange which provides a secondary listing venue for companies. City Lodge Hotel Group CEO Andrew Widegger says, “At City Lodge we care...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 23, 2020
The City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has released its interim results for the six months to 31 December 2019, which show a decrease in room occupancies and a slight revenue increase. However the group remains optimistic about future opportunities, and...
