Shanna Jacobsen | May 31, 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Avani Hotels & Resorts has launched AvaniSHIELD; a set of rigorous hygiene and sanitisation measures that are aimed at ensuring the maximum safety of all its guests and staff across its 32 properties....
Shanna Jacobsen | May 24, 2020
When you’re in quarantine, mealtimes become a highlight of the day. Keeping this in mind, City Lodge Hotel Group has reimagined its food and beverage offering for its quarantine and essential services guests, while taking into account the...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 15, 2020
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has released protocols on how the tourism industry can operate while ensuring the safety of its staff and consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is envisaged that the protocols should remain...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 13, 2020
Ensuring a hotel is operating safely during the COVID-19 pandemic brings about its own challenges, chief among which is the safety of staff and guests. While cleanliness, hygiene and sanitisation have always been important, they have become even...
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...
