Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 10, 2020
Tsogo Sun Gaming, a JSE listed company, has published its financial results for the year ending 31 March 2020. These show a 1% increase in income to R11.7 billion, and a loss of R0,4bn in revenue (or 3%) due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Other results...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 2, 2020
As South Africa moves to lockdown alert Level 3 from 1 June 2020, the City Lodge Hotel Group is starting the phased re-opening of its hotels. During Levels 5 and 4, a few of the group’s properties have been used to accommodate essential services,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 2, 2020
Almost 163,000 delegates attended exhibitions hosted at the CTICC during the 2018/19 financial year. In celebration of #GlobalExhibitionsDay, the CTICC asked key role players within the exhibition industry to add their voices to #GED2020 by...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 1, 2020
The Radisson RED Hotel V&A Waterfront in Cape Town will reopen this week to cater to essential services and other guests who are able to travel during lockdown level three. The hotel has announced a new Radisson Hotels Safety Protocol program,...
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...
