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New lodge from BON Hotels in South Africa
South African hospitality group BON Hotels has announced that it will open its new lodge, the Leopard Sands River Lodge, in August.
The lodge, overlooking the Sabi River, shares a border with Kruger National Park and is located only minutes from the Paul Kruger Gate entrance to the park. Each of the lodge's 18 luxury units ha… read more
Occupancy rate for hotels up by 28 Percent
Hotels in Uganda are recording an increase in occupancy rate, an indicator that the sector is recovering from the coronavirus crisis. According to Suzan Muhwezi, the chairperson of Uganda Hotel Owners Association and vice chairperson Board of Directors for Uganda Tourism Board, industry players recorded 28% occupancy … read more
Manor House at Brookdale Estate debuts in historic paarl winelands
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opening of the Manor House at Brookdale Estate in April 2021 has brought an elegant, new
accommodation experience to the historic Paarl Winelands. Recently launched, Brookdale Manor House is positioned as a world-class, winela |
Kisawa Sanctuary
Opening April 2021, Kisawa Sanctuary is 300-hectares of beachfront calm and coastal forest on Benguerra Island, where the pairing of cultural celebration and environmental conservation presents a new, forward-looking narrative for both Mozambique and island escapes.
Design has led the story of Kisawa, the first hospita… read more
Viator and Booking.com announce new global partnership
Experiences marketplace Viator and global digital travel platform Booking.com, have announced a new global partnership to bring thousands of Viator’s high quality attractions, tours and activities to Booking.com.
Viator is a Tripadvisor company and leader in experiences with a marketplace of nearly 400,000 tours and activitie… read more
Tinswalo add kosher kitchen options
Tintswalo has opened a dedicated kosher kitchen at its family Camp in the Welgevonden Game Reserve in the Waterberg, 2,5 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. The kosher kitchen operates independently from the lodge catering facilities and is fully equipped and desig… read more
Accor preparing for strong rebound this summer
Accor has reported consolidated first-quarter revenue of €361 million for 2021. The figure is down 53 per cent on a reported basis against last year, and down 57 per cent when compared to pre-Covid first quarter of 2019.
RevPAR at the French hotel giant fell by 64 per cent versus quarter one of 2019, reflecting an environment that r… read more
African Hotel Group Cresta Hotels launch a new property in Cape Town
Cresta Hotels Group Executive, Chipo Mandela said Cresta Grande was formally opened on Thursday April 15, aimed at leisure and business travellers in the four-star market.
The hotel is a 19-storey building in the Cape Town CBD, originally built as an office block in the late 1970s and situated on an historic street that was o… read more
Radisson signs third hotel in Zambia
Nestled on the banks of one of Africa’s longest rivers, the Zambezi, in Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, 5km south of the historic city of Livingstone, just 4km northwest of the Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world and a Unesco world heritage si… read more
Seven Instagram tips to generate leads for your hotel business
Do you know how people search for hotels nowadays? They visit hotel search/booking platforms to find hotels in their destination. Once they find some names, they head to Instagram to check the hotels out.
Why Instagram? Because they know that's where they can find pictures and video-proofs of the quality of the hotel they're taking.… read more
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