Jim Freeman Nkomazi Private Game Reserve :southern Mpumalanga at its gorgeous best Back in this country s wicked past – before the days of Sun City – South Africans used to head to Swaziland (now the Kingdom of Eswatini) to gamble and indulge in various locally prohibited sins of the flesh. You d see them on a Friday afternoon; males on their own or in small groups, missioning east along the highways out of Johannesburg and Pretoria. Unlike people headed for Kruger or the Lowveld, they d turn south shortly after what is now the Alzu monstrosity outside Middelburg and drive to the Oshoek border post. I know this because I grew up in a.
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A decade or so ago, a mate and I took the train from Falkirk through to Glasgow to watch one of Scotland’s best-loved bands, The Waterboys. You’ll know them, the lot wot sang The whole of the moon. One of the songs that raised the roof that night at The Barras was Don’t bang that drum!, a song that – in Weegieland as well as across the water in Belfast – has a distinct sectarian and political connotation. Elsewhere, however, it’s taken on the meaning of someone spouting endlessly forth on a chosen topic. I don’t often step onto a.
December is traditionally a booming period for the travel and hospitality industry as people take time off at the end of the year for their annual holidays
With the arrival of the festive season this year however, many are torn between desperately wanting to resume some sense of normalcy and to get away for the holidays, and at the same time to take heed of Covid-19 and keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
So what does this first festive season since Covid-19 made its appearance look like and how has it affected SA’s hospitality sector?
Neil Markovitz, CEO of Newmark, a hotel management company with a diverse collection of hotels, residences, reserves and lodges in South Africa, East Africa, the Indian Ocean Islands and recently, an acquisition of a boutique hotel portfolio in Portugal, offers some insider insights into travel trends and preferences this year.
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December is traditionally a booming period for the travel and hospitality industry as people take time off at the end of the year for their annual holidays. With the arrival of the festive season this year however, many are torn between desperately wanting to resume some sense of normalcy and to get away for the holidays, and at the same time to take heed of Covid-19 and keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
So what does this first festive season since Covid-19 made its appearance look like and how has it effected SA’s hospitality sector?