Spent the last 3 years with a group who’s focus was in the retail sector. Never thought the application of “widgets” would ever make so much sense. Each sector has similar management and business challenges it’s only the “language “ that changes . What an incredible base the tourism sector gave me on my journey...
Category: Job Creation
Royal Bafokeng Tourism and Hospitality
Tourism attractions and incredible facilities make Rustenburg with its various accommodation and specialist high performance sports centre,together with the Royal Marang Hotel , this is Rustenburg’s luxury getaway area . When you have to package , develops and operate the assets into a user friendly and enjoyable offering, that is real progress and satisfaction .We...
Free to be me !
I have been amazed recently in that I have met a number of women of all ages that have expressed a wish to desperately change their current situations! It seems that the real issue is not the concern of how they got into the current positions but rather how do they get out ? Not...
Letter to TBCSA Board and CEO’s Forum
I have taken my roles on the various boards very seriously and have had time to reflect on what I believe, needs to be done in order to achieve an independent and credible private sector for tourism. Once this is achieved the definition of the public sectors role in creating the platform for us to...
Socialism
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, “OK, we...
Unsustainable
The following are Not sustainable -Systems of any sort without controls and management Is not sustainable -Meetings with no measurable outcomes Is not sustainable -Gearing beyond your ability to repay Is not sustainable -Public servants in fancy cars , flying in first class seats or buying private jets Is not sustainable -Huge payouts or settlements...
Industry Update
Goodbye Fedhasa, not Tourism and certainly not one to QUIT!
Dungan quits Fedhasa Hotel & Restaurant brings you the insice story on why Brett Dungan, the CEO of Fechasa, has resigned from the association and other industry bodies. STEPPING DOWN: Brett Dungan, the energetic and outspoken CEO of Fedhasa, ex-hotelier and ongoing force for change in the hospitality industry, has announced that he is stepping...