Blog | Hotel News | Media

Keeping you informed on all our GOOD news.

Stay up to date with all our GOOD news and what Guy Stehlik says in his blog. You’ll find all our press releases, articles and blog posts below.

Lastminute.com at a SPRINT

Picture this – you head out for a spontaneous road trip along the Garden route, decide during your drive to spend the night or turn your planned three day trip into four days, what do you do?

May 17, 2021

Break away and travel solo

In the world according to ME, Earth can be carved up into two categories of travellers: 1) Someone [like me] who thrives on travelling solo as it provides more freedom to pick up-and-go at any given moment and 2) People who just cannot bear the prospect of travelling alone;

April 13, 2021

Why you want value for money

From the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, good value (for money) is described as “something that is good value, is not expensive, or is worth what you pay for it”.

March 17, 2021

BON Hotels welcomes Africlassic Rivonia by BON Hotels to its fold

BON Hotels is proud to announce the addition of their brand new property, Africlassic Rivonia by BON Hotels, from 1 September 2020.

September 2, 2020

How hotel management companies should prepare hotel owners for crises

The hospitality industry is no stranger to hardships. We are often first to feel the impact of any global or local crisis. When a situation impacts the lives of the consumers we deal with daily, we are directly affected.

June 23, 2020

The Good News Edition 5

We ended the year on a high note with the announcement of our acquisition by ONOMO Hotels, and look forward to even more growth over the next few months, including the opening of over 20 new properties in Nigeria

March 19, 2020

Intra-Africa Travel

As the CEO of an African hospitality group, I spend a fairly big chunk of my time travelling across the continent.

February 16, 2020

It’s all in the numbers…or is it?

Every year, at about this time, the hospitality industry goes into a flurry of activity getting together reports about the industry’s performance during the busy end-of-year season.

January 30, 2020

The economic rise of Richards Bay

Three new projects have been announced for the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ), the largest of which is a Saudi-SA R147-billion oil refinery set for 2028.

December 10, 2019

New SA hotel to open up in Ethiopia

After decades of being plagued by famine and civil war, Ethiopia’s success story has attracted international attention.

December 7, 2019

SA’s tourism industry is cruising

I read with great interest this month that ground was broken on the construction of a new cruise liner passenger terminal in Durban.

November 29, 2019

The delights of the 2019 Dorp van die Jaar

In an annual competition looking at Southern Africa’s top towns in the categories of culture, activities, landscape, tourism and heritage, thousands of viewers of M-Net’s Kwela voted the Namibian town of Swakopmund as 2019’s Dorp van die Jaar (Town of the Year).

November 27, 2019

Dramatic changes on the cards of Nigeria’s developing hospitality industry

New hotel developments are set for major city routes, the Northern regions and the old Trade Route in the South.

November 24, 2019

Explore Owerri , Nigeria’s undiscovered gem

Situated in Eastern Nigeria, Owerri is the capital of Imo state and home to the Igbo people.

November 21, 2019

These are the top Muslim-friendly places to travel to in South Africa

In the last ten years, Muslim travel across the globe has seen significant increases. As one of the fastest-growing tourism segments, Muslim travel spend is set to rise to US$300 billion by 2026. And South Africa can most definitely benefit from this.

November 21, 2019

Are relaxed visa regulations enough to turn the tourism industry around?

It’s no secret that in light of the current South African climate in general, there are serious commitments needed from our government to turn around not only the nation’s perception of South Africa, but the world’s.

November 2, 2019

African should support, not fight, Africa in propelling the continent forward

Not too long ago, the outside world referred to Africa as ‘the dark continent’, a region plagued by conflict, famine, dictatorships, corruption, failing economies, and a massive infrastructure gap - to name but a few challenges

October 1, 2019

BON Hotels expands its footprint in the Kruger National Park

Buckler’s Africa Lodge is one of three properties in the Kruger National Park area to be managed by BON Hotels, and will be launching in September 2019.

July 11, 2019

Stop shopping around

Anyone who has experienced booking a hotel room online will be aware of the perplexity of options, pop-ups, terms and conditions and ‘bait’ offered via a plethora of online accommodation booking portals.

July 8, 2019

BON Hotels expands footprint throughout Namibia

Through an alliance with the Theart family in Namibia, well-known in business circles and with a great deal of experience in the hospitality industry, BON Hotels will now expand its footprint across the country.

June 30, 2019