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24Sep

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Business

Exploring Hostess Jobs in Dubai: A Lucrative Career Path

Image Source - https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/hotel-staff-concept-illustration_42105456.htm In the bustling metropolis of Dubai, where luxury and extravagance are a way of life, the demand for skilled and courteous professionals in the hospitality industry is perennially high. Among the various roles that grace this dynamic city's hospitality sector, hostess jobs in Dubai hold a unique allure. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve deep into the world of hostess jobs in Dubai, exploring the opportunities, requirements, and everything you need to know to embark on a successful career in this exciting field. Hostess jobs in Dubai are experiencing remarkable growth, with statistics indicating a surge in demand for these roles. According to recent data from the Dubai Department of T...

Resilience and collaboration among top themes at the sixth Hotel & Hospitality Show

25May

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Africa Travel, South Africa News

Resilience and collaboration among top themes at the sixth Hotel & Hospitality Show

The African hotel and hospitality market has immense resilience and potential. Recognising this and facilitating a platform for African hospitality to thrive, the Hotel & Hospitality Show, hosted by dmg and Kaoun took place at the Sandton Convention Centre last week to foster growth and collaboration within the sector. “The Hotel & Hospitality Show connects brands and bolsters networking opportunities across Africa’s hospitality market,” said Evan Schiff, Group Event Director at dmg events. “The turn out this year indicates confidence in the industry and the desire to keep doing business, better than ever.” Gugu Sithole, Chairperson of the Johannesburg Tourism Company discussed the drive to promote Johannesburg as a top destination in Africa, with a globally competitive edge. “If...

2Nov

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Africa Travel, Mauritius News, South Africa News

Strong recovery and acceleration for global hospitality brand, Club Med

While still affected by the Covid-19 crisis, trends in business volume for pioneers of all-inclusive holidays, Club Med, has evolved differently in various geographical areas. In the 1st half of 2022 (H1 22) Club Med saw its business volume increase by more than 300% compared to the 1st half of 2021 (H1 21) when ski resorts were closed in France, and international travel was largely restricted. In total, Club Med recorded a turnover of €811 million in H1 22, only 10% lower than in H1 19. In Europe and the Americas (North and South), the 5th wave of Covid-19 impacted activity until February. From March, Club Med experienced a very strong rebound taking advantage of the "Revenge Travel" phenomenon: Europe returned to the level of H1 19 (-1%), despite concerns stemming from the wa...

26Oct

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South Africa News

How SA’s hospitality sector SMEs can plan for the festive season

Small businesses in the hospitality sector have their eyes firmly set on recovery, as the year slowly starts drawing to a close. There is still lots of hard work ahead, but recent developments such as the relaxation of lockdown regulations and the changes to international travel restrictions give a glimmer of hope for SME operators that work in the tourism and hospitality sector. In 2018, the travel and tourism sector made up nearly 3% of South Africa’s GDP and contributed to 4.5% of all employment in the country. This picture changed overnight when the pandemic shut down the economy in March 2020 as a global lockdown resulted in no visitors to our shores between April and September. Visitor numbers plummeted by a staggering 72.6%, dragging employment figures along with it. Jobs in the se...

22Oct

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Africa Travel, Morocco News

Hospitality Investment Leaders meet at Morocco Tourism Investment Day at Expo Dubai 2020

On Monday, 11 October, the Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT) hosted the Morocco Tourism Investment Day as part of Morocco: Global Investment Hub Week, which took place at the Morocco Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, in partnership with Bench, the organiser of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), which is the premier hotel investment conference in Africa. Imad Barrakad, CEO of the Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT) welcomed over 50 senior hospitality investment leaders to the exclusive, invitation-only meeting saying “Morocco is full of tremendous opportunities at the moment especially in destinations in the South and Agadir and now is the perfect time to invest”. Hamid Bentahar, Chairman of the National Confederation of Tourism was interviewed by Laura Buckwel...

12Sep

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Africa Travel, Events

AHIC 2021 at a glance: a sneak peek at the sessions and speakers set for this year’s highly anticipated event

Hospitality investors, owners and operators will meet in Dubai from 20-22 September for the 17th edition of AHIC, returning to Madinat Jumeirah live in person The Arabian & African Hospitality Investment Conference (AHIC) returns to Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai live in person from 20-22 September 2021, bringing together four powerful, active investment communities from across the region. For the first time, AHIC 2021, organised by Bench and MEED, will house the four close-knit investment communities of the Arabian Hospitality Investment Conference (AHIC), Saudi Arabia Hospitality Investment Conference (SHIC), Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) and the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF) under one roof. United by the theme Rise Together, investors, owners, private equity firms, ...

6Jul

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Fintech, South Africa News

Telephonic payment solution helps companies deal with Covid-19 challenges

VerPay enables verbal commerce as businesses adapt to serve their customers in contactless ways As South Africa enters its third wave and lockdown restrictions tighten, certain businesses - such as those in hospitality - once again find themselves having to temporarily close their doors, while seeking alternative avenues to generate income, such as take-aways. “The pandemic has forced us all to do business in new ways, and presented new challenges - as well as opportunities, says Dana Buys, CEO of VerPay Pty Ltd, a Cape fintech company that specialises in cloud-based payment. “Not all companies have the means - or inclination - to go completely online. Many consumers still prefer dealing with a person, as opposed to solely an app or webs...

26Sep

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Africa Travel, Kenya News

Pushing the boundaries of African hospitality

According to the annual African Hotel Chain Development Pipeline Survey from W Hospitality Group, there are 75,000 branded rooms in 401 hotels in the pipeline across Africa On the occasion of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) (https://www.AHIF.com) this week, Filippo Sona, Managing Director, Global Hospitality Drees & Sommer (https://www.DreSo.com/), asks whether Sub-Saharan Africa is ready for an iconic hotel asset that will shape the image of African tourism. According to the annual African Hotel Chain Development Pipeline Survey from W Hospitality Group, there are 75,000 branded rooms in 401 hotels in the pipeline across Africa – a growth of 51% in total pipeline rooms since 2015. The big global chains dominate, with Marriott International representing 81 hotels; Accor 57...

28Jul

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Africa Travel, Ethiopia News, Interview, Main

Hospitality industry development in Africa.

Interviews with global business leaders. Join Mark Willis, Chief Executive Officer, Middle East & Africa, Accor at #AHIF from 23-25 September 2019, Addis, Ethiopia. He will be speaking at our regional leader's panel to discuss Accor's growth strategies in Africa, having 143 hotels across the continent and another 60+ to open in the next 36 months. "Marriott International is a leading operator in Africa with 20,000 keys in 20 countries and 14,000 keys under development" - Alex Kyriakidis, President & Managing Director, Middle East & Africa, Marriott International. Join him at #AHIF from 23-25 September in Addis, Ethiopia. Africa is the place to be and for the next 10 years, it will be one of the fastest growing developing markets for the hospitality industry” - Filippo Sona M...

Investments into the South African hospitality sector

25Apr

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Africa Travel, South Africa News

Investments into the South African hospitality sector

JLL has released its 2019 SA Hotel Investment Outlook report forecasting that R1.9 billion will be invested into new hotels, and around R6.9 billion in total over the next three years. This translates into 3,900 new rooms across South Africa. The report highlights that there has been a clear shift in the way that capital is being deployed into the hotel sector, with a number of opportunistic and disruptive activities driving this increase in development activity. Despite the uptick in new development, the hotel sector has not been spared from poor macro-economic headwinds in recent years and performance has been challenging, with revenue per available room declining 1.4% for during 2018. Poor levels of business confidence and pressure on government travel has been the primary reason for th...