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HOSPITALITY TRENDS PROPERTIES FINANCIAL RISK  LEGAL IMMIGRATION CONTACTS
The Hospitality Partners Association South Africa (HPASA) wish all their readers a safe
and festive holiday season and prosperous New Year.

The 4th instalment of the Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA 2010) ended on a high note on 2nd November 2010.

HPASA Partners wish to express congratulations to all the 2010 HICA Award Winners:
Dr. Shingi Munyeza – “Industry Mover and Shaker” Award
Ms. Antoinette Slabbert - "Excellence in Travel and Tourism Reporting"
Maliba Lodge in Lesotho - "Best New Non-Hotel Investment" Award
Fairmont Zimbali Resort - "Best New Hotel Investment" Award
Heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Kurt Ritter, CEO and President of The Rezidor Hotel Group who received a HICA Special Recognition Award.

Birthday wish!
HPASA partners Pam Golding Hospitality, The Exceed Group, IBN Consulting & Immigration and SATIB Risk Solutions would like to wish their HPASA partner and friend, STBB Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes, congratulations on their 110th birthday! Congratulations to all at STBB Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes.

Please check out all our highlights below to read more relevant, useful and occasionally hard-hitting articles.
We look forward to serving your hospitality needs.

Yours in Hospitality,
The Hospitality Partners Association
www.hpasa.com
 
Hospitality Trends
 
• HICA 2010 – Fascinating!
The highlight of another great HICA conference was the session that was moderated by Alex Kyriakidis, the Global Managing Director of the Deloitte Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure...
Financial
 
• Internal Audit and Risk Management Simplified - Part 2
This is the 2nd part in a series of articles that explains and clarifies on a very practical level exactly what value can be added by Internal Audit and Risk Management within your organisation...
Immigration
 
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Corporate Permits - Bulk Employment Made Easy
The Immigration Act of 2002 introduced “Corporate Permits” as a new way of easing the facilitation of insufficient and scarce skills into South Africa...
Legal
 
• Booking Cancellations - What the Consumer Protection Act says
From the point of view of the hospitality industry, many of the provisions of the new Consumer Protection Act will have a direct impact on the day-to-day running of businesses...
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Legally Speaking – Snippets of Law
Provided by STBB ‘Legally Speaking” are thought provoking snippets or newsflashes of law for your reading...
Risk
 
• Lightning Conduction – A Risk Solution?
An approaching thunderstorm can raise a lodge owner’s anxiety levels, sometimes to fever pitch. The position of the lodge – on a hillside or mountain - and the region in which the lodge or hotel is located are factors...
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The Ugly Truth Behind Guest Room Theft
To any general manager or owner of a property in the hospitality industry, theft from guest rooms has to be a scourge...
Properties
 
• A wide selection of Lodges, Guesthouses and Hotels available
Here you will find the most recent hospitality properties on offer through Pam Golding Hospitality
 
Are you an investor who is keen to explore business opportunities in the African hospitality sector, or perhaps a hotel developer/operator seeking a business partner. It could also be that you generally follow global trends in hospitality, and are interested in knowing more about the sectors’ future prospects. If this sounds like you, then talk to our HPASA partners. HPASA partners offer world class, turnkey solutions to the business of hospitality.
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Hospitality Business Hub is the newsletter of the Hospitality Partners Association, a partnership of 5 highly respected companies and individuals, all of whom have proven themselves leaders in business and in the hospitality sector, and as a partnership can offer turnkey solutions to all small and large hospitality and tourism businesses in South Africa from local and international investors and
Hotel Operators worldwide.
 
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