Hotels record boom over festive season

Business performance at hotels was impressive
Business performance at hotels was impressive

Local visitors have been the major boosters for business in the hospitality industry over the past festive season.

In an interview with BusinessWeek, Head of Marketing & Sales at Cresta, Patrick Chivese said they had recorded a good performance over the festive. “ Despite the Ebola fears, we received a lot of visitors in most of our hotels but this time around we recorded more African visitors than the international ones, but overall business was impressive,” he said.

Chivese also said destinations such as Maun, Kasane and Okavango Delta attracted both domestic and international tourists so the business performance is always positive in these areas.

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