Vision 2016 commemorations boost Phikwe hospitality industry
Thursday, August 30, 2012
The copper mining town is normally quiet, but accommodation and entertainment establishments are making a killing as people from different parts of the country arrive for the Vision 2016 commemorations that will be hosted by Bobirwa sub-district.
A Bosele Hotel representative who declined to reveal her name, on Wednesday told Mmegi that some of their customers booked in March. She said the hotel, which has 52 rooms is now fully booked. She added that business normally fluctuates and it is difficult to pinpoint their peak season. She also said normally their customers are both from the private sector and government departments.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...