Vision 2016 commemorations boost Phikwe hospitality industry

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SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Vision 2016 commemorations, to be held in Robelela village this weekend, have boosted the hospitality industry in Selebi-Phikwe.

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.

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