We were hoping for 2021 to be the year that things go back to normal – that we could leave our masks at home, give our friends a hug and start attending events again. It was when President Ramaphosa delivered the somber announcement that the second wave of COVID infections was passing through South Africa that we all started to realise that this wouldn’t be the case. Now seems like a great time to do a refresher course! Keep It Up Experts have identified behaviour called “pandemic fatigue”, where you’ve kept your guard up for so long that you simply get tired of following the protocols. Please don’t! The simplest actions, like wearing a mask in public and washing or sanitising one’s hands are as important now as they were last year. If anything, we’re in a better position now – there’s a ready supply of sanitiser, and businesses, like our hotels, are well-equipped to make…
Ah, Fridays. The gateway to the weekend. The last little bit of work before you can kick off your shoes, let down your hair, and do the things that you want to do. It’s so good at what it stands for that even its next-door neighbour, Thursday, gets some attention – but we digress. Friday is a magical day and something we look forward to. Our team wanted to bring out a new promotion, something fantastic to make your stay at our hotels even more affordable. We’ve had some great ideas throughout the year, but we really wanted to push the boundary on this one. When someone brought up leveraging Fridays, the rest of the team looked at them funny for a second – that’s a risky move to attach something to as beautifully successful as Friday. But, as the idea evolved and our exciting WOZA Friday promotion began to take shape,…