Flowers wilt and chocolates get eaten – so are they even a suitable gift for our moms? No doubt she appreciated them, but for someone so important in our lives, we feel like there should be more to it. At City Lodge Hotel Group, we’ve put a lot of thought into the perfect gift to give moms that shows them exactly how special they are. Let’s talk about what this ideal gift is: Some Space Running a family is a full-time job – quite literally in some cases. Our moms are sometimes more heavily invested in our lives than we are; they’re who we can count on to know the details, remember important dates, and motivate us to go achieve more. But being that invested in the rest of the family is a lot to carry on her shoulders, and that takes a toll. When last did you see your mom book herself in for some pampering time? Probably not often…
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…
We were reading such an interesting psychological study the other day. It looked at the positive psychological benefits to taking a holiday. Granted, we’re no psychologists, but we couldn’t agree more with their findings, and thought they may be interesting to share with our guests. It’s been a taxing year in so many ways – physically, emotionally, financially, it’s just been a lot. Rightfully, we followed our President’s orders to stay at home, with many of us still working from home and doing our best to avoid populated areas. With countries like the UK and the USA still struggling to get infections under control, it truly does seem as though our planet will be fighting to get back to some form of normal deep into 2021. There are calculated risks that may be worth taking though, this article implies. There are immense psychological benefits to getting away that we’ve been…