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The Importance of the Hospitality Industry

The hospitality industry is one of the biggest in the world, rivalling even fuel and rice production companies. Every year, hotel schools in South Africa take in greater numbers of students, showing that the industry is continuing its growing streak. Almost every country in the world has a hospitality industry, including both developed and developing ones.

What to do when there is a natural disaster and you're on holiday

You’ve spent months planning your holiday and now you’re finally there. The charming little seaside village that you’ve jetted off to is everything that you’d hoped it would be and more. Every morning when you wake up, hotel management calls to make sure that you have everything that you could possibly need.

Stenden South Africa March 2013 Newsletter

Stenden has proven this month that we are not only a world-class leader in the hospitality industry, providing students with the best training possible – we are also committed to using the skills that the students achieve through humanitarian efforts to aid those less fortunate than ourselves.

Stenden South Africa February 2013 Newsletter

The year has kicked off at Stenden and the campus is a-buzz with over 70 Dutch and German students from Stenden Leeuwaarden arriving to study various modules for a period of five months, as well as Bachelor of Commerce students enrolling for their three year I.H.M Degree.

How Hotels Contribute to Economic Development

Everyone who has ever stayed in a hotel knows just how luxurious it can be. The bedding gets changed, the food is delivered and the bathroom supplies are always replenished, often without us even noticing that they were finished in the first place.