STATUS HOTEL GROUP FULFILLS YOUR POTENTIAL
Since 1998 Sable Hospitality has assisted individually owned hotels and resorts
around Southern Africa with both national and international sales and marketing
solutions. Preserving the heritage and individual characteristics of each property
within the alliance, enhancing tourism opportunities for each location, from the
luxurious hotel proficient in eco-tourism, to an indulgent wildlife safari lodge.
Showcasing the finest accommodation around Southern Africa fulfilling your dynamic
tourist potential.
Our individually owned hotels and holiday resorts, distinctively fulfill the alternative
experience and expectations of the discerning international visitor, the corporate
traveler, the conference delegate, the leisure traveler and the sport enthusiast,
enhanced with an authentic African experience. We assist you in showcasing our diversity,
thereby enhancing your market potential.
One of our key strengths is our ability to recognize the current market trends and
demands. We therefore can assist you with effective sales and marketing whilst establishing
a comprehensive management brand in Southern Africa servicing the hospitality industry.
This will assist in creating a symbiotic network of STATUS HOTELS in Southern Africa.
We offer you over 60 years of marketing and sales experience where our expertise
lies perfectly positioned to offer management and marketing assistance as a brand,
boosting your venue by adding you to our growing client base already benefitting
from our years of successful marketing solutions. Our focus is centered on your
own sales and marketing plan and we drive that through the general manager of each
establishment.
The STATUS HOTEL Group will maximize the individual and unique potential of your
venue and destination, utilizing specialist management skills to transform, reveal
and promote your property in a fresh and appealing way, as we have done for every
hotel under our flag, helping you to diversify into a global arena.
VISION
The reputation of any member within the hospitality industry is often wholly based
on the perceptions of the client. Recognizing this fact we created a dynamic hotel
brand. With passionate and dedicated team members, we connect hotels to their clients,
resulting in satisfied customers, helping you expand your market share, benefitting
dedicated owners, shareholders and exceeding the revenues of each business unit.
It is imperative that privately owned and managed hotel and resort personnel consistently
exceed expectations. Hailing from all over the country, our team's unbridled enthusiasm
and quest for perfection, ensures the ongoing success and growth of all STATUS HOTELS.
PHILOSOPHY
STATUS HOTELS maintains a fresh identity to appeal to both the younger and older
tourist group, whilst operating with integrity and innovation, serving both you
and your client base with our inspiration and loyalty. We will continue to leave
our mark in the tourist industry of Southern Africa and across our borders promoting
African tourism in a professional and reliable manner. Owners, Guests, Staff and
Clients will benefit from our expertise and dedication.
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
We create management solutions which competes successfully in all areas of the hospitality
industry of Southern Africa. We offer an appealing package to a global market by
providing you with an excelling corporate governance. With cutting edge national
and international marketing solutions. We offer respected returns for all owners
and business partners. We change jobs into enticing career paths for all Human Resources
Assets whilst simultaneously engaging the community of your location by offering
employment and other beneficial opportunities. We also intend to grow SMME's in
your communities.
THE CUTTING EDGE ADVANTAGE
Our competitive advantages includes comprehensive international and national marketing
solutions. A national sales force of people who can identify your needs and enhance
your features. We give you access to quality personnel with impeccable professional
management skills. We offer central reservation services, a web site with around
the clock worldwide reservations access, enhanced with internet marketing. We supply
every aspect required to succeed in this competitive industry by offering you Human
Resource Management, Project Management, Business development, Training and Capacity
building, Quality Assessment and Mystery Guest profiling. We also have a BBBEE compliance
with 30% shareholding.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Reg Ferreira
One of our operating shareholders. He offers you access to his thirty-five years
of sales and marketing experience. A qualified Marketing Management professional,
Reg has held the Sales Manager position for international brands and hotel groups.
His expertise and understanding of complex modern marketing problems and solutions
gives all of our clients the ability to maximize their marketing potential globally,
succinctly and effortlessly.
Henk Bredenoord
One of our operating shareholders, and an award winner. With over thirty-seven years
of international experience in the industry, holding positions from General Manager,
Group General Manager, Regional Manager, Director of the Board of the School of
Tourism and Hospitality at the University of Johannesburg, to Operations Director.
He uses this lifelong experience to give you an advantage over your competition,
with scything proficiency.
African Woman's Consolidated Investments (Pty) Ltd
Also one of our non executive shareholders. AWCI, is a black owned company owned
by a broad based womans group in South Africa from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.
AWCI’s goal is to promote and aid women in business and in undeveloped communities.
Through its extensive network of shareholders throughout South Africa, AWCI intends
to assist women in reaching their full potential. AWCI has invested in the Hospitality
Industry, Agriculture, Mining and various other industries.
HUMAN RESOURCES
It is our policy in STATUS HOTELS to put people first and that pertains as much
to our Staff as our Guests. Each and every staff member in STATUS HOTELS is on a
career path in order to maximize his/her potential and ensure that we can fill staff
vacancies through internal advancement and promotion.
BURSARIES
STATUS HOTELS provides bursaries for chef and management training in a three year
block course at the University of Johannesburg School of Hospitality and Tourism
for internationally recognized courses. After successful completion of a course
students are offered permanent positions in STATUS HOTELS. Preference will always
be given to the family of our Staff and the communities in which our hotels operate.
TRAINING
All personnel, during the course of their careers, will attend short courses to
maximize their potential as well as continuous on the job training. It is the focus
of STATUS HOTELS to develop each and every Staff member, along their chosen career
path, in order to fulfill their dreams and aspirations.
PREFERRED PARTNERS
C.I.T. CLOTHING - Uniforms & Corporate clothing
GIJIMA AST - IT Support & Hardware supply
HERTZ CAR RENTAL - Worldwide car rental
HTI - Property management and point of sales software
RCI - Vacation Exchange
TRAVELLERS CHOICE - Independent Tour Operator
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG - School of Hospitality and Tourism
PROPERTIES
WESTERN CAPE
Blue Bay Lodge - West Coast
De Noordhoek Hotel - Noordhoek Village
Montagu Country Hotel – Montagu
Santé Hotel • Resort • Spa - Paarl, Cape Winelands
Sunstays Lagoon Beach Apartments - Milnerton
JOHANNESBURG
Status Hotel on Grayston - opening December 2012
Times Square Executive Suites - Sandton
Tshukudu Lodge - Bela Bela
PRETORIA
Aluvi House Boutique Hotel and Spa
Status Hotel Legae Suites
EASTERN CAPE
Status Hotel Jeffrey’s Bay - opening 1st Quarter 2012
BLOEMFONTEIN
Black Mountain Leisure and Conference Hotel
SWAZILAND
Happy Valley Hotel - Operated by Status Hotels
LIMPOPO PROVINCE
Royal Legend Safari Lodge - Timbavati, Greater Kruger Park
MOZAMBIQUE
Casa Luna Lodge - Inhassoro