A woman’s rise from receptionist to General Manager in SA’s largest hotel group
October 2019: In 2002, Bridgette Ngono was one of the first faces that guests would see at the newly opened Protea Hotel by Marriott Bloemfontein, when she took up a post as a receptionist. Today, Ngono is the face behind the operations at the Protea Hotel by Marriott Karridene Beach, where she was appointed as general manager this year. Ngono leads a team of 81 associates, and her responsibilities [...]
A decade of excellence: Rising from debtors’ clerk to general manager
October 2019: Hard work, passion and energy are the ingredients that have taken Thuthukile Moloto from her position as debtors’ clerk to the general manager of the newly opened, 205-roomed Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott Durban uMhlanga Ridge, in only 10 years. The hotel was rebranded in July and employs 150 associates on various levels. Born in KwaMashu, north of Durban, Thuthukile was raised by her late [...]
Transforming Tembisa children’s lives through bed sheets
January 2020: Piles of sheets have been transformed into a bright start to the new school year for 1,000 learners at Khayalami Primary School in Tembisa, Midrand, under the Sheets for Shirts project. Previously rolled out in the Western Cape, the initiative will now have a national footprint by transforming the lives of children in Johannesburg. The school uniform shirts are made from high quality sheets sourced from eight [...]
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott opens in Durban Edgy and innovative hotel brand comes to uMhlanga Ridge
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott opens in Durban Edgy and innovative hotel brand comes to uMhlanga Ridge Cape Town, 17 July 2019: Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott Durban uMhlanga Ridge officially opened this month, making it the first Fire & Ice! by Marriott hotel in KwaZulu-Natal and the fourth in South Africa. A highly anticipated addition to the brand’s fast-growing portfolio, it joins Fire & [...]
PROTEA HOTELS BY MARRIOTT VOTED COOLEST HOTEL BRAND
PROTEA HOTELS BY MARRIOTT VOTED COOLEST HOTEL BRAND IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE 9TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 18 June 2019: For an impressive ninth consecutive year, Protea Hotels by Marriott® has been named South Africa’s Coolest Hotel Brand in the Sunday Times Generation Next Survey for 2019. This coveted recognition further reinforces the brand’s deep understanding of a rapidly evolving market and its growing traction [...]