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TimesLIVE reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government has committed to working with Durban's Hilton Hotel in an attempt to ensure it reopens its doors soon. It emerged on Saturday that the city's iconic landmark, situated next to the International Convention Centre (ICC), would be shutting its doors, temporarily.
It is unclear when the hotel intends to reopen. MEC for economic development, tourism and environmental affairs, Ravi Pillay, said on Sunday that, together with other spheres of government, including the eThekwini Municipality, “we will continue working with the Hilton to ensure that we find solutions and to ensure they reopen their doors soon”. Pillay said the department understood the pressures facing the establishment and was involved in interventions to try to avert the closure. The department is concerned that the closure will have a negative impact on jobs. Pillay noted that since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the global hotel group had closed down over 1,000 Hilton hotels worldwide, including one in Cape Town which closed down last year. The iconic hotel in Durban has played a huge role in attracting tourists to eThekwini and to the province.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Zimasa Matiwane at TimsLIVE
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