In 1935 Howard Hughes set an airspeed record, Amelia Earhart was the first person to fly solo, Monopoly was released and Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Luciano Pavarotti and Woody Allen were born.
It is also the year Hotel & Restaurant was launched.
Seventy-five years on, the oldest business publication in the country is not only cracking open the bubbly to commemorate three-quarters of a century of publishing, it is celebrating its success as a multimedia content provider with print sales into Africa and an international online audience.
“We are constantly looking for innovation, creativity and new touch points for our advertisers to get their message out and give readers new ways to access information. This is what has always held us as the most read and respected publication in the industry, and remains our objective as we celebrate this milestone,” commented publisher Bradley Kantor. “Our goal remains to secure greater reader loyalty by providing a range of platforms on which our readers can digest the Hotel & Restaurant brand.”
The brand’s technological efforts saw a versatile, interactive website go live last year, followed by the introduction of a jobs portal, digital editions of the magazine and weekly webletters and corporate mailers distributed on behalf of advertisers, while its profile was raised when it became the media partner for the annual trade expo, Hostex, two years ago.
Hotel & Restaurant’s diamond jubilee is a glittering affair, with gemstones and a silver-foiled bottle of bubbly UV-varnished on the matt cover. The contents include articles from the captains of the hospitality industry, including the Minister of Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk.
Launched as SA Hotel Review, the magazine was bought by RamsayMedia in 1950, when it was renamed Hotel & Catering Review and subsequently Hotelier & Caterer, becoming Hotel & Restaurant in 1997.
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