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A Case for Sustainable Development: Deaf Awareness
September is International Month for the Deaf and to raise awareness around the challenges and solutions for the deaf, we did a case study with Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands whose workforce comprises of 30% hearing impaired personnel. Based on an estimate from the World Federation of the Deaf (www.wfd.org)), about 70 million Deaf…
The ONLY vetted, extended stay, executive accommodation in Africa
Curious to know what sets myresidence.africa apart from the rest? Myresidence.Africa prides itself as the sole independent provider of comprehensively vetted, extended stay, executive accommodation. All our properties are stringently vetted ensuring our client’s safety and comfort. At myresidence we totally understand the inconvenience and frustration associated with being misled which could be as a…
A Case for Sustainable Development: BEYOND Aparthotels
Case Study 2 – BEYOND is Sustainability in Practice Key to MyResidence.Africa’s sustainable initiatives of sharing Global Sustainable best practices within the extended stay industry sector, we had the pleasure of chatting to James Fry, Owner & Founder of BEYOND Aparthotels based in the United Kingdom. James has a tangible passion for sustainable business and…
TREND: Business Travellers want to be Digital Nomads
Remote work and digital nomads have been identified as one of the top business travel trends for 2022. Digital nomads are people who earn their living by working from locations of their choosing, relying on technology to do so. BCD Travel Research & Innovation did a survey of 876 business travellers worldwide. Research showed that…
A Case for Sustainable Development: Hotel Verde
Case 1 – Hotel Verde Sustainable Development is a large and looming topic that is gripping the Temporary Housing sector and as our Director René Stegmann has grown to realise, the topic also sets in a sense of paralysis which is not helping drive the topic and action towards authentic sustainable impact. René is…
Welcome to the team – Matthew Harper
We are pleased to welcome Matthew Harper into our organization. Matthew has been with the business as an intern for the past 3 months. Matthew studied a BSc in property at the University of Cape Town and continued to do a postgraduate honours in Property. Matthew is our operations assistant and is responsible for growing…
How we managed to grow our portfolio to 10 000 rooms
MyResidence.Africa Limited was incorporated in Mauritius early in 2019. It is a business born out of the Relocation Africa Group, the premier relocation and immigration service provider for the African region, and out of the realisation that the temporary accommodation agency market was under serviced on the African continent. Expatriate executives and assignees who are…
IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON EXTENDED STAY: CLIENT PRIORITIES/NEEDS
At MyResidence, we have noticed several shifts in our client’s needs under the global pandemic. With uncertainty controlling the world at the moment, clients have prioritised slightly different factors when choosing temporary accommodation. Flexibility is a crucial element to our clients; they are looking for accommodation that will allow for an extension or cancellation if…
MyResidence: Addressing Travel Anxiety
Addressing Travel Anxiety Travel anxiety is something often spoken about, especially when travelling to Africa. Furthermore, the COVID-19 panic has heightened travel anxiety. Simply put, travel anxiety is the fear of travelling to an unfamiliar place. This causes an individual to feel stressed or depressed when travelling to a new place. These symptoms manifest into…
A Guide through our Booking Process
Welcome to booking with MyResidence. We have a hassle-free, reliable, and prompt booking system. In this article, we guide you through this process. Our Client and Legal Service Advisor, Tanja Glatz gives us insight into your questions. The client sends MyResidence a booking request via email. You have logged into www.myresidence.africa. You submit a…