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Kinda Exciting as the Armed Forces Benefit Survey Results start pouring in

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As-of 22 February 2016 MyPE has had 13 replies to our benefit survey which presently shows sales of around R351 500.00 by guest house and accommodation owners directly attributable to Armed Forces Week – CLICK HERE – to take part and share with fellow accommodation providers.

The results thus far:

  1. Did Armed Forces Week Benefit Nelson Mandela Bay? 3 Agree, 1 Neutral, 8 Strongly Agree and 1 Strongly Disagree
  2. Accommodation – No. of Bed Nights? 5 sold up to 5 bed nights, 2 sold up to 10 bed nights, 3 sold up to 20 bed nights, 1 sold up to 30 bed nights and 2 sold up to 50 bed nights
  3. The above were sold for rand values as follows: 4 up to R1000.00, 2 up to R2 500.00, 1 up to R10 000.00, 1 up to R15 000.00, 2 up to R20 000.00, 1 up to R30 000.00, 1 up to R50 000.00 and 1 reporting around R200 000.00 of sales.
  4. The respondents thus far were from Humewod, Summerstrand, Walmer and Schoenmakerskop

Some of the comments left were:

  • The guests that stayed with me where so polite and a real pleasure to have stay.
  • I had a navy man staying at my B&B on 2 separate occasions last year, as he was part of the planning process. I didn’t have anyone related to the Armed Forces day staying with me during the week, as my establishment was already fully booked by overseas guests.
  • AWESOME EXPERIENCE
  • The extended road closures and resultant traffic congestion was a huge problem for all of us in Summerstrand. When it is one day as with Iron Man, not a problem but when it is for four consecutive days it becomes a nightmare. We got our housekeepers to sleep over so we lost a room night on Saturday.
  • Not sure if the vast amount spent by the SANDF to put on this show could not have been better utilized on one of the many problem areas currently in South Africa. It would be great if it could be know what the  bottom-line cost figure on this exercise was.
  • It was a great event and I think we did us proud. Would be excellent to have more events like this.

If you are an accommodation owner – CLICK HERE – to complete our completely anonymous survey.

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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.