MOTIVATIONAL STORIES
From Luggage Porter to General Manager of Sun International’s only Beachfront Casino Resort Peter Tshidi was appointed General Manager of Sun International’s Wild Coast Sun on 1 May 2019. His return to the Sun International stable came after he had initially started his journey with the Group 22 years ago at The Palace at Sun City.
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eter started out as a Luggage Porter at The Palace of The Lost City in 1997. Since then, he has gained a wealth of experience in local and international hotel operations, retail, operations management and casino operations, both with Sun International and elsewhere. Today he sees himself as the custodian of a national and significant provincial tourism asset – The Wild Coast Sun. The WCS is Sun International’s only beachfront resort and second oldest property after Sun City, having celebrated its 40th birthday at the end of 2021. “Being back with Sun International makes me feel like I have been around the world and have come home,” he said on his appointment at the Wild Coast Sun. Peter is hugely passionate about South Africa as a destination and sees the Eastern Cape as a largely undiscovered jewel, a wonderland of people, natural beauty and products.
He studied Hotel and Tourism Management with Fáilte Ireland, Ireland’s national tourism authority based in Galway. “But during my career, I’ve done many other managerial short courses and management classes on a wide range of topics and skills within the industry,” he says. “But what I found most memorable was gaining personal knowledge by talking to the people I met during these classes. I am still learning today, by engaging with people from all walks of life.” He is not a man to rest on his laurels. He simply says: “My biggest achievement is yet to come. I am always looking to achieve more tomorrow than I did today.” So even though the hospitality and tourism sectors were among the hardest hit by the pandemic, Peter and his dedicated team have steered the Wild Coast Sun ship through the worst of the storm. Continued on Page 28
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