
Gooderson Tropicana Hotel
Company Profile
Gooderson Leisure is the holiday destination for those seeking good value and good fun accommodation in South Africa; a place where you can afford to be yourself and pursue the things that deeply reward you, in some of the most beautiful surroundings and hotels in South Africa.
Gooderson Leisure owns and manages a variety of leisure destination accommodation in South Africa within KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng; offering guests the choice to experience the very best of the beach, berg, bush or battlefields. With a heritage of hospitality spanning over 50 years, the Gooderson Leisure experience is renowned for the plethora of activities that you can submerse yourself in, including an 18-hole and 9 hole golf course which are NGU Rated.
Company History
Gooderson Leisure Corporation was established in 1957. The company entered into a partnership in the timeshare industry in 1981, which allowed its management team to gain extensive knowledge of timeshare development, sales and management. The success that the company achieved with the development, sales and management of timeshare properties resulted in the establishment of Goodfin, which offers finance to prospective timeshare owners.
In March 2006, the Shareholders of Gooderson proposed a listing of Gooderson on the Alternative Exchange (AltX) of the JSE Limited. The company converted to a public company on 26 September 2006, Gooderson listed on AltX.
Mission Statement
It is our mission to add value and customer satisfaction through a consistent approach to service and operational excellence and to increase market share and product offering in the tourism industry.
Group Values
As we deliver on our mission, our group values guide us in our relations with our employees,
guests and our shareholders.
Through service excellence, affordability and training we will become the hotel group of choice. Through reward programmes and skills development we will become the preferred employer in the hospitality industry.
Through our caring policy, and while behaving in a socially responsible and progressive manner in the industry in which we operate, we will become the group of choice.
Overall Strategic Intent
With the implementation to increase our product offering, there is also emphasis to optimise
and deliver on employment equity, skills development and black economic empowerment in line
with good corporate governance practices which all forms part of the Gooderson strategy.
The Group’s Overall Strategy
To ensure optimum execution of the group strategy, Gooderson is structured and managed in
an environment with the necessary financial and administrative capacity, driven by a fully
motivated workforce that fits an adaptive culture. Gooderson maintains a governance structure with specific targets, regularly motivating progress towards achieving these targets.