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IPL Cricket team thanks honest South African hotel staff
Staff at a Port Elizabeth hotel in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, were on Saturday applauded by an Indian Premier League team, Kings XI Punjab, for their honesty after they returned a large sum of cash left in a hotel room. The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) team congratulated the Garden Court staff for "promoting a spirit of honesty and responsibility" ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament.
This was after KXIP management left an undisclosed amount of money in a room safe and were then relocated to another room in the hotel on Friday. Arvinder Singh, vice-president of operations for KXIP said: "It was an unusual situation, that was quickly resolved, when the hotel allotted the room we had been using as a meeting room to another guest." Altech Autopage Cellular boss Stephen Blewett took over the room after the relocation. Blewett found the cash untouched when he wanted to use the safe and asked the hotel management to transfer it to their main safe. The money was kept in the hotel's main safe until it was returned to the cricket team's management.
"The money was to cover some logistical costs... we never travel with large amounts of money and won't be doing so for the rest of the trip," Singh said. The team was one of many to be taking part in the 59-game IPL tournament, which was relocated to South Africa less than a month ago because of security fears in India. South Africa was seen to have better security. "We have been impressed by the quality of people we have met so far. South Africans are enthusiastic, hard-working and very resourceful," he said. He added that "it has been a pleasure to set-up this event at such short notice with such fantastic people". Many British Lion’s Rugby fans are also expected in South Africa to support their team. ”Coupled with the IPL Cricket which ends on 23 May, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in June and the ICC 8-Nations Champions’ Trophy in September, South Africa is certainly expecting thousands of fans for the upcoming top level sporting events,” notes Robert Wilson, CEO of travelinsouthafrica.net , “Fans would be well advised to sort out their travel and accommodation soon,” he said.
"South Africa is a great country and its people are very honest." - Sapa
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