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City Lodge continues to cut carbon emissions
The City Lodge Hotel Group reduced its total greenhouse gas emissions by 10.4% in the year to end June and has slashed its emissions by 36% over the past five years... read


Tourism
Cut travel stress with TRAVLR
Samsonite has launched Travlr, an interactive app that acts as your own personal travel guide... read
Love Cape Town Neighbourhood Series launched
Cape Town Tourism has launched the Love Cape Town Neighbourhood Series, a collection of videos intimately revealing three of the city's suburbs. read
Tourism leaders agree to grow jobs and skills
South Africa joins global tourism leaders in adopting a declaration to create more jobs and strengthen skills development in the tourism sector... read
Accommodation
Carlson Rezidor to strengthen its presence in Africa
Carlson Rezidor continues to strengthen its presence in Africa, the company's most important growth market... read
Townhouse Hotel awarded Fair Trade Tourism certification
The Townhouse Hotel in Cape Town has been awarded its Fair Trade Tourism (FTT) certification... read
Food Services
2015 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards nominees revealed
The much-awaited nominees for the Top 10 of the 2015 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards have been announced... read
Hospitality
Victoria Falls Safari Lodge wins awards
Africa Albida Tourism's flagship Victoria Falls Safari Lodge has been voted the Best Resort Hotel for the 19th consecutive year by the Association of Zimbabwe Travel Agents... read
Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton launches carbon offset programme

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In partnership with GreenDreams, the Protea Hotel Balalaika will be the first hotel in Sandton to launch a carbon offset program for its guests throughout the month of October, as part of the World Ecomobility Festival 2015... read
Energy efficiency wins for hospitality industry

Neil Cameron

In the hospitality industry where room occupancy rates directly correlate with profitability, it's hard to put a cap on energy use... read
African hotel sector has reached a new level of maturity
The 2015 African Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) indicates that growth in the African hotel sector has reached a new level of maturity... read
Restaurant Mosaic announces bursary recipient
Veronica Nomphelo Plaatjies has been awarded a three-year Restaurant Mosaic Sommelier Protégé Bursary after being selected from a nationwide search... read
CSIR ICC assist students in hospitality industry
The CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC) recently appointed four students to do their in-service training they need to obtain their various qualifications in the hospitality industry... read
Tourism
[Earth Focus] Walk on the wild side: thoughts around a campfire

Roger Metcalfe

Life on our over-populated planet is undergoing such stress, that we risk increasing disconnection from the natural world on which our survival ultimately depends... read
Great potential in SA, China relations
PRETORIA: Economic cooperation and trade between China and South Africa which have developed fast, have potential for growth says Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies.... read
Tours
Amarula Trust funds Botswana field guide course
The non-profit Amarula Trust is funding field guide training for a group of eight young people from Botswana... read
Follow the great wildebeest migration in Kenya
HerdTracker and MakeItKenya.com will be hosting a live web broadcast of the great wildebeest migration from the Masai Mara, Kenya via Periscope and YouTube Live Streaming... read
Cathay Pacific commits to a sustainable journey
The effective management of resources and the reduction of energy consumption and wastage are important elements of... read
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How to hire the best new employee

Godfrey Madanhire

Interviewing to fill a position in your small or even large enterprise, is a task where reading between the lines is important... read
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