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McGrath family sells hotels, retains minority interest
McGrath family sells hotels, retains minority interest
An agreement has been signed with the McGrath family holding company to acquire The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel in Cape Town, The Marine Hotel in Hermanus and the Plettenberg Hotel in Plettenberg Bay... read
Tourism
High expectations for the tourism industry in 2017
High expectations for the tourism industry in 2017
South Africa's tourism industry could be referred to as the country's proverbial pot of gold and is expected to once again provide an invaluable contribution to the country's national GDP in 2017... read

Design Month
#DesignMonth: Behind the 1ON19 dinner series
#DesignMonth: Behind the 1ON19 dinner series

Cari Coetzee

We recently had the pleasure to dine at The Westin Cape Town's ON19 restaurant - apart from enjoying the magnificent views, we also got to indulge in ON19's newest dinners series characterised by one ingredient and one cultivar... read
Samsonite and Uzwelo Luggage Cover
#DesignMonth: Turning excess fabrics destined for landfills into unique luggage covers

Cari Coetzee

Uzwelo Bags has designed and manufactured unique, eye-catching luggage covers that will ensure that you never miss your bag on that overcrowded carousel ever again... read
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Accommodation
Escalating investment activity in sub-Saharan Africa hotel sector predicted
Escalating investment activity in sub-Saharan Africa hotel sector predicted
Observing a notable increase in liquidity in the sub-Saharan Africa hotel real estate market over the past six months, commercial real estate specialist JLL predicts escalating investment activity in the sector... read
Hospitality
Being chief of a Club Med village
Being chief of a Club Med village

Cari Coetzee

Brendan van Zyl has cultivated his hospitality skills at Club Med resorts across the world and recently became the first South African Chief of Village at a Club Med resort, ever... read
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Cape Town's top hotels recognised for offering world-class guest experience
According to the TripAdvisor 2017 Travelers' Choice Awards, Cape Town is home to eight hotels which have made an effort to create and maintain a world-class hotel experience... read
Supply
Business is booming for the Century City Conference Centre and Hotel
Business is booming for the Century City Conference Centre and Hotel
The Century City Conference Centre and Hotel has exceeded its first-year target of hosting 50,000 guests within the first eight months and as of February this year, almost 80 percent of its 2017 target has already been booked... read
Travel industry excited about upcoming Africa Travel Week
Travel industry excited about upcoming Africa Travel Week
Excitement is building for the upcoming Africa Travel Week which will see three travel industry events - WTM Africa, ibtm africa, and ILTM Africa - being held at CTICC from 19 to 23 April 2017... read
Tourism
2017 sees a hike in SA's tourism trends
2017 sees a hike in SA's tourism trends

Issued by Topco Media

On a global level, tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors, creating major opportunities for development and expansion... read
From left to right: Ambassador A Whitehead (South Africa's Ambassador to Iran), Minister Hanekom, Dr Zahra Ahmadipour (Vice President of Iran and Head of Iran Cultural, Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organisation) and Morteza Rahmani Movahed (Tourism Deputy Iran Cultural, Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organisation).
South Africa and Iran to grow tourism relations
Minister Hanekom had bilateral discussions with Dr Ahmadipour on growing tourism bilateral relations between Iran and South Africa... read
#FakeNews: Trump waives visa requirements for South African travellers
#FakeNews: Trump waives visa requirements for South African travellers
Following a hoax news article stating that President Trump waivered visa requirements for South Africans travelling to the USA, ASATA is requesting that consumers verify facts about travel that they read online... read
Business
Kruger with his latest book released with Penguin, looking at the concept of strategic rule-breaking for businesses.
SONA and strategic rule-breaking: The art of doing the unexpected for amplified results

Douglas Kruger

Rules are a great idea. Except when they aren't. If you're fascinated by the idea of breaking rules, last Thursday's amazing travelling circus show, the State of the Nation Address, will have struck you as a veritable feast of chaotic delights. Wearing your proudly South African cap, your emotional reaction may have been somewhat different, but let's put national dignity aside for a second and think about the idea of strategic rule-breaking... read
Multimedia
The Boma chef on the new menu - it's all about storytelling
The Boma chef on the new menu - it's all about storytelling
On 23 January 2017, The Boma Dinner & Drum Show relaunched with a focus on the refreshment and modernisation of its food and entertainment. According to the new chef, Brighton Nekatambe, who has been appointed to head The Boma kitchen, it's all about storytelling – about the food and culture of Zimbabwe. Nekatambe dishes on what's new on The Boma menu. - View/Rate
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