Tourism, Travel & Hospitality South Africa weekly newsletter - 17 Oct 2017

17 Oct

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	Marriott reinforces Africa expansion with new hotels, $8.5bn capital investment read

Ethiopia launches e-visa service for African and international MICE participants

The service enables MICE participants to issue their visa, book, pay and check-in their flight with Ethiopian Airlines - all online... Read

A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

Lufthansa Group has partnered with Winding Tree which has dedicated itself to reorganising travel distribution. With a decentralised B2B marketplace system powering blockchain-based travel booking transactions... Read

Cape Town chefs educated on Halal gourmet cuisine to meet needs of Muslim travellers

Muslim travellers are becoming a significant segment in the global travel and tourism sector and Cape Town Tourism has been seeking ways to develop awareness around Muslim travellers' needs... Read

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Can your growing business afford to use a travel expert?

Issued by Flight Centre

If you're watching every penny in your business, you'll probably be quite reluctant to outsource anything - including your travel planning... read

Handcrafting bespoke luxury experiences across Africa with the Holts

Cari Coetzee

Concepts Collection creates unforgettable luxury experiences. We chat to Christina and Richard Holt to find out how it all started and what it takes to run one of the leading luxury brands in SA... read

At the forefront of customer feedback and online reputation management

Cari Coetzee

How can establishments in the hospitality industry manage the masses of online reviews and reviewers out there? This is where Go Review, launched by Social Places, comes in... read

Tourism

Joburg takes top destination city in Africa in Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index

According to the annual Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index, Joburg was the most popular destination city in Africa in 2016 with Cape Town rising from third place to become the second most popular... read

Accommodation

From left to right: Bernard Cassar, Paul Umoh, Otto Stehlik, Kenny Mwandu, Emeka Nwandu - BON Hotel Sunshine Enugu

Bon Hotels acquires additional four properties, dominates Nigerian hotel space

Following on their commitment to Nigeria and the development of its hotels and tourism segment, Bon Hotels has acquired an additional four properties, bringing the total to... read

Air Travel

South African Airways' commitment to service excellence awarded

Issued by South African Airways

South African Airways (SAA) is committed to service excellence and this is demonstrated by the number of awards the airline has already won this year... read

Fastjet releases Mozambique schedule

Fastjet has released its flight schedule operations to Mozambique which comes as positive news for Mozambique as a whole as travellers will achieve greater access to different destinations in the country... read

MICE

Business-leisure market in Africa grows

Elzaan van Rhyn

African conferencing facilities are becoming more than just venues for local gatherings and are now attracting major international events... read

Responsible & Sustainable Tourism

Vineyard Hotel awarded for sustainable practices at Skål Sustainable Tourism Awards

Cape Town's Vineyard Hotel was announced the winner of the international Skål Sustainable Tourism Awards in the Urban Category... read

Travel

Done and dusted: Strange and quirky travel requests

Issued by Stage and Screen Travel Sevices

The high-profile world of entertainment often goes hand-in-hand with the many quirks of celebrities... read

Travel Tech

Mobile payments give you wings

Globally, mobile payments will reach $75bn in 2017, with the potential of reaching $503bn by 2020 as a result of advances in technology... read

Business

Shambles at Eskom panel

Kyle Cowan

Disciplinary proceedings against suspended acting Eskom CEO Matshela Koko had a second false start on Monday... read

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