Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 16, 2017
In her official opening address for the Event Greening Forum (EGF) 2017 Conference, on 27 July at Valverde Eco Hotel, Amanda Kotze-Nhlapo said sustainability within the business events industry is no longer negotiable and outlined a strategy to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 16, 2017
Celia du Preez is Hayward’s Grand Safari Company’s secret weapon. Providing luxurious experiences for 200 VIP delegates on mobile luxury safaris across Africa, the company’s operations in themselves are a huge undertaking; yet Celia and her team...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 16, 2017
Linda Reddy’s consummate hotel management skills have seen her move rapidly through the ranks at Tsogo Sun to her newest position as GM of the group’s flagship hotel at Montecasino, The Palazzo. Durban-born Reddy joined Tsogo Sun in the late 90s...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 14, 2017
Christine Ndlovu says the hospitality industry has been in her blood ever since she began waitressing after completing her matric. “Since then I have never looked back and don’t intend to,” says the Director of Operations at Hilton Durban, a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 14, 2017
We live in a world of increasing information overload. Getting the message across in order to ensure that the receiver of the information in fact gets the actual message takes smart crafting of the spoken and written word. More significant is the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 10, 2017
“Marketing spend is becoming more cautious and frugal. Money spent on events is last on the list, and the ‘nice to have’s’ that go beyond the venue and food tend to be frowned upon,” says Katja Schmidt, the MD of Potters Hand Activations. As...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 8, 2017
We reached out to find out how the 2017 Top Women in Mice Finalists are celebrating Women’s Day this year, and what the day means to them. Here’s what they had to say… “Women’s Month is a tribute not only to the thousands...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 8, 2017
The hotel and hospitality business is a tough one; it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out. Why, then, do so many women opt for this as a career choice? This industry requires among many things mental strength, agility and endurance....
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 7, 2017
The 9th of August is a day of rest. It celebrates a day when women can put their tools of protest down and rest in peace knowing that they are pioneers of freedom and democracy; that women have been birthed a voice to speak up, move freely, have an...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 5, 2017
Siyanda Dlamini is the newly appointed Sales and Marketing Director and shareholder at Fortis Hotels, a leading independently owned local hotel brand. Siyanda joined the group in 2013 (when it was known as the Boulevard Group) as General Manager...
