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Markex

Markex to enter MICE market

Ever alert to opportunities to improve the visitor and exhibitor experience, Markex – the show with the most enlightened ideas in the marketing, promotions and special events industry in South Africa – is once again upping its game with a new...
Durban ICC

Durban ICC stellar 2013

After the stellar results delivered in 2012, the Durban International Convention Centre has continued to sparkle with yet another year of impressive financial performance. The Durban ICC produced an outstanding revenue figure of R157-million and...
johannesburg

IPRA chooses Johannesburg for congress in 2015

Executive Mayor Mpho Parks Tau has described a successful bid to host the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) World Congress in South Africa in 2015 as an accomplishment and pride to the city’s residents. The successful bid was...
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Serena Hotels recognised by readers awards

Serena Hotels has yet again received global recognition by Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards for excellent service and accommodation. Kirawira Camp, Western Serengeti led a number of Serena Hotels’ properties in the 2013 US Condé Nast...
Protea Hotel Entebbe

Protea Hotel Entebbe doubles in size

Demand for quality accommodation will see Uganda’s Protea Hotel Entebbe more than double in size less than two years after first opening doors. Construction starts on the new phase of the 73-room hotel in May 2014 and is expected to take...
Decorex SA

DECOREX SA honoured at EXSA Awards

Decorex SA was awarded a Certificate of Excellence at the EXSA Awards, the “Oscars” of the exhibition industry, in Johannesburg last week, Thursday on the 21 November 2013. “We are so proud that Decorex SA has been recognised by the judges of the...
CTICC

CTICC hits record high of R2.99 billion

The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) hit a record high in its tenth year of operations and added R 2.99 billion to the national economy and more than R 1 billion to the Western Cape’s coffers. Speaking at the centre’s Annual...
Struggling with stress

Cut the planning stress to shreds

In 2012, CareerCast.com ranked event planning as the sixth most stressful job to have. The MICE Academy shares its top tips to beat stress. Hyperventilation says it all. It means the rapid continuous intake of oxygen, which is close to a panic...