Aug 5, 2022
voco is an IHG Hotels & Resorts property that prides itself on its impressive art collection (boasting more than 750 murals, photographs, sculptures and light-led installations), its support of local artists (the current collection represents...
Aug 5, 2022
BON Hotels CEO Guy Stehlik with BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central staff This August, BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central is celebrating 50 years of service excellence and an outstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. BON Hotels CEO Guy...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 2, 2022
The Planner Guru learns how some of Marriott’s leading ladies have risen through the ranks to establish themselves in top management positions. Karen Battaliou, hotel manager for Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch and Marriott Executive...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 29, 2022
Together with the Government of Barbados, Afreximbank will host the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum to take place at the beginning of September. Under the banner of ‘One People, One Destiny: Uniting and Reimagining Our...
Jul 26, 2022
Loadshedding, inflation and the rising cost of living is hitting small business owners in South Africa hard. Oz Desai, GM Corporate Traveller, weighs in. With little or no cash to spare, many SMEs are reconsidering their business travel needs,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 22, 2022
During this year’s 5th Africa MICE Summit, there will be a strong focus on how the meetings and events industry can drive the AfCFTA agreement to stimulate trade and investment in Africa. The Africa MICE Summit is a leading platform...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 19, 2022
The development and opening of a new ecotourism park is set to be a gamechanger for Rwanda’s tourism sector and the sustainability of the industry. The Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-Tourism Park is a defining moment for Rwanda’s tourism sector and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 15, 2022
…because who doesn’t want STRONG PR, Marketing and Events? That is a cheeky double-entendre rhetorical question the new Johannesburg-based public relations, marketing and events agency called STRONG PR, Marketing and Events is...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 13, 2022
Following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in South Africa less than a month ago, Sojern has announced its entry into country with a brand new trends report. It was to be expected that tourism activity in South Africa would quickly ramp up...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 12, 2022
Over the past two years of exhibition and event closures, many professionals previously working in the industry have had no choice but to find alternative employment and/or reinvent themselves, resulting in a substantial loss of highly skilled and...
