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Smart enough

How smart are you without your smartphone? It seems almost everyone uses a smartphone. These gadgets have outsold the PC for the past two years. You would be hard pressed to find a business person who uses an entry-level cell phone. For many people...

A MICE venue investigation

There are over 3 500 MICE venues in South Africa. The majority of which are in Gauteng, with the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal are not far behind. The range of venues with meeting facilities available is as diverse as the people of South Africa....

More than a logo

The value of quality and consistency When value is the key issue, customers need some kind of reference point to ensure they’re getting the most for their money. In today’s meetings industry, that value takes many different forms. Cost...

Super stylin’

Reaching your full business potential An oasis in the centre of Sandton, The Maslow Hotel is a four-star business hotel with a difference, adept at helping you to balance work and life. When it’s time for work, The Maslow Hotel is focused on...

Size doesn’t matter

Quality over quantity They may be overshadowed by their neighbours but Limpopo, North West and Mpumalanga have plenty to offer when it comes to business tourism, conferences and events. With the lush mountainous Waterberg, the rich heritage of the...
Cathedral Peak

The perfect balance

Combining business and pleasure The Drakensberg mountain range has taken its rightful place internationally as a top tourist destination with the proclamation of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park as a World Heritage Site, home to the spectacular...

Lost in translation

Translation and interpretation 101 With the amount of international conferences hitting our shores, it’s imperative that conference organisers hire translators and interpreters for non-English speaking delegates. But where would you find such a...

Taller, better, faster, stronger

The last one standing First impressions count, especially when it comes to expo and exhibition stands. Exhibitions are an important networking and business platform and if you want people to visit your stand, then you need the ‘X factor’....

What the tech?

The beat goes on The stage is set. The lights are spectacular. And the sound? Just phenomenal. But then the mic cuts out, the projector turns black and the computer freezes… So, who you gonna call? They may not be ghost busters, but they’re...

Au natural Namibia

Where you need to be It may be a lot quieter than some of our other neighbours, but don’t mistake Namibia for a sleepy hollow country. In fact, it’s just the opposite. No longer a well-kept secret, Namibia’s business and leisure...