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Do you want gravy with that?

The best number for any plated meal is two, myself and a dam’ good waiter’. It is a personal interaction between the server and the individual being served.  That is how important good service is – irrespective of the type or capacity of the...

The ultimate Kruger experience

Perched among a canopy of 100-year-old trees overlooking the Sabie River in the main game-viewing region of the Kruger National Park, Lion Sands Narina Lodge offers guests breathtaking views, luxury suites and unsurpassable hospitality. A stay at...

Everything under one sun

Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani – the perfect venue for your next meeting, conference, incentive trip or event. Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani is the ultimate place to stay in Durban. Overlooking some of the best beaches in...

Leader of the pack

Protea Hotel Hluhluwe & Safaris on KZN’s north coast has considerably moved up its refurbishment timetable and is due to finish the make-over of all its rooms by the middle of September this year, rather than November as initially announced....

Serious food for thought

‘The catering was appalling’.  How many times has that been the first reply when a conference, award banquet, product launch or brain-storm session outcome was mentioned?    The real answer to the catering should be more questions – who provided...

Botswana beckons

It may be well known for having some of the best wilderness and wildlife areas on the African continent, but Botswana is so much more than that. Gaborone is bustling and business travellers are taking note of this, frequently making it their...

SCC’s chef experience

The very last day of autumn – May 2013 – in the heart of Sandton saw key clients and media being treated to a light-hearted and entertaining ‘Chefs Experience’ in the elegantly decorated Committee Room of Sandton Convention Centre...

Balalaika facelift

The elegant Protea Hotel Balalaika in the heart of Sandton is undergoing a soft refurbishment of all the public areas that is to be completed by the end of August 2013. There will be no structural alternations, so it’ll be business as usual at the...