It’s all about people for Montecasino’s newly appointed Public Relations Manager, Lisa Sukdev. She initially believed her career would be in law, but after a short time in a legal firm, she realised it wasn’t for her and gravitated to...
Heavenly Spa scoops global award for The Westin
The Heavenly Spa at the Westin Cape Town has once again placed this city on the global forefront, after it was named the 2017 Best Luxury Urban Escape Spa by the World Luxury Spa Awards. The World Luxury Spa Awards is prestigious and described as...
Century City Conference Centre & Hotel Brewing SA Hospitality Java First with vida e caffè
Travellers rate the quality of their experiences not by one event but by a plethora of individual touchpoints, and for the overwhelming majority an excellent “cup of Joe” rates close to the top of the list of their hospitality expectations. In...
Gearhouse takes on “Take me out”
A fresh and provocative season of television dating show Take Me Out aired on South African television screens in July, courtesy of Vuzu Amp and local production company, Rapid Blue. A long-term relationship between Rapid Blue and technical...
Mike Page appointed GM of Montecasino
Mike Page has been appointed General Manager of Montecasino, Tsogo Sun’s flagship property. About Montecasino The flagship property of gaming, hotel and leisure giant Tsogo Sun, Montecasino –...
Gerard Vingerling Joins Sandton Sun as Executive Chef
Sandton Sun has a new top toque in the kitchen: Chef Gerard Vingerling. This iconic hotel is located on the Tsogo Sun Sandton Mile in the heart of the Sandton Business district and is home to the San Restaurant and Deck which is renowned for fine...
David Williams, Executive Chef at The Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel
David Williams has been appointed as the executive chef at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel. He has 20 years of experience in the hospitality and food industries, having created culinary offerings for organisations as varied as the South African...
Event apps – cool new tech, but do they work?
Using an app for your event can have a number of significant benefits, says Karmen Vladar from Lumi Global. For example: It can make your event more sustainable, by avoiding the need for large numbers of printed programmes, brochures and notes....
Radisson Blu App makes all the difference to hotel guests
In 2014, the number of web users globally surpassed the number of desktop users, according a report by comScore. People who fall into the age group of 18 to 24 use mobile apps more than any other group, followed closely by 25 to 34 years and then...
Wasting no Time in the Race to Clean up South Africa
As the world’s waste generation surges and landfill availability gets increasingly stretched, a number of South African companies are taking waste reduction to heart. World Bank figures show that South Africa produces almost 54 500 tons of waste a...
UFI LOC APPOINTS UFI NGL Grant Recipient to Manage PR and Sponsorship for the 84th UFI Global Congress.
The UFI LOC (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) under the leadership of incoming UFI President Craig Newman have announced the appointment of UFI NGL Recipient Neo Mohlatlole’s company Seven Colors Communications to be the PR and...
AAXO Raises the Bar with Exhibition Event of the Year
The Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) released the schedule for the African exhibition event of the year, held from 29 January to 2 February 2018. With the Exhibition of Exhibitions (EoE), AAXO ROAR Awards, International Safety...