Julia Mafcher | Aug 14, 2013
A moving meeting, a high-speed event or an interactive incentive travel trip. Next time you’re looking for the perfect staff reward, a journey on one of South Africa’s luxury trains should be top of your list. BLUE TRAIN Since its inception in...
Julia Mafcher | Jul 23, 2013
The regal St Regis Mauritius Resort is a destination worth praising for days on end. The leisure and dining options will blow you away and the conferencing and meeting facilities make working an absolute pleasure. Mauritius, a sparkling gem in the...
Julia Mafcher | Jun 13, 2013
Exquisite beaches and game reserves aside, the Eastern Cape province is on the fast track to taking pride of place as one of South Africa’s up and coming business tourism destinations. The past few years have seen the Eastern Cape expand its...
Julia Mafcher | Jun 6, 2013
The Rand Show 2013 was a great success, thanks to expert planning and hard work. As one show ends, another one begins. Craig Newman, JEC CEO, talks past, present and future. A lot of thought went into the changing of the annual Rand Show and there...
Julia Mafcher | May 29, 2013
Meetings SA chats to Tshwane Events Centre marketing and facilities manager Ricky da Costa about event industry challenges, some big transformations and the exciting year ahead. Tshwane’s premier and most versatile venue, the Tshwane Events Centre,...
Julia Mafcher | May 22, 2013
From team building along the South Coast to a conference at the foot of the Drakensberg, Pumula Beach Hotel and Champagne Sports Resort have everything to offer and more. Champagne Sports Resort has been striving to be perfect for both work and...
Julia Mafcher | May 22, 2013
The Oyster Box charm… I could happily spend days, weeks, even months staring out into the Indian Ocean, lounging beside the Oyster Box pool. It is calm, serene, perfect and beautiful. The hotel says so itself: “Where business is a pleasure.”...
Julia Mafcher | May 15, 2013
The beauty of business… A top tourist destination on one side, the V&A Waterfront; one of the new seven wonders of the world on the other, Table Mountain; and the deep blue Atlantic on the left, The Westin Cape Town is hard to do justice...
Julia Mafcher | May 15, 2013
Our beautiful, sometimes controversial, neighbour is slowly but surely coming out of the darkness and with that comes vast opportunities in the business and leisure tourism industries. Meetings SA takes a closer look. To quote the Zimbabwe Tourism...
Julia Mafcher | May 8, 2013
That’s a wrap… Whether they’re placed in conference delegates’ bags or a thank you to your staff members for their hard work, gifts and promotional items are an important aspect of the MICE and business tourism industries. There’s no better...
Julia Mafcher | May 8, 2013
Sea? Check. Beach? Check. Business? Yes please. From the beautiful lush Midlands and the popular Dolphin Coast to the bustling Durban central, KwaZulu-Natal has an abundance of venues and activities for both business and leisure tourists to enjoy....
Julia Mafcher | Mar 22, 2013
The programme of the 2013 national congress and exhibition of the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) is taking shape. Congress chairman Andrew Stewart says the organising committee has been hard at work to ensure that...
