Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 3, 2018
The Top 40 Women in Mice 2018 was officially launched at a stylish breakfast function on 28 February 2018, hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre. Now a highlight of the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) calendar, these...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 27, 2018
Westin Cape Town has recently appointed Stephen Mandes to head up the kitchen at its flagship restaurant – ON19. Prior to joining the ON19 team, Mandes spent time in hotel and restaurant kitchens around the city, including that of the Mount Nelson...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 26, 2018
Westin Hotels & Resorts announced the launch of Project Rise: ThreadForward, an unprecedented sustainability program that collects, processes and reweaves hotel bed linens transforming them into thousands of pairs of children’s pajamas. The...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 23, 2018
We are happy to announce that Andrej Vladar has been appointed as the new Managing Director for the South African Lumi team. Andrej comes to the role with a wealth of technical and operational experience and has been with the business for the last...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 22, 2018
World Water Day which aims to raise awareness about various water issues across the globe, serves as yet another reminder that water remains a precious resource. Saving water needs to become the new normal in South Africa as well as the rest of the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 19, 2018
With the first ever Global Recycling Day around the corner on 18 March 2018, Montecasino is heeding the call to improve waste management and increase the ratio of waste that is recycled or reused – with a new food waste system and efforts to raise...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 13, 2018
A new brand identity, a new global brand architecture and a new name to help associate member benefits with consumer facing brands The newly rebranded Radisson Hotel Group™ introduces a refreshed loyalty program, Radisson Rewards™, replacing Club...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 13, 2018
Yugashnee Naicker has been appointed as Peermont’s new Group Sales Manager, responsible for sourcing new business opportunities for all operations within the Peermont Group, as well as building and managing an effective and motivated sales team. ...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 5, 2018
In 2016, Capital Hotel School, a leading institution for Hospitality and Professional Cookery entered into a partnership with the Fortis Hotels, training 21 of their trainees and staff in either Professional Cookery and Hospitality Management...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 5, 2018
Tourvest Destination Management has appointed Monique Bester for the role of General Manager Johannesburg in its Incentives, Meetings and Events (Tourvest IME) business segment. Bester joined Tourvest Destination Management in 2015, as manager of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 1, 2018
The Event Greening Forum (EGF) is taking steps to help black-owned SMEs in the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions and Events) industry grow and develop. One way we are doing this is by sponsoring the membership fees to the EGF for...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 28, 2018
On Tuesday, 27 February 2018, the 13th edition of Meetings Africa 2018 trade show opened at Sandton Convention Centre. As a world class venue with the ability to host events, exhibitions or conferences of any size, ranging from 10 to 10 000...
