Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 1, 2017
After a five-year tenure at Sun International’s iconic The Palace of the Lost City at Sun City, has joined the inspired team as Hotel Manager at another of Sun International’s SunLux properties, The Table Bay at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 1, 2017
Customers booking their British Airways and Iberia flights through Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) will benefit from a multi-year distribution deal that eliminates a booking surcharge that is currently levied on these airlines’ tickets. FCTG,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 30, 2017
When compiling your bucket list of top travel destinations to visit in 2018, make sure that the paradise island of Mauritius is right up there. If you are wondering why, it’s because this tropical Indian Ocean island has been named among the Top...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 30, 2017
Service excellence is the heartbeat of the Durban International Convention Centre and this was once again affirmed at the 24th World Travel Awards – Africa Gala Ceremony where the Centre was crowned “Africa’s Leading Meetings and Conference...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 23, 2017
In an exciting move to forward the MICE industry in Africa, Reed Exhibitions has announced the launch of SMARTmeetings powered by ibtm events, a dynamic two day event in Kigali, Rwanda focusing on uniting African MICE venues and products...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 19, 2017
‘Answering the call to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies’. This is the United Nations’ theme for International Day of the Eradication of Poverty. And the Westin Cape Town commemorated this day by further enforcing...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 19, 2017
Magnetic Storm is proud to announce that it is now 51% black-owned company following a transaction with local black private equity company, Engeli Enterprise Development (Pty) Ltd and the Unity in Africa Foundation. Engeli is a verified Black...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 18, 2017
This year’s Westin-UNICEF Charity Ball hosted by The Westin Cape Town on Saturday, 14 October, was a memorable marriage of beauty, talent, humanitarianism and generosity coming to life in one room. Influentials, media, private philanthropists and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 17, 2017
Flock, an online eventing platform developed in South Africa but currently in use in 23 countries worldwide, delivered a seamless online eventing experience for the 2017 MTN App of the Year Awards held in Johannesburg last week (October 12). This...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 16, 2017
Cape Town’s population has grown by 55% since 1995, while dam storage has only grown by 15% in the same period, reports the news agency GroundUp. So while Cape Town has previously experienced lower levels of rainfall compared to the past two years,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 16, 2017
The Event Greening Forum (EGF) is in the process of contracting an independent researcher to investigate the life cycle of wood in the South African exhibition industry. Greg McManus, the EGF Chairperson, says, “Wood and wood products remain...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 12, 2017
aha Hotels & Lodges continues to expand in Zambia through the signing of the full management and marketing contract of the Kafue River Cliff Hotel and Conference Centre, effective from 15 September 2017. The hotel is scheduled to open its doors...
