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Protea Hotel Stellenbosch revamped

The Protea Hotel Stellenbosch is currently undergoing a refurbishment of their bedrooms for greater comfort and to further improve safety standards. This includes new furniture, art, soft furnishings, wooden floors and wall colours. The Deluxe...
THINGS TO DO

Blend your own unique bottle of wine

Wine enthusiasts can now explore the art of wine blending at Sun International’s Table Bay hotel with renowned local winemaker, Rikus Neethling. After breakfast at The Table Bay, guests then travel to Stellenbosch where they have the opportunity...
MICE Academy

CEP Conference: more questions than answers

There is a well-worn truism that if one goes to a plumber’s home, most of the pipes are leaking. Similarly, at an electrician’s abode, the wires are likely to be protruding. The Council of Event Professionals appeared to need a professional event...

Emerald Resort & Casino

Situated on the lush banks of the Vaal River lies Emerald Resort & Casino, the Vaal’s premier leisure and business destination. The resort offers a variety of accommodation and conferencing facilitites and is just 45 minutes from Johannesburg....

Have you heard the big news?

We spent the first two months of 2015 in discussions with your target market – MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions) planners. The result? Our editors, marketers, developers and industry experts are about to relaunch SA Conference...

Daily special: Protea Hotel Balalaika

The Protea Hotel BalalaikaΒ is offering an Easter DCP special at R350 per delegate. TheΒ special includes: β€’Tea/coffee/refreshments on arrival, 2 x tea/coffee/refreshments breaks, lunch, venue hire, parking, and standard equipment (Data projector,...
movers and shakers

Movers and shakers: Thebogo Rikhotso

Thebogo Rikhotso, a butler at Sun International’s The Maslow in Sandton, recently achieved the highest score during a course with the prestigious South African Butler Academy. He then travelled to Cape Town where he spent a month mastering his...

Travelling tip: Get proper sleep

The importance of getting enough sleep is often neglected due to travelling. The interrupted sleep many people experience when staying away from home can be as harmful as no sleep is. General Manager at The Westin Cape Town Rob Kucera shares the...

Service provider of the week: Barmotion

Barmotion is a dynamic company that offers a fresh new way to ensure a unique event by providing professional mobile bar solutions to the corporate and events industry in South Africa. Their well trained and dedicated team will use their combined...
FUN FACT

Friday Fun Fact

Did you know that the world’s largest diamond was found in Cullinan in South Africa? It was 3106.75 carats. It was cut into 105 diamonds including the Cullinan I otherwise known as the Great Star of Africa (530.2 carats), and the Cullinan II...