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JEC

JEC ready to build on its rich legacy

“Over the years, we have done our best to keep up with the demands of a growing exhibition, conference and events industry,” explains Johannesburg Expo Centre CEO, Craig Newman. “As a result, we are the home of South Africa’s most-celebrated...
PocketWiFi

PocketWiFi offers superior customer benefits

Originally made available a year ago, PocketWiFi offers travelling executives their own personal, secure connection to the internet, allowing them to work wherever and whenever, while eliminating data roaming costs. “We have saved our customers...
Welgelegen Manor, Mpumalanga

INCENTIVE SPECIAL: Welgelegen Manor, Mpumalanga

Discover the lost art of gracious relaxation and sophisticated elegance at Welgelegen Manor – a little bit of olde worlde country living, nestled in the Mpumalanga Highveld and just an hour’s drive from Johannesburg. From taking tea next to...
LOUIS THE LAWYER

The value of association meetings

Louis Nel outlines what one gets from chapter meetings One of the main tasks for associations is to arrange regular get togethers, networking and feedback sessions. Well of course networking is a topic on its own and more on that in further...
Blandford Manor

SPECIAL: Blandford Manor, Johannesburg

Blandford Manor is the perfect venue for conferences, events and private functions The conference special: Every delegate will receive a voucher which may be redeemed at the spa, either on the day of the conference or later. Cost: The following...
Dorcas Dlamini

Future Leader in Travel award winner announced

Protea Hotels National Sales Manager Dorcas Dlamini is the recipient of the Association of South African Travel Agents’ (ASATA) prestigious 2014 “Future Leader in Travel” award. The ASATA/Diners Awards Gala dinner was held in Johannesburg over the...
Protea Hotel Nelspruit opens new conference venue

New conference venue for Protea Hotel Nelspruit

The home of hospitality in Mpumalanga, the Protea Hotel Nelspruit, has just launched a new conference venue that can accommodate up to 70 delegates. The Valencia Room is situated in a beautifully landscaped garden and doubles the hotel’s conference...
euroshop 2014

EuroShop 2014 bigger than ever before

Conrad Kullmann recently visited EurosShop 2014, held in Dusseldorf Germany. This is his report back on what’s new and what’s happening in the exhibition/shop fitting/lighting and retail world. Besides the inevitable boozy evenings of far too much...
Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry

New conference rooms for Durban

An additional three conference rooms have been added to the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry and will be opened on 15 March. Two rooms will accommodate up to 80 delegates and one up to 60 people. All rooms will include audio-visual equipment...