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Popular Cape Town hotel goes green

With a focus on eco-friendly hoteliering, Townhouse Hotel has recently completed a futher installation of energy-saving light bulbs and a ‘future-fit’ grey water system on their premises. The new light bulbs should provide an energy cost saving of...
DURBAN ICC

More awards for Durban ICC

The Durban ICC has been acknowledged by the prestigious World Travel Awards as Africa’s Leading Meetings and Conference Centre for the twelfth time. The Durban ICC took top honours among nominees which included the Cape Town International...
Tsogo Sun - MasterChef at 54 on Bath with Chef Benny

More than just chicken or beef

Catering can make or break your event. SA Conference caught up with MasterChef South Africa judge Chef Benny who shared his tips for successful catering. How has the food and beverage industry changed over the past five years? Conference venues are...
gautrain

Meetings en route

The full Gautrain service has been operational for just under a year. Since the opening of Park Station in Johannesburg, there has been a dramatic increase in the demand for the Gautrain and its bus services. Numerous venues located near the...
gautrain

For delegates on the move

SA Confernce  brings you its top six ideas on how to use the Gautrain as part of your event. Include a preloaded gold card as part of the conference package. On the first day of the conference have a member of your organising committee meet...
golf

Tee off to a successful event

SA Conference sheds some insights on how to organise a golf day. Question I have been tasked to organise my company’s annual charity golf day and I don’t know where to start. A search online just confused me more as I was confronted with the terms...
year-end specials

Year-end specials to delight

Finding a suitable venue for your end-of-year function can be tricky. And, as any event organiser or company secretary will confirm, it’s never too early to start looking. MAROPENG This year Maropeng, has multiple packages on offer for those...
ProteaHotels

Protea Hotels wins customer service award

Protea Hotels has been named the winner of the Hotels Category of the Ask Afrika Orange Index®, which uses a sampling of 33 000 interviews to rate South Africa’s top customer service brands across 22 industries. The Ask Afrika Orange Index®...
Maropeng events

Maropeng is Fair Trade Tourism-certified

Visitors to the Cradle of Humankind who prioritise sustainable tourism and travel can now be assured of Maropeng’s status as a Fair Trade Tourism entity across the board – whether they’re visiting the visitor centre for the Cradle...
Wrapping trees pink fairway

Randpark venue goes pink

If you are traveling on Republic Road, heading towards the Fairway Hotel & Golf Resort at Randpark Golf Course, a vision of pink tree trunks will be marking the way to the hotel entrance. In support of Breast Cancer awareness month, The Fairway...