admin | Jul 11, 2013
Trees Restaurant at the Townhouse Hotel & Conference Centre has recharged its kitchen staff compliment with the appointment of two sous chefs, Philipp Tiede and Yaseen Walters. Jacqui Williams, general manager at Townhouse Hotel, says she’s...
admin | Jul 11, 2013
Turbine Art Fair – The affordable collection the forum company, the go–to company in Johannesburg for upmarket, stylish and sophisticated events, including conferences and weddings has been collecting affordable South African art since its...
Helen Brewer | Jul 11, 2013
‘United we stand, divided we fall’ so the saying goes’. In the South African meetings industry the fragmentation continues with various member associations overlapping with one another. But we are not alone. From the UK’s annual Summer Eventia held...
admin | Jul 4, 2013
The cost of staying connected has long been one of the major pains of travelling – but, says Craig Hallowes of Rockcastle Global Real Estate Company, execMobile has made staying in touch both easy and affordable. “The choice used to be between...
admin | Jul 4, 2013
Protea Hotel Upington begins the second phase of its refurbishment on Monday, July 8, 2013. This phase of the refurbishment will see extensive remodelling of the River Rooms, which is separate from the main hotel and will therefore be shut down...
admin | Jul 4, 2013
…As EIBTM global buyers recognise business potential of growing economy. Research conducted by Reed Travel Exhibitions following the last edition of the global event for the meetings and events industry has highlighted that more than 1,320...
admin | Jul 4, 2013
‘What singles out specific MICE venues as first choice?’ questioned one corporate event manager at a recent MICE Focus Group. The rhetorical question could have been – how long is a piece of string. Being a leading venue by following what other...
admin | Jul 4, 2013
The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) is the first convention centre in Africa to achieve the gold AIPC (International Association of Congress Centres) Quality Standards Certification. AIPC is the industry association for...
admin | Jun 27, 2013
The annual TripAdvisor Excellence Awards has seen the number of Protea Hospitality Group properties honoured rise from 20 last year to a massive 34 in 2013. Hotels that make it onto the international awards list are those that consistently achieve...
Helen Brewer | Jun 27, 2013
‘We live in an age where you cannot be passive and merely the proverbial spectator’ especially in the event industry. This was part of the message presented by Louis the Lawyer and Wayne Duvenhage at the sixth MICE Focus Group of 2013. Entitled...
Helen Brewer | Jun 27, 2013
‘Establishing standards is long overdue or we are going nowhere as an industry.’ Unfortunately this is not being stated by the conference industry. There are so many long and short courses that provide all the theory and degrees while a...
admin | Jun 27, 2013
The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) today announced that it will be postponing its 10th birthday celebration concert with Mi Casa and Friends, which was scheduled to take place this Saturday, 29 June 2013. According to CTICC Chief...
