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Glenburn grows

Glenburn Lodge, situated in Kromdraai, recently revealed an more intimate, upmarket venue for corporate entertainment year end functions and celebrations. The existing offering of the 120 seater Glenkyle banqueting venue which faces the waterfall...

On the up & up

Exquisite beaches and game reserves aside, the Eastern Cape province is on the fast track to taking pride of place as one of South Africa’s up and coming business tourism destinations. The past few years have seen the Eastern Cape expand its...

CTICC’s passionate food fundi

The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) is excited to announce the appointment of its new Executive Chef, Warwick Thomas. Warwick, who has garnered recognition for his culinary feats, boasts extensive knowledge and experience of...

Online tourism in Africa; it’s growing!

The 6th Annual E-Tourism Africa Summit was launched today. The two-day, world-class conference, will take place on the 9th and 10th of September at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The summit will once again bring together some of the...

e-tolls and business gatherings

‘It may be a serious rocky ride for business gatherings with e-tolls on the near horizon’ We know the e-tolls may be here sooner than later. The repercussions on the MICE industry have yet to be felt. For example – many a top class venue with best...

Pointers from the professionals

It’s rare to get first hand, hot information from top speakers free-of-charge’ Markex together with the Unique Speaker Bureau is giving us this golden opportunity and the valuable pointers are indeed pearls-of-wisdom. Clem Sunter kicked off the...

Africa Travel Week launched

Global leader Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) has announced that it will launch “Africa Travel Week” at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) to run from April 28 to May 3, 2014. The event will comprise three co-located shows – WTM...

Lightning fast

The latest standard and fifth generation in WiFi protocols, the 802.11ac promises to deliver speeds on wireless LAN sites of up to three times faster than the previous 802.11n standard, finally making true high-definition video streaming at 500...

Spicing it up in the Drakensberg

A year has 365 days, but the day that all fathers look forward to will this year be the 16th June. No more running around trying to arrange a memorable experience for dad this year. Tsogo Sun’s Drakensberg Sun Resort has taken the pressure off...

Get ready for .joburg

The ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) welcomes the success of .joburg (dotJoburg) in the initial evaluation stage of ICANN’s new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) project. The .joburg application was submitted by the ZA Central Registry (ZACR)...

Rewind, Fast forward

The Rand Show 2013 was a great success, thanks to expert planning and hard work. As one show ends, another one begins. Craig Newman, JEC CEO, talks past, present and future. A lot of thought went into the changing of the annual Rand Show and there...