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Durban delights

KwaZulu Natals leading dcor, design and lifestyle exhibition, Decorex Durban, is not only the ideal opportunity to catch up on the latest dcor and design trends, its also set to be a great day out with friends and family. Decorex Durban kicks off...

The Jozi experience

Teaming with close to 30 Joburg-based tourism industry stakeholders who have generously sponsored fabulous prizes, and in collaboration with Kaya FM as a media partner, the next phase of the fun Jozi, Discover Your Own Backyard Campaign takes to...

The power of one

The Unique Speaker Bureau (USB) introduces the fabulous Orchestrate, team building with a difference.Orchestrate is probably the most powerful demonstration of how individual incompetence in every team member can be turned around completely –...

Green is here to stay

It’s great to see more and more people, especially big corporates and organisations jumping on the green band wagon. People who know a thing or two about going green are undoubtedly those at The Event Greening Forum (EGF).The EGF would like...

Pinpointing MICE money

The MICE industry needs to come to grips with the various methods in which payments are made for services rendered to end-users so says the MICE Academy who are holding their 3rd MICE Focus Group on the 15th March at the 5 star Gallagher Convention...

Africa recognised

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) the voice of the global business travel industry announced that it will host the African Energy & Resources Travel Symposium in Cape Town on 3rd & 4th July 2013. This is the sixth event in...

Jozi: Hot & Happening

The City of Gold is hoping to live up to its name by turning tourism into that shiny bling we all love so much.Joburg Tourism is at it again; in an effort to promote tourism investment opportunities in Johannesburg, MMC Ruby Mathang [Member of the...

Team building’s time to shine

Hooray for  2013! The economic climate has meant that company team building has been taking a back seat. But not this year. Barry Futter, owner of Adventure Works and Jonathan Lechtman, owner of Maximilian Group are positive 2013 will be a success....

Keeping it simple

The best of bush, game, spa and wellness venues Combining business with a little bit of pampering never hurt anyone. So, why not take your conference or meeting outside the office and enjoy a spa treatment while you’re there? With a face – or a...

Brand it like Beckham

Why personal branding is so important In my travels as a speaker, I find that wherever I am in the world, successful business is based more than ever on the positive experience that the client or customer has. This experience will always be as a...

Smart enough

How smart are you without your smartphone? It seems almost everyone uses a smartphone. These gadgets have outsold the PC for the past two years. You would be hard pressed to find a business person who uses an entry-level cell phone. For many people...

A MICE venue investigation

There are over 3 500 MICE venues in South Africa. The majority of which are in Gauteng, with the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal are not far behind. The range of venues with meeting facilities available is as diverse as the people of South Africa....