Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 21, 2023
ILTM Africa 2023 will take place in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town from 31 March to 02 April, where it will bring together buyers from around the world, including Brazil, Canada, Finland, Israel, Nigeria, Singapore, Spain the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 21, 2023
The Booking.com Traveller Review Awards this year saw 21 Southern Sun hotels across the group’s various brands receiving a rating of 8.0 out of 10 and higher. These scores are based on votes received by world travellers on criteria that include...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 11, 2023
Byline: Candice Meyer (Partner), Lize-Mari Doubell (Candidate Attorney) and Lauren Jimmy (Candidate Attorney), all from Webber Wentzel South Africa has experienced a seasonal boom in its hospitality and leisure sector, with the Western Cape being...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 11, 2023
On 17 April 2023, voco The Bank Johannesburg will open a new conference venue on the third floor of Workshop17 The Bank. It won’t be your traditional classroom-style conference centre. Instead, the new aesthetically designed venue offers a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 11, 2023
We caught up with some of the delegates at Meetings Africa 2023, to find out how they felt about the show and the opportunities it gives them to grow their business. This is what they had to day. Meetings Africa 2023 was the 17th advent of this...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 10, 2023
The 17th edition of Meetings Africa – the leading business tourism event for the continent, owned by South African Tourism – took place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 27 February to 01 March 2023. The Meetings team was onsite to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 3, 2023
The Meetings team was On The Go at Meetings Africa 2023 – the continent’s leading business tourism show, which was held at the Sandton Convention Centre from 27 February to 01 March – where we caught up with several visitors and...
Mar 2, 2023
Sharing their future outlook, three IIE’s School of Hospitality & Service Management lecturers predict which trends will have the greatest influence on growth of the South African tourism and hospitality industry. Roshaan Hurter (Cape Town)...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 28, 2023
According to The World Travel & Tourism Council, the global meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) sector is worth between US$650 and US$700 billion. It is also one of the fastest-growing sectors and could hold the most...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 28, 2023
ANEW Hotels & Resorts, a South African hotel asset management company, has announced the acquisition of its 16th property, ANEW Resort White River Mbombela – formerly known as The Ingwenyama Resort. CEO Clinton Armour says, “This is a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 27, 2023
BONDay – the Business Opportunities Networking Day – took place at the Sandton Convention Centre, marking the unofficial start to Meetings Africa 2023. Quality Connections The BONDay Educational Sessions started with Themba Mzilikazi...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 26, 2023
The Stats SA’s December 2022 tourist accommodation report found that accommodation income increased by 46.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, and hotels were the biggest contributors to this growth. Hotels contributed 63.3% to this figure,...
