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Daily special: Protea Hotel Balalaika

The Protea Hotel Balalaika is offering an Easter DCP special at R350 per delegate. The special includes: •Tea/coffee/refreshments on arrival, 2 x tea/coffee/refreshments breaks, lunch, venue hire, parking, and standard equipment (Data projector,...
movers and shakers

Movers and shakers: Thebogo Rikhotso

Thebogo Rikhotso, a butler at Sun International’s The Maslow in Sandton, recently achieved the highest score during a course with the prestigious South African Butler Academy. He then travelled to Cape Town where he spent a month mastering his...

Travelling tip: Get proper sleep

The importance of getting enough sleep is often neglected due to travelling. The interrupted sleep many people experience when staying away from home can be as harmful as no sleep is. General Manager at The Westin Cape Town Rob Kucera shares the...

Service provider of the week: Barmotion

Barmotion is a dynamic company that offers a fresh new way to ensure a unique event by providing professional mobile bar solutions to the corporate and events industry in South Africa. Their well trained and dedicated team will use their combined...
FUN FACT

Friday Fun Fact

Did you know that the world’s largest diamond was found in Cullinan in South Africa? It was 3106.75 carats. It was cut into 105 diamonds including the Cullinan I otherwise known as the Great Star of Africa (530.2 carats), and the Cullinan II...

Hilton Sandton goes to F&B Masters

Four Hilton Sandton team members represented Hilton Sandton and South Africa at the Hilton Worldwide Food Beverage (F&B) Masters contest for the hotel groups’ Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. Team Hilton Sandton placed second out...