Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 26, 2020
The award-winning 5-star Cape Town hotel, Tintswalo Atlantic, has been accepted into Virtuoso®’s exclusive portfolio of luxury travel partners, where it joins an elite selection of more than 1,800 preferred suppliers in 100 countries. Virtuoso has...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 24, 2020
Meetings Africa, described as the continent’s premier business events trade show, returns to the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg on the 25 and 26 February 2020 – for the 15th time. The show, which is owned by South African Tourism, plays a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 19, 2020
JB Train Tours has announced they are closing, and will cease operating as of Saturday 15 February 2020. A statement on the company’s Facebook page says, “After more than four decades in the Tourism industry in Southern Africa, we at JB Train Tours...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 13, 2020
Newmark Hotels, a leading hotel management company, is opening a luxury hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg at the end of 2020. The Catalyst Hotel will service both business and leisure travellers, with 207 rooms, a fully-equipped conference facility,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 9, 2020
From 1 February 2020, Tsogo Sun Hotels’ property Crowne Plaza will be rebranded as Southern Sun Rosebank. The rebrand will be accompanied by a full refurbishment of the venue. Ravi Nadasen, Tsogo Sun Hotels’ COO, says, “Rosebank is booming. The...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 6, 2020
The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) has appointed Taubie Motlhabane as its new CEO. Motlhabane will formally take over the position from the convention centre’s current CEO, Julie-May Ellingson, at the end of January 2020. ...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 1, 2020
United Airlines has launched its first service from South Africa – a nonstop flight between Cape Town, South Africa, and New York/Newark, U.S.A. This is the first direct air service between these two cities. The new flight route has been warmly...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 16, 2019
Following his suspension on 01 April 2019 and an independent investigation, the South African Tourism (SA Tourism) CEO, Mr Sisa Ntshona, has been cleared of any wrong doing. In a press statement issued on 13 December 2019, the SA Tourism Board...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 16, 2019
The Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) was honoured with a Lilizela Tourism Award in the Conference and Exhibition Venue category, at the prestigious 2019 awards ceremony on 9 November. The Lilizela Tourism Awards are hosted by South African Tourism,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 15, 2019
Tsogo Sun Hotels has launched a new hotel brand – hi Hotels – which offers a young, authentic and modern experience. Tim de Raedt, hi Hotels’ Director of Operations, says, “There is a segment of the market that is looking for an affordable,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 13, 2019
It was announced last week that ONOMO Hotels has acquired a 60.1% controlling stake in BON Hotels. The move will see ONOMO’s footprint grow to 15 countries with 4 300 rooms and a further 3 000 additional rooms in the pipeline, making it “the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 10, 2019
On December 5, 2019, the All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA), in Partnership with CNBC Africa, marked its 9th annual event by announcing the continent’s top business achievers at its Grand Finale gala dinner, hosted at the Sandton Convention...
