Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 8, 2020
InterContinental Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport Hotel, one of Tsogo Sun Hotels properties, has received the IHG IMEA Franchise Hotel of the Year 2019 award. Thirty-eight franchise hotels in the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) participated in the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 8, 2020
City Lodge Hotel Group has launched a Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) protocol across its 62 hotels, with the aim of educating staff and guests on the simple measures they can take that can help to reduce the risk of contamination. The...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 27, 2020
Version 2.0 of the Women in MICE 2020 Awards was launched at an exclusive breakfast event at the Sandton Convention Centre on Wednesday 26 February 2020, in partnership with the South Africa National Convention Bureau and sponsored by Unlimited...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 24, 2020
Reunion Island is marketing itself as the place “where MICE come to play”, because of its mix of world-class accommodation/eventing facilities, unlimited adventure activity options, gorgeous scenery, and a unique and diverse culture. Other...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 22, 2020
The Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) is proud to host Africa’s leading meetings industry event, Meetings Africa, from 24 to 26 February 2020, and play a role in helping to grow the business tourism industry. Shaun Bird, GM of SCC, says he has...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 18, 2020
Tourism New Zealand has undertaken to plant an indigenous tree for each of the 140 guests attending its Asia Pacific Incentives Meetings Event (AIME) Hosted Buyer Breakfast. Trees that Count, a conservation charity, will plant the trees across New...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 16, 2020
Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will be offering direct flights between London Heathrow and Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) as a seasonal service, as of 25 October 2020. Liezl Gericke, Head of Africa, Middle East and India, at Virgin...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 14, 2020
As part of South Africa’s larger strategy to grow its tourism sector, SA Tourism launched the first phase of a new brand campaign on Thursday 13 February. This campaign focuses on South Africans, reminding them that they are both an asset to our...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 10, 2020
Hard hats and corporate wear were replaced with black tie glamour, as the South African exhibition industry turned up for the fifth ROAR Awards ceremony held on Friday 31 January 2020, at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. Hosted jointly by...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 8, 2020
City Lodge Hotel Maputo opened its doors on 7 February 2020, making it the 62nd hotel in the City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG). Located on Rua Para o Palmar in Mozambique’s capital city, the hotel is a quick 12 minute drive (6.5km) to the Maputo...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 7, 2020
Southern Sun Timeshare, a network that includes 44,000 timeshare weeks across six timeshare properties, has now added the stunning Bantry Bay International Vacation Resort to its portfolio. This new agreement came into effect at the start of the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 3, 2020
At the end of January 2020, the Board of the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), staff, colleagues and industry stakeholders said their goodbyes to Julie-May Ellingson, and thanked her for her significant contribution as Chief...
