meetings | The Planner - Part 8

meetings

PH Kampala

And the best luxury city hotel is…

Protea Hotel Kampala has been named the best Luxury City Hotel in Africa in the World Luxury Hotel Awards. The ceremony, which was held in Phuket, Thailand, names those hotels around the world that guests have voted to have the best facilities and...
vineyard hotel, cape town

A festive year-end at the Vineyard Hotel & Spa

The Vineyard Hotel & Spa in Cape Town has put together a series of exciting end-of-year offerings for guests and patrons. Set in the leafy green belt of Newlands, the hotel boasts a number of beautiful settings for those special celebratory...
difficult clients

Dealing with clients 101

Working in event management is very similar to being in the wild. Miss Meet shares how to spot different clients and how they behave in their natural surroundings. I have been in the industry for many years and have been around the proverbial...
Southern Sun The Cullinan

The Cullinan is Tsogo Sun's healthiest hotel

Southern Sun The Cullinan has been announced as the winning hotel in Tsogo Sun and Discovery’s 7 Healthy Hotels Initiative, the brainchild of Tsogo Sun’s Director of Operations for the Cape Region, John van Rooyen, and Heila van Heerden,...
Royal Elephant Hotel and Conference Centre

Try a Moroccan-inspired conference

African Insignia Hotels has welcomed Royal Elephant Hotel and Conference Centre in Pretoria to their portfolio. The Royal Elephant Hotel & Conference Centre situated on the banks of the Hennops River in Centurion, exemplifies tasteful North...
Rey Franco

New resident manager for V&A Hotel

Capetonian Rey Franco has been appointed the new resident hotel manager at popular Victoria & Alfred Hotel, the flagship property within the renowned Newmark Hotels, Reserves & Lodges portfolio, and the very first hotel to be built at the...
The Fairway

Conferencing at The Fairway

At The Fairway conference facilities include two conference rooms (Windsor I and II) which are joined to create one larger conference room accommodating up to 170 delegates, depending on the seating configuration. Three boardrooms are available...
MARKEX

MICE and MARKEX link-up to meet visitor needs

‘Under one roof’ is one way to describe growing the MARKEX visitor profile to meet their varied requirements during South Africa’s premier marketing showcase. The marketing mix of product, price, place and promotion covers the entire exhibitor...
AV

Build-up! Lights! Strike!

There was a time when converted hotel ball-rooms into some kind of table and chair seating witnessed the odd conference with chandeliers, mirrors and dance floors still evident.  Conferences in those days were so unusual that the spoken word...
Ingwenyama Resort

Resort to get a 1000 seated conference centre

Ingwenyama Resort has launched the first phase of their grand scale development to the existing 73 room resort situated on the outskirts the tourist town. The first guests have come and gone in the brand new 24 rooms with resounding success and...