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Africa's Travel Indaba media launch, which was held at The Plant Venue Co., Durban on 3 April 2019, provided the opportunity South Africa's tourism industry to tell their success stories... read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Bizcommunity is proud to announce the launch of BIZ | Daily - a daily top story round-up, curated from across 18 industry sectors by most impressions and social media shares... Read
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Accommodation
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Marriott estimates its development pipeline through 2023 represents up to $8bn of investment from property owners and is expected to generate over 20,000 new jobs across the region... Read
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Air Travel
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An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight that crashed early last month after taking off from Addis Ababa caused worldwide panic after the same type of aircraft, operated by Lion Air, had crashed just months before killing all 189 people on board... Read
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SHAUN LAMONT
With travel on the rise, service providers need to be thinking out of the box to stay afloat in today's tough economic climate. Shaun Lamont, managing director of First Group, takes a look at the various elements that are influencing the future of the hospitality industry... Read
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MICE
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"The new structure relates to membership fees and the size of a member company, linked to the set of membership benefits on offer, it creates fair value for companies in terms of the price they pay to be a member." Read
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Niche Tourism
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Currently, in its fourth year, the annual Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference will now be known as the Wine & Food Tourism Conference. This year's event, which will take place 18 September 2019 at Spier near Stellenbosch, will introduce the inaugural... Read
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Responsible & Sustainable Tourism
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JOSEPH OGUTU
The 40,000sqkm Serengeti-Mara plain that straddles the border of Kenya and Tanzania is famous for its abundant and diverse wildlife... Read
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To highlight its respect and recognition for Earth Month, The Travel Corporation recently announced that, from the beginning of its 2019 operating season, its brands will no longer make available single-use plastic bottles on its coaches... Read
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The Nuovo Restaurant unveiled its new sustainable menu at the Hotel Verde Cape Town Airport on 3 April 2019... Read
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ISSUED BY VACATION OWNERSHIP ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
The timeshare industry, which is one of the earliest and largest examples of collaborative consumption, is a true backbone of the economy, according to the Vacation Ownership Association of Southern Africa (VOASA)... Read
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ISSUED BY DOMESTIC FLIGHTS SOUTH AFRICA
While popular domestic airlines continue to offer affordable domestic flights across South Africa, if you plan to travel internationally on a South African passport anytime this year you'll need to include your visa costs in your budget... Read
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The 5th annual AWIEF conference, exhibition and awards are now open for registration. The event aims to promote and accelerate the growth of women-owned and women-led businesses for Africa's inclusive economic growth... Read
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The Zimbabwean government have called hoteliers out after some of Bulwayo's top hotels and lodges hiked their rates by as much as 350% ahead of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF)... Read
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Eskom has reviewed its winter plan, but has cautioned the country to use electricity sparingly as the demand for power is expected to increase this week as cold weather gets a grip on parts of South Africa... Read
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While a diesel shipment arrived and provided relief to the dire stage 4 load shedding in South Africa last month, this may be short-lived if the boiler tubes are not repaired by the time the diesel is burnt by the open-cycle gas turbines... Read
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ISSUED BY DOTAFRICA
The adoption continues for the .africa (dotAfrica) geographic Top Level Domain (gLTD) as Africa's biggest multi-industry website, Bizcommunity, announced the launch of its dotAfrica website... Read
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Incorporating drones into day-to-day operations can help businesses mitigate against external factors... Read
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