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ROBIN FREDERICKS
Travelcheck.co.za , SouthAfrica's newest online booking website has launched. We chat to CEO Odette Faling to find out more... read
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Tourism
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ISSUED BY SAFARIBOOKINGS
A detailed analysis of almost 2,400 reviews from safari-goers and African travel experts was carried out to determine the 50 best safari parks on the continent. And the winner? Serengeti National Park... Read
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Air Travel
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ISSUED BY DOMESTIC FLIGHTS SOUTH AFRICA
After 23 years with Comair, CEO Erik Venter has resigned. Venter managed to keep the airline at a profitable cruising speed amidst a turbulent airline industry for the duration of his tenure... Read
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ISSUED BY SA AIRLINES
South African Airways announced that it will be introducing direct flights from Johannesburg to Guangzhou, South China this year, from 19 September... Read
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DEAN PORTER
As people look to travel more and visit destinations further from home, airports and airlines alike must act swiftly to lessen the risk of baggage loss, ultimately enhancing their customers' overall experience... Read
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Hospitality
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MARC WACHSBERGER
Marc Wachsberger, MD of The Capital Hotels and Apartments unpacks five reasons why he believes that the hotel industry should do away with loyalty programmes... Read
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In celebration of World Environment Day on 5 June 2019, Radisson Blu Hotel, Lusaka held an event to announce a new partnership between Radisson Blu Hotel, Lusaka, SOS Children's Village and Plant a Million Zambia... Read
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Learn 2 Earn, a programme developed by the organisation Khulisani, has teamed up with BON Hotel Empangeni to provide work experience to South 32 learners with disabilities. Read
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Responsible & Sustainable Tourism
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The Cape Town Green Map celebrates its tenth birthday with the launch of its revamped website... Read
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Instigated in 2012, it has taken seven years for the uMngeni Valley to be proclaimed a nature reserve. The process was officially gazetted on 16 May 2019... Read
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Restaurant
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RUTH COOPER
Cape Town has a new rooftop bar in town and you're gonna wanna check this one out. The Gigi Rooftop Bar and Restaurant is housed in new boutique hotel Gorgeous George in St Georges Mall... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
On a grey day with begging-to-be-photographed trees waving a Winter-coloured welcome, I was part of a media group that found the conditions just perfect for sampling delicious wintery food at Kleine Zalze's Terroir... Read
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Tourism
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The Mayfair Convention and Casino development in Mthatha, spearheaded by the Billion Group has completed its gambling license requirements... Read
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ISSUED BY AUGUST COLLECTIVE
This year's Wine & Food Tourism Conference, taking place at Spier near Stellenbosch on 18 September, will feature South Africa's most respected trends analyst, Dion Chang, as headline speaker... Read
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Travel
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ISSUED BY HAVAS JOHANNESBURG
South African national treasure, The Blue Train, has once again walked away with Africa's Leading Luxury Train accolade at the 2019 World Travel Awards (WTA) Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony... Read
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NUNU NTSHINGILA
Africa's economy is on the rise, freedom and prosperity are continuing to rise, and the continent is home to a youthful and dynamic population... Read
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BY FRANK MATTHEIS AND UELI STAEGER
After being ratified by the required minimum 22 nations, all the member states of the AU are now legally bound to allow African goods to be traded without restraint throughout the continent... Read
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This June, an historic aviation challenge will take place as 20 South African teenagers embark on a Cape to Cairo - and back - excursion in a self-assembled Sling-4 aircraft that uses ordinary motor fuel and was built in only three weeks. Read
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SUDHISH MOHAN
In most organisations today, people are talking about digital transformation... Read
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The first quarter GDP growth of 2019 for South Africa is once again a negative number, with the economy contracting 3.2% year on year... Read
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Taxpayers with an annual income not exceeding R500,000 will no longer be required to submit tax returns... Read
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