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Local culinary food and hospitality institutions, Capsicum Culinary Studio and The Private Hotel School, have partnered with youth travel specialists OVC to give their students the opportunity to work in hotels and resorts in the US for 12 months in paid internships... read
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SHARMILA RAGUNANAN
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"This enhanced codeshare agreement will strengthen our partnership with Air Seychelles and enable seamless travel options and experience for our mutual customers." Read
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British Airways chairman and CEO, Alex Cruz is encouraging AI experts to come up with new ideas to make travel more frictionless... Read
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Hospitality
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JUANITA PIENAAR
The President Hotel in Bantry Bay, Cape Town celebrated 21 years of exceptional experiences and memories since the late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela opened the newly rebuilt iconic President Hotel in 1998... Read
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The Tourism Amendment Bill represents a legally and economically unjustifiable intervention in the private and commercial affairs of ordinary South Africans, the Rule of Law Project has said in a statement... Read
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Niche Tourism
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MSC Cruises is set to launch its sixth connected cruise ship later this year with the christening of MSC Grandiosa in the Port of Hamburg on 9 November 2019 - a ship that will offer new MSC for Me features... Read
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Responsible & Sustainable Tourism
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JOE CLOETE
Conservation is expensive and crucial. Capital, drawn by South Africa's wild mysteries and magic, can fund it, as well as socioeconomic development, writes Joe Cloete... Read
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Travel
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Airbnb has unveiled its new collection, Airbnb Adventures - an expansion of its Airbnb Experiences... Read
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As a mark of a collaborative effort between United Airlines and Cape Town Air Access, Cape Town and the Western Cape will be represented at the annual United Airlines Global Sales Conference in Anaheim on 17 June 2019... Read
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Disruptors and innovative businesses are using technology, among other innovations, to expand into territories previously fraught with countless barriers to entry.... Read
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The best defence against Ebola outbreaks is early detection. If detected early enough, an outbreak can be prevented with targeted, low-tech interventions, such as isolating infected people and their contacts... Read
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VAUGHAN ALEXANDER
Africa is still home to a large unbanked population. Eighty percent of adults in sub-Saharan Africa don't use any formal or informal banking facilities, and only 5% of adults have a credit card... Read
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ANDREW SKIPPER
Africa can take advantage of the modern 'Scramble for Africa' as Brexit and the ratification of AfCFTA come into play... Read
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We are expanding our Cape Town office and looking for you to join our sales team. This person will be responsible for some regions in South and East Africa. Read more >> |
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The Hotel Show Africa - 23 Jun 2019 to 25 Jun 2019, Johannesburg The Hotel Show showcases international products and innovations, live events, training workshops and competitions & the Hospitality Leadership Forum, the country's most comprehensive two-day conference for the hospitality sector. Read more >>Africa's Big 7 - 23 Jun 2019 to 25 Jun 2019, Johannesburg Africa's Big 7 is the only food and beverage retail trade show in Africa to bring together 100s of suppliers with motivated buyers. Read more >> |
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