TOURISM
MAIA Luxury Resort & Spa, located on Mahé, Seychelles,has been recognised by the Prime Traveller Awards as the Best Island Hotel in 2017. Prime Traveller’s editorial members selected MAIA Luxury Resort & Spa as tops in its category for its exclusive, premium hospitality. The team highlighted MAIA’s secluded, untouched beach, gentle service and idyllic atmosphere. […]
Brand South Africa in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Economic Development, will host various stakeholders at the Gauteng Investment Centre on Thursday 08 June 2017 as part of its workshop to build South Africa’s competitiveness and a cohesive image of the South African Nation Brand. The workshop conversations aim to enable stakeholders to assess […]
Give them enough to want to know more, says Tania Reid of iThemba Office Solutions, giving advice perfecting business pitches. She was one of the speakers at the WeConnect International conference in Johannesburg. The WeConnect International conference in South Africa was aimed at celebrating and training female-owned businesses. It took place from 9 to 11 […]
Setting the scene for the days ahead, prestigious WTM Africa Buyers were treated to a taste of Africa at the Hosted Buyer Welcome Party on Tuesday night, sponsored by GOLD Restaurant. A stimulating and innovative environment The first day of WTM Africa 2017 proved to be very exciting, with travel professionals buzzing around the Cape […]
World Travel Market (WTM) Africa, launched in Cape Town last May, takes place again this year from 19 to 21 April 2017. The trade show for travel professionals is part of the Africa Travel Week and held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The leading B2B exhibition for Africa’s travel industry is the leading travel […]
SANParks has developed the Strategic Plan for Commercialisation, a significant element of SANParks’ ecotourism pillar. The core objective of the Strategic Plan is the implementation of Public Private Partnerships(PPPs). The purpose of these PPP’s is to reduce the cost of delivery, improve service levels by focusing on core business, leverage private capital and expertise as […]
INDABA 2017 takes place from 16 to 18 May at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. While floor space is filling up rapidly, tourism businesses still have time to register to take part in Africa’s top travel show, which is expected to attract more than 7 000 international delegates, including buyers, […]
Tsogo Sun’s multiple award-winning website has been awarded top honours at the ‘Oscars’ of the global hospitality industry, the prestigious HSMAI (Hospitality, Sales and Marketing Association International) Adrian Awards, following a series of award wins last year. The Tsogo Sun website won gold in the Digital Marketing – Design and Development category. The award […]
The Department of Tourism in partnership with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the City of Ekurhuleni will host the 2017 Local Government Tourism Conference at Emperors Palace – Kempton Park. Themed, “Tourism Planning is Everybody’s Business,” the conference will provide a platform for public […]
Gauteng Tourism, the official destination marketing agency for the Gauteng City Region, is in Berlin as part of the South African Tourism delegation attending the world’s largest travel trade and leisure show, International Travel Berlin (ITB), from 8-12 March 2017. ITB, as the show is popularly known, hosts on an annual basis more than 2000 […]