18 Dec 2012

Tourism, Travel & Hospitality

 



Thank you for your support in 2012

Today sees our last newsletters for 2012, with the first of our new industry newsletters to be published on 15 January 2013, but we will keep on updating the new industry portals over the festive season.

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support; our subscribers across all our portals continue to grow; in fact, in our new industries alone, we are now closing in on 70,000 subscribers, and for that we thank you.

We want to wish all of you a very enjoyable end-of-year break and - assuming the world doesn't end on Friday (You've heard about the predictions around the Mayan calendar, right?) - we wish you a highly successful 2013.

All the best from the Bizcommunity team!

Rod Baker: Content Director

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Anglo American's grant towards SACT is changing lives
A multi-year grant of R1.05 million towards the SA College for Tourism (SACT) from Anglo American's corporate social investment arm, the Chairman's Fund, is helping to uplift people in rural areas across Southern Africa by providing them with skills training and access to viable career opportunities in the tourism and hospitality sectors. Read more >>

International SOS gives advice for travellers
As we approach the height of the summer holidays, International SOS, the world's leading medical and security services company, has compiled six pieces of advice that every traveller should take note of before setting off. Read more >>

Aviation


1time gets lifeline from Fastjet
[Nicky Smith] Low-cost carrier 1time Airline has received a lifeline after its provisional liquidators Tshwane Trust applied to the master of the high court in Pretoria for the postponement of Tuesday's (11 December) deadline that could have seen the company being placed in final liquidation. Read more >>

Restaurant


V&A's R35m revamp may spur growth
[Bekezela Phakathi] The Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront is set to grow after its new owners spent R35m on refuribshing the food court - by adding 15 new outlets - and the amphitheatre, V&A retail executive Alex Kabalin said on Tuesday (11 December). Read more >>

Tourism


CCTV footage to appear as comic booklets to raise crime awareness
To raise awareness of the key safety risks faced by visitors and locals in Cape Town, the Vision project will incorporate real footage captured on some of the 300 closed-circuit television cameras located around the city, re-purposed into comic-style booklets. Read more >>

Cape Town to get cruise terminal
Transnet has given the go-ahead for a dedicated berthing terminal for cruise liners in Table Bay Harbour‚ in Cape Town‚ it was reported on Tuesday (11 December). Read more >>

Cape Town tourism sees positive growth
Feedback from representatives of Cape Town Tourism's accommodation sector membership has been compiled into a joint report by Cape Town Tourism and Horwath HTL, that forecasts slight growth trends across occupancy and average room rates indicators for the months November 2012 - January 2013. Read more >>

Kruger visitors urged to book early
[Dumisile Masuku and Adele du Toit] SKUKUZA: Visitors to the Kruger National Park have been advised to book early this festive season. Day visitors are also encouraged to book their visits to ensure they're not turned away if gate quotas are exceeded. Read more >>


International
Airline profts set to rise again
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Airline profits will be higher than expected this year and next according to the the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Read more >>

Tripadvisor sold to Malone's Liberty group
NEW YORK, USA: Travel ratings website TripAdvisor was sold on Tuesday (11 December) to media tycoon John Malone's Liberty Interactive, which paid US$300m for a controlling stake in the operation. Read more >>

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Travel
Sail the heaven seas: fun for the young!
[Eugene Yiga] "As long as it's not one of those cruises for people over 60" was the first thing a friend of mine said when I mentioned my holiday plans. Like many people, he believes that cruises are for senior citizens who sail around the world doing aqua aerobics and playing bingo because there's nothing else to do between retirement and death. But four nights on the glorious MSC Sinfonia convinced me that cruises aren't just a slow break for the elderly; they offer plenty of fun for young people too! Read more >>

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