6 Aug 2013

Tourism, Travel & Hospitality

MTV lives on

While MTV no longer stands for Music Television, the essence of the 32-year-old channel lives on, supported by a shiny new market segment - an audience that requires much more than music videos. In order to keep them satiated, the channel has launched its first localised interactive magazine programme for South Africa's youth - MTV Choice; it's been dubbed "pop-tastic"...

Want to start your own business? Easier said than done, I'm afraid - ask any successful entrepreneur about the trials and tribulations they experienced before finding the winning formula. Problemio.com, creator of business planning apps, has outlined five steps to starting a business.

Even if you have been in HR management for some time, it's not easy to pick out a fraudulent medical certificate. Once you have, or have your suspicions, what do you do then? Lia Marus advises on the best course of action in "How to deal with fraudulent medical certificates".

I, and I suspect many others, have a severe case of arms deal fatigue. We're going on two years since the commission was set up to determine whether there was any corruption involved in procurement contracts that were awarded in the '90s. The public hearings, were underway in Pretoria, this week, but have since been postponed for two weeks to allow for the declassification of certain documents. Here's hoping it'll be smooth sailing from there on...

Sindy Peters, Group Head: Content

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Weekly top stories

Business Traveller Africa Awards finalists named
South African Airways was the nominee that stood out when the finalists were named for the second annual Business Traveller Africa Awards, which will take place at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Joburg on 20 August 2013. Read more >>

Tourism, Travel & Hospitality
Australia Visa increases positively influence migration industry
Migrate 2 Oz views the new charges for visa applications as a positive for the migration industry to attract visa applicants who are serious about migrating. Read more >>

Wide range of digital media topics at Getaway Travel Blog Conference
Cape Town Tourism has again partnered The Getaway Travel Blog Conference to present international and local bloggers, as well as industry leaders, on a wide range of digital media topics at a day-long workshop on Saturday, 3 August 2013. Read more >>

60m-high Mandela sculpture on Table Mountain? [Video]
Commemorating Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday, Dutch firm Whim Architecture is proposing to design a sculptured memorial of Mandela's head and set it on the side of the Table Mountain range in Cape Town. Read more >>


Accommodation
Bon Hotels launches new website
Hoping to create a user-friendly, interactive and unique website, Bon Hotels' management approached digital agency Media Machine with a brief that covered everything from ease of navigation and convenience to direct online bookings. Read more >>

The grass is greener at Oudebosch
[Eugene Yiga] A two-day corporate retreat. In the wilderness. In the middle of winter. Little did I know that what initially sounded a bit unappealing would turn into the perfect break! Read more >>


Hospitality
The Westcliff becomes Four Seasons Hotel
Johannesburg's pink diamond, The Westcliff Hotel, is set for a makeover and rebranding and when it resumes operations next year it will be known as the Four Seasons Hotel Westcliff. Read more >>


Restaurant
Funding for 50 new Fish & Chip Co stores
Brimstone Investment Corporation‚ Taste Holdings and Nedbank have put together a funding agreement to finance 50 new Fish & Chip Co. outlets for franchisees. Read more >>

Burger King, Sasol munch quick food deal
[Zeenat Moorad] Burger King South Africa said on Tuesday, 30 July 2013, it had signed an agreement with Sasol to open fast-food outlets and restaurants on Sasol's forecourts. The first outlet will open by the end of the year. Read more >>


Tourism
Enjoy a one-to-one, or a two-to-one at 212121
[Brian Berkman] 212121 Restaurant should really be called 313121. Initially named after the number of choices guests had for dinner, the menu is now expanded to offer three rather than two starters, one soup, three mains, cheese and two desserts. Read more >>

Yes, you can have your kayak and...
[Brian Berkman] ... Beat it... around Madagascar. So that's exactly what I did... I went kayaking there to slay some personal dragons. This is an excerpt from a piece first published in Vrouekeur, 5 July 2013. Read more >>

Motswari awarded Gold for green efforts
Motswari Private Game Lodge joined Newmark Hotels, Reserves & Lodges in March 2013, and has now achieved Gold Class status on the Heritage Environmental Certification Programme. Read more >>

Upgraded conferencing venues contribute to growth in SA business tourism
Africa has one of the fastest growing emerging economies in the world. As a gateway to the continent, South Africa offers significant investment opportunities to both the local and the international markets. This has led to a growth in business tourism in South Africa. Read more >>

IRAS awards top ranking to Wilderness Holdings' Integrated Report
An independent assessment of the integrated reports of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has awarded a high score to Wilderness Holdings' Integrated Report for the 2012 financial year. Read more >>

Heineken launches online travel reality series in SA
'Voyage' is a new campaign from Heineken that takes different men from across the world and drops them in remote global locations with nothing but the most basic of supplies and directions. The result is 'Dropped' - a series of episodic adventures following the explorers on their travel experience. Read more >>


International

Bugs, service, food - reviews expose all
CHICAGO, USA: Bed bugs, bad service and terrible food used to be inevitable risks when travelling, but a host of online review sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor are helping savvy consumers pick the best hotels and eat like locals. Read more >>

Profits down 31.9% for Japan Airlines
TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on Wednesday (31 July) that its net profit in the April to June quarter dropped 31.9% to ¥18.33bn (US$187m), after rival All Nippon Airways reported a loss, which it attributed to rising fuel costs. Read more >>


More International


Lifestyle

Recommended roads for spotting game in Kruger
[Adel Groenewald] Every visitor's priority when visiting the Kruger National Park is to see as much of its wildlife as possible. But choosing a route from the maze of criss-crossing tar and gravel roads for optimum sightings can seem like a daunting task. Read more >>


Jobs offered

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer - Cape Town
Cape Town Tourism is currently seeking an experienced executive assistant to the chief executive officer for a one-year fixed-term contract position based in Cape Town. Read more >>



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