Tourism, Travel & Hospitality South Africa weekly newsletter - 10 Sep 2013

So who gets to keep the house?

What with high divorce rates and the high cost of living, couples often find themselves living together for a while before jumping into marriage, if at all. But what happens if the honeymoon ends... who gets to keep the house? And for that matter, the car, furniture, family pet..?

Juliette Attwell, writing in our BizCareers advisor column, tells you how to price yourself right and dress for success. Let's face it, turning up for an interview in slops probably won't cut it.

OK, Christmas is coming and it's only a matter of time before Boney M's Drummer Boy will have you... well... whatever you do having heard it umpteen times before - but at least you know where your Christmas gifts are coming from. So spare a thought for all those kids who don't, and do your bit for the Santa Shoebox Project. It's open for pledges and your shoeboxes of gifts will bring happy smiles to a lot of kids. Just do it, darn it!

And it's TIFF news for our film industry... not only is Triggerfish Animation Studios' animated movie Khumba off to the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF), but so is Anant Singh's Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. It will debut at TIFF, so to both our entrants, good luck, and may it be a case of "TIFF luck" and not "tough luck" on the night.

Rod Baker, Content Director

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Skukuza Airport Management Company wins bid

After a lengthy process of evaluation and adjudication of bids submitted on 5 July 2013, in response to SANParks request for proposals (issued in April 2013), SANParks has announced that the successful bidder is the Skukuza Airport Management Company, owned jointly by Lion Sands, Federal Air and Airlink. Read more >>

Reed Travel Exhibitions team up with Lloyd Orr for Africa Travel Week

[Issued by LLoyd Orr] Global leader, Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) has appointed Lloyd Orr Communications, a well-known local agency that specialises in tourism and lifestyle clients, to handle the PR and communications for the launch of Africa Travel Week across the African continent. Read more >> visit press office >>

5 myths promoting wild animal exploitation exposed

Often due to lack of awareness, many unsuspecting tourists and locals fall into the trap of believing a holiday around South Africa to "take in the Big Five" and other wildlife romps causes no harm. And in some cases, they believe that they may even be supporting conservation or improving the welfare of wild animals. Read more >>

Let your imagination run wild... Sol did

[Brian Berkman] It is easy to be cynical about The Palace of the Lost City and to dismiss it simply as the fantasy creation of The Sun King, but it is precisely because it has been entirely envisioned by someone who, at the time, was a global celebrity for his unbridled imagination, that makes it such a fun place to visit. Read more >>

SnappCab set to change the SA cab industry

SnappCab aims to change the way South Africans use cab services by enabling commuters with smartphones to order, track and pay for cab services on-the-go. Newly launched and locally developed, the multiplatform smartphone app will initially be introduced in Johannesburg in early September, with Cape Town and Durban launches following shortly thereafter. Read more >>

So who gets to keep the house?

Weekly top stories

Boost retail image with right fit of floor [Shan Radcliffe: retail editor]

NW commits to deliver all 2014 textbooks before end of November [Sydney Masinga]

SA finance industry unfairly targeted‚ says Sanlam [Gillian Jones]

Prepaid electricity purchases growing via cellphone banking [Gaongalelwe Moatshe]

Key things you need to know about offshoring your business [Adrian Dommisse]

August tractor sales down 15.4% says Saama [Helmo Preuss]

Mobilising agribusiness [Lauren LaFronz]

Green is in, but is it perennial? [Peter Townshend]

[BizCareers] Price yourself right and dress for success [Juliette Attwell]

How to recruit young, graduate talent with Mxit [Matthew Gray]

Trade mark rights and company names [Christophe van Zyl]

How to receive compensation from unsafe product use [Rachel Smith]

Talented women are available says Gigaba [Gabi Khumalo]

Change a life with a bike [Lucille Davie]

SAA's turnaround 'enjoys board and ministerial support' [Nicky Smith]

Advanced video streaming offers benefits across industry sectors [David Sales]

Great Expectations stage adaptation at Cinema Nouveau [Daniel Dercksen]

Yes to Gangs of Ballet [Ruth Cooper]