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Airbnb inspires travellers to live like a local
Airbnb is rolling out an updated app and launching a global brand campaign to encourage people to change the way they experience the world around them... read



Commerce Month
#CommerceMonth: ACSA elements for e-commerce success

Cari Van Wyk

ACSA hopped on the e-commerce bandwagon (or should we say flight) and took Duty Free Shopping online, with their own portal. We spoke to Shethal Badal about ACSA's e-commerce journey... read
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Tourism
SA tourism still short of potential

Stafford Thomas

Inbound foreign tourist arrivals exceeding the 1m mark for the first time ever in a month in January made for great headlines. But welcome as the achievement is... read
Global cruise industry growing fast
Cruise lines are struggling to cope with increased passenger demand and almost all major cruise lines are commissioning and building new ships... read
Accommodation
Bleisure BLISS with a view

Cari Van Wyk

Reminiscent of that famous yellow brick road, there is a big yellow door in Sunset Beach, Cape Town that will lead you to a magical land of bliss... read
Love is in the Air

Brian Berkman

Sometimes the ultimate luxury is simply being alone with your loved one. At Pavilions, Phuket and their sister properties in the Himalayas and Bali their marketing differentiator is... read
Hospitality
FEDHASA updates industry on labour issues
Leon Traut updated industry members on current labour issues during an industry event hosted by FEDHASA Cape region. Minimum wage increases will come into effect... read
Restaurant
Calling on SA to support local chefs in Culinary Olympics
A team of men and women in chef's whites will be flying the South African flag when they compete against over 40 nations in the IKA Culinary Olympics in Erfurt... read
Travel
Top local bleisure travel tips by city
The days where business travellers sat in their hotel room, ordering room service and scrolling foreign TV stations are in the past with people now combining business and leisure... read
Business
#HappinessMatters: How's your thinking environment?

Sindy Peters

Trisha Lord believes her life's purpose is to help others implement generative thinking across their relationships... read
Lifestyle
What to see on the Cape to Namibia route

Kirsty Carpenter and Abigail Munroe

You've got your passport, the necessary documents and your map, and you're ready to hit the open road to Namibia. The next step? What to see along the way. read
The rolling hills of Brahman

Ruth Cooper

The bathroom at the Oribi self-catering cottage at Brahman Hills in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is an exhibitionist's dream come true - a shrinking violet's worst nightmare. read
New appointments
  • Protea Hotel Fire & Ice appoints new executive chef - more info
  • New managing director for the Cableway - more info
  • David Livingstone Safari Lodge and Spa appoints new general manager - more info
  • New travel consultants at Wild Wings Safaris - more info
  • New executive chef at Catharina's - more info

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Jobs offered
Information/Reservation Consultant - Cape Town
Cape Town Tourism currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced information and reservation consultant. Applications close 4 May 2016. Read more >>




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Conservation Lab - 30 Apr 2016 to 2 May 2016, Cape Town
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WeAreAfrica is more than a trade event. It brings a curated selection of travel brands, world-class buyers and press to Cape Town, determined to tell Africa's individual stories. Read more >>

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