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Aleph Hospitality has signed a franchise agreement with global hotelier Marriott International for a new Protea Hotels by Marriott hotel in Kisumu, Kenya... read
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Tourism Month
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Despite the prevailing tough economic conditions putting pressure on disposable income, South Africans are still travelling and touring local destinations... Read
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ODETTE FALING
Like most industries, travel has its fair share of insider expressions and "bleisure" is right up there with "staycation", "babymoon" and "voluntourism" in the trade's glossary of peculiar portmanteaus. Even if the term prompts a few eye rolls from buzzword-loathing individuals, bleisure makes a convincing case for the growing number of business travellers... Read
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SHARMILA RAGUNANAN
September is Tourism Month in South Africa. Just ahead of the peak family travel season, it's an ideal time for businesses to be promoting domestic tourism and to encourage a culture of travel among locals... Read
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Accommodation
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A new report from JLL, an international professional services firm specialising in real estate, has revealed that people seeking to finance new hotel projects in Africa will be much more successful if their hotel is part of a mixed-use development... Read
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Air Travel
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Austrian Airlines has been testing a new technology for the purpose of carrying out technical inspections of its aircraft fleet... Read
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Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with CellPoint Digital to introduce WeChat Pay and KNET... Read
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Hospitality
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LEIGH ANDREWS
If the rituals of work and everyday life are getting to you, there are two specific rituals at the Oyster Box Hotel that will put a spring back into your step - the relaxing ritual of a full body massage and the delicious ritual of high tea, respectively... Read
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GUY STEHLIK
The abuse of women has long been a societal issue, and things have recently reached a head in both South Africa and France with protests by thousands of people saying: "We have had enough! We must protect our women. Stop the femicide!" Read
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Responsible & Sustainable Tourism
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The initiative, which began in June this year, is an example of the company's long-held commitment to using authentic ecotourism to realise its vision of conserving and restoring Africa's wilderness and wildlife... Read
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Tourism
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Having a fun time in Cape Town doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg... Read
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Travel
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Demand from travellers for value, personalisation and digital solutions continues to mount... Read
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ELVIRA BOLAT AND NASIRU TAURA
Digital technology has created new opportunities for businesses in sub-Saharan Africa to compete on a more equal footing, but obstacles remain... Read
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DAVID SLOTOW
Refining the last mile journey with the potential of technology... Read
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Employment Equity (EE) report submissions are now open and will run from 1 September 2019 to 15 January 2020. Failure to comply will see fines ranging from 2 - 10% of a company's turnover... Read
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DAVID J. HARDISTY, KATHERINE WHITE AND RISHAD HABIB
Most people want to be sustainable, but have a hard time taking the necessary actions... Read
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JESSICA HUBBARD
Many entrepreneurs and business owners live in fear of the South African Revenue Services (SARS)... Read
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 The 2019 Wine & Food Tourism Conference, at Spier near Stellenbosch on 18 September, will feature SA's most respected trends analyst, Dion Chang, as headline speaker. Registrations are now open! Read more >>
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