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 | International travel saw a 13.6% increase in traffic, with capacity up 12.8%, while domestic travel grew by 5.7%, with a 2.5% rise in capacity. December 2024 ended the year strong, with an 8.6% year-on-year traffic increase and 5.6% capacity growth... read |
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 | ISSUED BY CITY LODGE HOTELS City Lodge Hotels congratulates Chef Trevor Boyd, general manager: food and beverage operations, on his appointment as chairman of the SA Chefs Association’s Competition Committee... Read |
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| |  | OLIVIER PERILLAT-PIRATOINE Olivier Perillat-Piratoine, managing director of Club Med Southern Africa, explores how technology, sustainability, and purpose-driven experiences are transforming travel. As AI enhances customer service and green travel becomes essential, the industry must balance innovation with tradition to shape the future of tourism... Read |  | MARC HARDING Marc Harding, country manager for Virgin Atlantic in South Africa, explores how the travel industry is reshaping to meet the expectations of today’s conscious traveller, with innovations that prioritise people, the planet, and personalised journeys... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY LUME COMMUNICATIONS In a landmark partnership, the International Tourism Film Festival Africa (ITFFA) has joined forces with Africa’s Eden, a registered non-prot organisation based in Botswana, to expand the collective impact on sustainable tourism and conservation across the continent... Read |
| Hospitality |
 | CHIKO MANOKORE Coastal property boom: Investors flock to Western Cape hotspots... Read |
 | Kitchener’s Carvery Bar, in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, has reopened its doors in a partnership between Castle Lager and Play Braamfontein... Read |
| Responsible Tourism |
 | The partnership aims to equip local tourism businesses with practical tools and guidance to meet the rising global demand for sustainable travel experiences while enhancing their competitiveness... Read |
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 | The V&A Waterfront experienced a standout December period, welcoming over three million visitors and achieving record retail sales of almost R1.4bn. Read |
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 | Will digital wallets unlock Africa's economic potential?... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Investing in African Mining Indaba this year made room for the voices of the wider stakeholder ecosystem in the opening ceremony… Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Understanding the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates again... Read |
 | WENDELL ROELF AND NQOBILE DLUDLA Eskom was only granted a third of its requested tariff increase for the next year... Read |
 | The app utilises curriculum-approved content along with the CSIR’s local language text and speech technologies... Read |
 | State of the Nation 2025: From energy security to global leadership... Read |
 | PADDY FLOOD Portfolio adjustments urged as DeepSeek disrupts AI sector... Read |
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