Articles August 2012
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Risk & Insurance
The CPA and Insurance
There’s been huge reaction to the introduction of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) in the tourism industry and we have…
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Risk & Insurance
How to protect your business, your staff and yourself against disaster
The Tourism and Leisure industries are constantly evolving and the biggest by-product of this is increased competition. One extremely effective…
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Niche Tourism
Cruise Tourism Potential in South Africa
I receive many email replies to my column “Talking Tourism”, which is particularly rewarding. These emails include many from local…
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Marketing
Travel & Hospitality Website Landing Pages
Questions we stay with are: what were they interested in, what information could have been placed on the web portal…
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Hospitality
Green Mobility in the Hospitality Environment
Purpose designed or adapted golf carts are the preferred mode of shuttling guests from A to B within hospitality properties,…
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Hospitality
Vacation Ownership Proves Resilient in Tough Economy
According to a study done by Grant Thornton on behalf of the Vacation Ownership Association of Southern Africa (VOASA), vacation…
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Destinations
Mauritius from a travel trade perspective
Despite the islands close proximity to the African continent, Mauritius attracts more inbound tourists from Europe than from Africa, which…
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Conservation
Experience of a lifetime with Rhino
During June 2012, a team of some of the most well respected professionals in conservation, made their way to Somkhanda…
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Business & Finance
10 Simple Steps To Debt Reduction
You might have a little debt or a lot of debt. Makes no difference. This simple 10-step debt reduction plan…
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Business & Finance
Beyond the Limits of Cash or Credit
Recently, I had the opportunity of communicating with Bob Meyer, founder, publisher and editor of BarterNews. Meyer is America’s expert…
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Business & Finance
African Resources and Colliding Geopolitics
The terms “Great Game” or “Tournament of Shadows” in Russia were terms for the strategic rivalry and conflict between the…
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