Articles August 2013
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Trade News
New SAACI Board Elected
The new 2013 – 2014 national directors and ExCo members of the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI)…
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The Rich and Famous in Cannes
Long associated with luxury, Cannes has been home to the rich and famous for decades. Located on the Cote d’Azur,…
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Malawi – A Perfect Destination For Exploring Scenic Beauty
Often termed as the ‘warm heart of Africa’, Malawi is a beautiful and diverse country with the most varied landscapes…
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Food Festivals in Sussex, England
Food, food, glorious food! We all love our food and what better way to appreciate it than by heading to…
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Contribute for the Love of the Game
The official charity of the Springbok Rugby Team, The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund, steps in to offer help…
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Gauteng Institute for Architecture partners with the Arts
The Gauteng Institute For Architectuture (Gifa) wishes to announce its intention to extend and formalise relationships with other members of the Gauteng creative…
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Elsia Grandcourt takes over as Director for Africa at UNWTO
Taleb Rifai, the Secretary General of the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) announced at the 20th General Assembly of…
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Seychelles elected on the Executive Council of the UNWTO
Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture who was leading an important delegation to the 20th…
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Hotel Management Experts Announce New Key Appointment
Leading South African based independent hotel management company extrabold appoints business development expert Brent Kinnear as its new Commercial Director South…
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Midlands Hotel Up For Prominent Award
The Windmills Resort in the heart of the Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands has been nominated for four categories in the annual…
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Tsogo Sun joins 49M
In keeping with its commitment to support the responsible use of energy Tsogo Sun today (21 August 2013) became the…
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Avis Wins Business Traveller Africa Award
Avis has added another prestigious award to its ever-growing collection, winning the best car rental category at the Business Traveller…
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Delheim fans Heritage flames with a Snoek Braai
Celebrate Heritage Day on a legendary wine farm steeped in it, by joining Delheim Estate outside Stellenbosch, for a laid-back…
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Colour Me Crazy 5km Run & Colour Festival Announce Headline Sponsor FedGroup
Colour Me Crazy 5km Run & Colour Festival have announced leading independent financial services group, FedGroup, as the headline sponsor…
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Living the MasterChef SA experience with Tsogo Sun
On Wed, 14 August, The Southern Sun Waterfront hotel hosted a Mystery Box Dinner with Tsogo Sun celebrity chef and…
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Avis Thrives In 2013 Sunday Times Top Brands Awards
Avis continues to shine in the Sunday Times Top Brands 2013 Awards, taking home the Business to Business award in…
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Marketing lifeline for SMMEs in tourism sector
Social media guru, educator and founder of the Ogilvy Digital Marketing Academy, Dave Duarte, will throw a lifeline to small…
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Sport Tourism
World Transplant Games participants go Shark Cage Diving
At the World Transplant Games hosted in Durban and few brave sportsmen and women plucked up the courage to do…
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Staff awarded for long service at 10 2nd Ave Houghton Estate hotel
Nurturing and empowering staff leads to success at 10 2ND AVENUE HOUGHTON ESTATE – JHB boutique hotel. THE OWNER OF…
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Reed Travel Exhibitions Launches World Travel Market Africa
Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), the leading provider of events in the global travel and tourism industry, is delighted to announce…
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Major Refurbishment of Southern Sun Waterfront Underway
The Southern Sun Waterfront hotel offers a stylish, cosmopolitan and vibrant feel with views of majestic Table Mountain and the…
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Clos Malverne unveils arresting A Void in the Landscape exhibition
Top SA artists transform Stellenbosch wine estate with Pop Up gallery Clos Malverne, a family-owned wine estate nestled in the…
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Nala – a New Little Ray of Hope for the Cheetahs at Samara
Situated in a beautiful corner of South Africa’s Eastern Cape Great Karoo, Samara Private Game Reserve is proud to be…
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Conservation
Samara Introduces New Mandela Landscapes Tour
Samara Private Game Reserve in South Africa’s beautiful Eastern Cape, is delighted to announce a new seven day tour which…
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Events
60 Seconds with WTM’s Simon Press
Tourism Tattler interviews Simon Press, Director at Reed Travel Exhibitions, about World Travel Market’s vital role in facilitating travel industry business…
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Aviation
Is Flying Safer Now?
According to the Aviation Safety Network, 2012 was the safest year in terms of aviation accidents across the world since…
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Business & Finance
South Africa’s Traffic Officers Damaging Tourism
Irregular, inconsistent and often blatently corrupt policing by South Africa’s traffic officials is damaging the country’s tourism industry and adversely…
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Conservation
Rhino Knights Update 3
After traversing South Africa and Namibia Isabel Wolf-Gillespie reports on her progress from Botswana, since departing on her arduous 10,000km…
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Conservation
Can we afford to experiment with rhinos?
The recent announcement by the South African Minster of Environment, expressing the South African Government’s endorsement of a proposal to…
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Travel
Scotland and Turkey
Tattler editor Marjorie Dean is just back from a holiday in Europe. On trend, she decided to mark a special…
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Destinations
Kenya ranks second in Africa in MICE tourism
Conference tourism is emerging as Kenya’s new growth frontier, earning the country second position after South Africa last year in…
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Environment
BirdLife South Africa welcomes code of conduct for wind energy
BirdLife South Africa has welcomed the recent launch of the South African Wind Energy Association’s (SAWEA) recommended Code of Conduct…
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Events
RETOSA Events Calendar – August
RETOSA’s annual events calendar is aimed at keeping the travel trade informed on forthcoming events in each of the 14…
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Events
Conventions — Par Excellence
The South African National Convention Bureau (SANCB) invited Tourism Tattler, as the official trade journal to SATSA, to participate in…
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Hospitality
Ndumu River Lodge
Ideally positioned along KwaZulu-Natal’s Route 22, between the village of Jozini and the Mozambique border, Ndumu River Lodge provides an…
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Legal
The New POPI Act – PART 4
The New Protection Of Personal Information Act (POPI) – PART 4 – Principle #2 – Processing Limitation: Part 2 Personal…
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Q2 Tourism Business Index
According to results of the TBCSA FNB Tourism Business Index (TBI) for the second quarter of 2013, it’s business as…
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SATSA Market Intelligence Report
This month’s Market Intelligence Report from SATSA has been extracted from data available as at 25 July 2013, by Martin…
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Risk & Insurance
Wildlife Mortality Insurance
Possibly the highest risk in terms of animal well-being, can be apportioned to animals that are captured and held in…
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Transport
Luxury Ground Transport gets a raw deal
The luxury ground transport sector in South Africa is battling to survive in the current economic climate and if tour…
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Transport
17 Year Old Mercedes Sprinter Criss Crosses Africa
17 Year Old Mercedes Sprinter Adventures A SERIOUS case of travel fever is what motivated Charlie Grzelak and Adrianna Wolkska…
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Stellenbosch at Summer Place paired to perfection
Gauteng’s glitzy Winelands affair now even more exclusive Wednesday, 30 October 2013 On 30 October, Gauteng socialites will be able…
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Announcements
Temporary suspension of Kenya Airways’ flights
Regarding the fire at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) we would like to inform all our customers and stakeholders that…
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SHTA New Chairman meets Seychelles Tourism Minister
Mr John Stravens, the newly appointed Chairman of the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association (SHTA) called on Minister Alain St.Ange,…
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Announcements
SATSA Appoints New CEO
The Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Frost as its new Chief…
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Women in Hospitality Networking Seminar & Brunch
In celebration of Women’s Month, FEDHASA Cape is hosting a Women in Hospitality Networking Seminar & Brunch on Thursday 15th…
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Odzala Wilderness camps opens for the 2013 Season
The ground-breaking Odzala Wilderness Camps operated by Wilderness Collection in the Republic of Congo reopened on the 25th of July…
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The Bush Institute at Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel was the African First Ladies Summit
Recently hosted by The Bush Institute at Dar es Salaam Serena hotel was the African First Ladies Summit titled “Investing…
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Motswari Private Game Lodge wins Gold Class Status for greening
Motswari Private Game Lodge, host to Africa’s Big Five, has achieved Gold Class status on the Heritage Environmental Certification Programme.…
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Kenya Airways commences direct flights to Kigali & Bujumbura
Kenya Airways has introduced new direct flights from its Nairobi hub to Kigali in Rwanda and Bujumbura in Burundi as…
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Water Sports in Winter?
If you’re on the West Coast, absolutely! Contrary to what one might think, the call of the Atlantic becomes even…
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