Articles February 2015
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Trade News
SA businessman wins IHIF 2015 award
Greg Bows, Managing Director of African Impact, has been chosen winner of the IHIF 2015 Young Leader Award. The award,…
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Trade News
New 5-Star Hotel & ICC for Malawi
South African-based hotel and casino group, Peermont Hotels Casinos and Resorts, is currently completing the pre-opening development phase of Umodzi…
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Travel Buyers to descend on Africa
Africa Travel Week 2015 (www.africatravelweek.com: 13 – 15 April 2015) will host many of the world’s most sought after international…
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AA cautions on negative fuel price data
The months-long downward trend in fuel prices has reversed sharply in February. This is according to the Automobile Association, which…
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Yellow Fever Vaccination – Zambia and SA
The South African Department of Health has officially lifted the requirement that yellow fever vaccinations are needed to travel between…
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Trade News
Call to action for advancement of women
The Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day® campaign will take place on Thursday, 4 June 2015, the…
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Editorial Comment
Cover Story Feb 2015
February is the month of romance and our cover image, taken at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve in South Africa, reflects…
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Business & Finance
The importance of Credibility in Tourism
Travellers want to deal with tourism service providers that they can trust to provide not only value and an experience…
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Conservation
Shark Research on the Whale Coast
Whale Coast Conservation’s innovative public participation programme, asks holiday-makers and students to collect shark egg cases found along the Cape…
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Events
South Coast Tourism tests German waters
Beulah and Roland Mauz of African Dive Adventures met with South Coast Tourism’s CEO Mr Justin Mackrory, to join them…
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Hospitality
Exploring the Six Senses of Grootbos
In South Africa, there are ample hospitality establishments who provide 5-star accommodation combined with matching cuisine, but very few who…
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Legal
Risk in Tourism – Part 7
In Part 1 (page 36 – Tourism Tattler August 2014), Louis the Lawyer categorised risk into five categories, namely; 1.…
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Trends to Boost Hotel Marketing
At the beginning of every year, many experts offer their list of industry forecasts for the year ahead. In the…
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Tourism Challenges – Part 2
Last month, Dr. Peter Tarlow explored some of the challenges that lie ahead for the world of tourism in 2015. …
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How to Apply Responsible Tourism Practices
The benefits derived from responsible tourism practices are well documented, but in practice the implementation of these principles can be…
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Risk & Insurance
Crisis Management in Tourism
When crisis strikes, there’s often little warning. In the blink of an eye, an incident such as a road accident,…
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