Articles March 2015
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Trade News
Joburg to Host Entrepreneurship Congress
The Global Entrepreneurship Network announced today that South Africa has earned the right to host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC)…
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New Group Operations Manager for AAT
ANDY Conn has been appointed Africa Albida Tourism’s new group operations manager, and will oversee the running of the company’s…
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WESGRO to Sponsor African Responsible Tourism Awards
The World Responsible Tourism Awards has announced the launch of the African Responsible Tourism Awards in partnership with World Travel…
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TGCSA’s Chief Quality Assurance Officer Resigns
Ms Thembi Kunene, Chief Quality Assurance Officer at the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA), a unit of South…
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World Travel Awards in Seychelles
Mr Graham E. Cooke, the President of the World Travel Group, the organisers of the World Travel Awards has confirmed…
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New Manager at Cape Grace’s Bascule Bar
Victor Kirkbride has been appointed Manager and Whisky connoisseur at Cape Grace’s iconic Bascule Bar. Victor has made his mark…
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Survival Training – South Africa
The world’s foremost authority on all things survival, Bear Grylls, has teamed up with South Africa’s action/adventure specialists, Group73 to…
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Responsible Tourism Awards In Africa
The WTM Portfolio is to host a responsible awards ceremony at its WTM Africa event following the long-running success of…
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New Appointments for Capital Hotel Group
THE Capital Hotel Group has appointed four new general managers to its flagships hotels (from left to right in image):…
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Over 9,000 Gauteng Liquor Licences to be Cancelled
Tourism Tattler received the following email from specialist liquor licence attorney, Leon Slotow, which is of particular concern to hospitality…
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Zen Guide Training
Field guiding stalwart, Grant Hine stepped down as the CEO of the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) after…
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Lakeside Lodge ‘Easter Special’
Lakeside Lodge luxury hotel and spa at Sedgefield on South Africa’s Garden Route is offering a two-night Easter Break special…
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Pet Friendly Demand on the Rise
South African pet owners are more likely to travel if they can take their pets along According to the TravelGround.com…
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Preferred Hotel Group rebrands
Preferred Hotel Group, a global collection of independent luxury hotels, have introduced its move from a multi-brand portfolio to one…
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Conference on Responsible Tourism
The 11th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations (RTD11) will be held on 14 and 15 April 2015 at…
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Editorial Comment
Cover Story – March 2015
Operating a successful tourism enterprise is like fitting the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle together without a reference – you…
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Business & Finance
How to Keep Tour Itineraries Current
For most tour operators and travel agents, checking inventory rates and booking availability for their clients’ itineraries is a time…
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Hospitality
Big Data for Hoteliers
The Next Frontier in Revenue Management Big Data seems to have been the buzzword in most industries for the last…
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Legal
Law of Contracts – Part 8
In Part 1 (August 2014), I categorised risk into five categories, namely; 1. PEOPLE, 2. MONEY, 3. LAW, 4. SERVICE…
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South Africa & Seychelles Cooperate
Tourism Ministers Derek Hanekom of South Africa and Alain St.Ange of the Seychelles met in Berlin as they led their…
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Protea Stellenbosch Refurbishment
Protea Hotel Stellenbosch is currently undergoing a refurbishment of the bedrooms. The hotel, which is conveniently located between two international…
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Load Shedding Impacts Hospitality
While the threat of continued load shedding looms large on the national agenda invoking fears of mass power outages, the…
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Marketing
10 Tech Trends in SA travel
There are over 1,000 independent travel consultants (ITCs) in South Africa, and this number will grow significantly in coming years.…
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Niche Tourism
Accessible Tourism For All
In the spirit of mainstreaming disability issues, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) General Assembly adopted a Resolution entitled…
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Niche Tourism
Accessible Tourism Manual
In the context of the trilateral agreement between UNWTO, ONCE and ENAT, an update of the 2005 UNWTO Recommendations on…
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