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Time was when Madonna was topping the charts with Material Girl and Macaulay Culkin was Home Alone. Richard Branson made the fastest ever Atlantic crossing and Nelson Mandela was soon to be released. And Johannesburg’s most fashionable hotel was the luxurious Sandton Sun, perfectly located at Sandton’s most prestigious address.
Long esteemed as Johannesburg’s home of [...]

There are quite a few “booking engines” or “online travel agencies” available to help you perfect your search for your dream vacation. Many of them are quite helpful; while others seem more concerned about the fees they can tack on to your total every step of the way. There are plenty of ways to get [...]

kulula has introduced a new online payment mechanism called Secure Instant Deposit (SID) that will help speed up and simplify internet transfers. SID is an assisted electronic funds transfer which allows our fans to safely transfer cash directly to kulula using their existing Internet banking facility as an alternative to using a credit card.
“SID is [...]

There is no doubt that the Travel and Tourism sector will be the undisputed leader in reaping the immediate financial rewards of the FIFA 2010 World Cup.  To ensure sustainable, long-term benefits operators and service providers need to develop and implement strategies that meet the needs of an intensely diverse consumer base.  Following the results [...]

With 2009 over and hoteliers feeling more optimistic, HeBS sees two very different approaches to hotel Internet marketing in 2010: on one side, some hoteliers are still extremely cautious when spending marketing dollars; on the other, hoteliers are hitting the ground running with more expansive online marketing budgets and an enthusiasm to participate in new [...]

ITB Berlin, one of the largest travel trade and consumer shows in Europe, kicked off on 10 March 2010 with Turkey as official partner country, it was a sunshine-inspired theme.  ITB Berlin took place on the fairgrounds of Messe Berlin with 10 – 12 March 2010 being reserved for trade visitors and 13 – 14 [...]

Serena Hotels will commence construction of a new luxury tented camp in Kenya in April 2010, a move that will further strengthen the existing Serena safari circuit in East Africa.
The New Lake Elementaita Serena Camp, will be located along the shores of the flamingo and pelican fringed Lake Elementaita within the Soysambu Conservancy which is [...]

If you are planning a road trip this Easter, with friends or family, and venturing to another city, into the bush, or travelling to the coast and looking to rent a car, it’s worthwhile knowing the ins and outs involved. Tempest Car Hire marketing director, Janita Edwards offers some tips.
Choosing a Vehicle
Think carefully about what [...]

This week the Hotel Designs spotlight is on Dutch Manor Antique Hotel, Cape Town (my apology the last time it was mistakenly published without photographs). I need to showcase more hotels and therefore invite you to submit your hotel’s photographs with particular emphasis on: Architecture | Furniture | Guest Rooms | Bath Rooms | Reception [...]

There has been some very interesting discussion lately about the value of outsourcing revenue management operations.  With technology available that can manage multiple sales channels, adjust rates in real time based on demand, generate optimal pricing targets determined by competitors’ rates and historical data, and intelligently control yield to maximize RevPAR, many would ask what [...]