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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of the Crowne Plaza Nairobi in Kenya. The hotel is the first Crowne Plaza for Eastern and Central Africa, and forms part of IHG’s expansion plans for the continent.
Strategically located within Nairobi’s busy commercial hub of Upperhill near the Convention Centre, the hotel is a 30 minute [...]

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The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel groups worldwide, adds once again a new country to their portfolio: In Rwanda, the 62nd nation where the company is present, Rezidor announces the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali. The property featuring 292 rooms is scheduled to open in 2012. “This signing symbolizes [...]

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Makalali Private Game Lodge is making a real difference to the lives of the children from Dakatari Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage. By allowing the school’s teachers to bring their pupils to the Game Lodge, Makalali are not only teaching these children the importance of conservation and looking after our environment, but they’re also giving [...]

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Rise in Hotel Revenue Management support in 2009 as IDeaS Advantage records double digit growth, works with number of new partners worldwide
IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, announced that as more hoteliers turn to revenue management specialists to boots returns in weaker operating conditions, it’s highly regarded [...]

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kulula.com today challenged all South African airlines to lower their airfares during the World Cup. Since the World Cup draw, at the beginning of December 2009, kulula has consistently offered the lowest airfares during the tournament. An additional 28 000 seats, mostly on its new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, have already been added to cater for [...]

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Online check-in. Farewell to Concorde. The world’s first fully flat flying bed. The last ten years have arguably been some of the most eventful and revolutionary periods in the history of air travel. As the new decade commences, British Airways takes a look back at the innovations brought to the skies during the ‘noughties’ as [...]

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Table Mountain National Park has recently come under fire in the media for alleged racism, related to its People’s Trail Hut. According to media reports, two students were allegedly refused accommodation there because they were “white”. The complaint was apparently lodged with a civil rights group and then taken to the media. South African National [...]

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In two major launch events which saw megastar Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony perform live in front of more than 15,000 guests over two nights, South African leisure and casino giant Sun International officially opened its newest complex in Chile.
The opening of the US$250-million Monticello Grand Casino and Entertainment World in Mostazal, 60 km [...]

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In a move to synergize its vision and mission for the future – a white shark diving and viewing company based in Gansbaai in the Western Cape Region of South Africa – White Shark Projects announced the transfer of 25% ownership of White Shark Projects CC to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) partners.
The new partnership will [...]

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Noetzie Beach in Knysna has been voted 3rd best beach in South Africa in a national poll conducted by the popular travel website GoTravel24.com.
Cape Town’s Camps Bay was voted 2nd best and the well known Clifton Beach, also in Cape Town, came out tops. A total of 15 beaches were nominated, including Long Beach and [...]

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