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Yasas Sri-Chandana, chief financial officer of Comair Limited and representative on Airlines Association of South Africa, says that the current financial crisis that ACSA finds itself in, and the resultant request for a 133 percent increase in airport charges, threatens the growth of air travel in South Africa.
“Like Eskom, ACSA is calling on users of [...]

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Emirates moved to further cushion passengers from travel weariness yesterday by officially opening a brand new luxury lounge in Johannesburg.
Leather armchairs, complimentary gourmet chef prepared food, refreshing drinks, reading material and shower facilities now await premium passengers at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport, courtesy of the award winning airline.
This is Emirates’ first exclusive lounge in [...]

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The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, announces two new Park Inn hotels: The Park Inn Luxembourg City featuring 99 rooms is scheduled to open in Q4 2010, and the Park Inn Abeokuta in Nigeria with 173 rooms will welcome the first guests in Q4 2010.
“These signings further underline and [...]

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Singita Sasakwa, the flagship lodge of Singita Grumeti Reserves in Tanzania, has been singled out by leading French luxury travel magazine Hôtel&Lodge, among the three Best Lodges in the world for 2009.
This important milestone follows shortly after Condé Nast Traveler ranked Singita Grumeti Reserves among the Top 10 Hotels in Africa, the Middle East & [...]

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In the last few days, I’ve been attempting to change my email distribution service provider from www.feedburner.com to www.aweber.com. This is because of the multiple benefits that Aweber provides with an auto-responder facility that I had hoped to utilize.
Before I could start using www.aweber.com, I first had to import the existing mailing list from www.feedburner.com. [...]

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The summer season in Plettenberg Bay and environs is officially on the way and Bitou Municipality and its tourism department are gearing up to welcome thousands of visitors to this coastal holiday haven.  Bitou Tourism has once again implemented a spectacular summer campaign under the Love Summer, Love Plett umbrella, which promises to appeal to [...]

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In keeping with the climate of change, the recently renamed Radisson Blu Hotel in Cape Town has refurbished eleven sea-facing suites as well as all fifty-seven Business Class rooms.
Not only are they exceptionally contemporary and stylish, but each luxurious suite has been geared towards minimizing wastage by way of design. In order to be economical [...]

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Qatar Airways, the only Middle Eastern five star carrier, knows how frantic the festive season can be, especially when it comes to travelling; which is why they would like to remind the South African travelling public about their online check-in service.
Passengers flying from South Africa to one of the 84 key business and leisure destinations [...]

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Adene Pringle has been appointed as the new general manager of the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI).
SAACI National Chairperson Nina Freysen-Pretorius has welcomed Pringle to SAACI, saying the association looks forward to working with her and reaping the benefits of her expertise.
“Adene is a conference industry stalwart and we are confident that [...]

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It’s almost time to close the door on 2009 and for most hoteliers, not a moment too soon.
2009 will be forgettable – at best – for many of the nation’s hoteliers, from a disastrous first quarter to what is shaping up to be a less-than-robust recovery as 2010 fast approaches.  Although we aren’t pessimistic about [...]

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