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The Melrose Arch precinct will be heating up this autumn as the edgy Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch comes closer to opening its doors to the public in April. Following the success and conversations around its predecessor in Cape Town, this contemporary hotel will spice up any visit to Jozi and is aimed [...]

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The Black Management Forum (Western Cape) is proud to host a business breakfast with the National Minister of Tourism, Mr. Marthinus Van Schalkwyk and call on your support to make this yet another successful BMF initiative.
THEME “National Government policy on Tourism Post 2010 and its impact on Economic Growth, Job Creation, Enterprise Development and  Transformation [...]

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Late 2009 saw the Three Cities Group being appointed by Queensgate to assist them with managing a number of their 4 and 5 star hotels, which they believed were not performing to their fullest potential.  Queensgate wished to focus their business on ownership, development and the leasing of hotels and appointed Three Cities to manage [...]

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Limpopo has done it once again when Harambee Guest House, owned  by Nondlandla Masuku, won the inaugural Guest House of the Year Award  in Sandton, Johannesburg.  The “Southern Sun Book-a-Guest House”  is a social responsibility programme initiated by Southern Sun Hotels in 2005 with the purpose of training and mentoring previously disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the [...]

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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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African Shark Eco-Charters is a cage diving company that operates from Simon’s Town, only 40 minutes outside Cape Town. The shark trips offer an ocean-based experience that provides insight into Great White Shark predation, breaching, viewing and cage diving.
There are only three shark cage diving operations that have achieved Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa [...]

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2010 Fifa World Cup is here and it’s time to have a ball with us during the exciting celebrations – the action packed humming anticipation and rhythm that vibrate through each person, every establishment, and every activity across the globe.
And to make sure you’re close, on top of the happenings and have an absolute whale-of-a-time, [...]

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“Aaah!” A sigh of relief and a welcome change from last week’s site attempt. The Botswana Tourism Board presents a slick offering and a great yardstick for other tourist boards, proving that it is possible to blend functionality and appeal. But some people seem to just not know about it yet.
If it is well packaged [...]

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After a successful 10 years Management and Marketing contract between Three Cities Group and Kingfisher Resorts, it has been confirmed that as of the 1st April 2010, Kingfisher Resorts will be independently managed. This comes as a mutual long term agreement whereby Kingfisher Resorts have planned to grow the company independently.
“We are very grateful to [...]

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Singita Game Reserves, Africa’s premier operator of luxury game lodges, has appointed New Zealand-born Robert Walker as Head Chef at the award-winning Singita Lebombo lodge.
Located on the far Eastern reaches of the Kruger National Park, bordering Mozambique, Singita Lebombo is renowned for its exceptional gourmet cuisine, where delicious riverside bush breakfasts and pool-side dinners are [...]

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