MSC Divina to homeport from Miami for 2013-2014 winter season

For the first time ever, MSC Cruises is sending one of its acclaimed Fantasia-class ships to homeport from North America, offering guests embarking in Miami the opportunity to discover Caribbean itineraries from its largest and most celebrated class of ship. 7 Aug 2012 11:50

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Bizcommunity.com revamps recruitment business

[Issued by Bizcommunity] Since its launch in 2001, Bizcommunity has always seen the benefit for our readers of having industry jobs available on the site, as well as the benefit to companies looking for applicants and recruiters and recruitment agencies having a targeted audience pool to search for good quality applicants and CVs. 6 Aug 2012 09:30

Ambre... where life's a beach

Mauritius is a favourite international getaway for South Africans, four hours away by regular airline flights and a household name for its wide range of luxury resorts. Sun Resorts has also signed an agreement for the lease of Ambre Resort & Spa, a 4-star hotel located in on Belle Mare Bay on the sheltered east coast effective from October 2012, so start planning that breakaway... 3 Aug 2012 06:20

Conferences to become big business for SA

Business Live reports that South Africa will host at least 200 international conferences over the next five years according to Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk. 2 Aug 2012 16:36

Social media experts to attend E-Tourism Summit

A travel specialist from Facebook, Roel Spree will be a keynote speaker at this year's E-Tourism Africa Summit to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 13 and 14 September 2012. Will Rocklin, a global brand specialist will be presenting for YouTube at the summit. 2 Aug 2012 13:43

Van Schalkwyk announces 200 international conferences in SA in the next five years

In opening the 2012 Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) congress in Johannesburg recently, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said that more than 200 international conferences will be held in the country over the next five years. 2 Aug 2012 09:07

City Lodge sees FY dil HEPS 36%-40% higher

City Lodge Hotels (CLH) on Tuesday (31 July 2012) said diluted/undiluted headline and basic earnings per share for the year ended June 30‚ which include the costs and effects of its black economic empowerment (BEE) deal‚ are anticipated to be between 36% and 40% higher than the previous year. 2 Aug 2012 08:20

Flower power!

[Rod Baker] If you're a Capetonian or just visiting our little spot of paradise (you're welcome, but aren't you sad you don't live here?), and you have a hankering to "see the flowers" as we in the Mother city are wont to say, you don't need to embark on "The Great Trek" to the far north. The flowers are virtually on our/your doorstep - in the West Coast National Park. 2 Aug 2012 06:34

Free Facebook and Twitter on Mango during August

Mango Airlines has welcomed its sixth new generation Boeing 737-800 to its fleet, launched an optimised schedule with increased frequencies on its routes, while the first week of August signals the final stretch of the G-Connect In-Flight Wi-Fi beta period. Five of the airline's six aircraft are now enabled with the service with the sixth scheduled to come online at the end of September. 1 Aug 2012 13:49

SAA introduces baggage piece concept for all flights

South African Airways (SAA) is introducing a new check-in baggage policy in response to varying customer requirements in each of its markets. The policy aligns with most of the larger Star Alliance member carriers ensuring a transparent and consistent set of rules across SAA and other Star Alliance network. 1 Aug 2012 13:35

Finalists for entrepreneur of the year announced

The 22 finalists of the 2012 Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition have been announced. According to Nimo Naidoo, project manager of the competition, this year has set a benchmark in terms of celebrating entrepreneurial excellence in the country, resulting in encouraging entries from very talented South African entrepreneurs. 1 Aug 2012 12:19

Trends and strategies the focus at TourismBiz Conference

This year's TourismBiz Conference will be held at the Cape Sun Hotel in Cape Town on 2 August 2012. The conference will focus on key areas such as current trends and strategies for growth in the tourism industry, customer relationship management, online customers and is introducing a special inbound buyer's forum, discussing travellers' current needs. 1 Aug 2012 11:52

Cape Town uses social media to promote tourism

When travel went online it experienced fewer barriers to entry than most sectors as direct consumer exchanges, site aggregation, booking services and even airline ticket purchasing could easily be facilitated through online channels. This was largely because the end-user was coming to the product rather than waiting for a commodity to be delivered to them. 1 Aug 2012 08:31

Unfinished R74 spells doom for northern Drakensberg businesses

According to Fin24, while fingers are being pointed back and forth between the liquidated contractor, Sanyati Civil Engineering & Construction (SCE&C) and the Free State provincial government, farmers and tourism enterprises owners said industries in the northern Drakensberg were brought to their knees because of an 18-month delay in repairing the dilapidated R74 road between Aerosmith and the Oliviershoek Pass. 31 Jul 2012 16:45