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Hospitality Awards finalists announcedThe finalists for the 3rd Hospitality Investment Awards, which form part of the line-up for the annual Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA), have been announced. HICA will take place between 4 and 6 November 2009 at the Sandton Sun hotel, Johannesburg. 22 Oct 2009 13:50 Lioness kill wows The Daily Mail readersOn 19 October 2009 the online version of the UK newspaper, The Daily Mail, ran a series of photographs of a lioness attacking a buffalo in the midst of a convoy of cars. The photos drew out opposing viewpoints. 22 Oct 2009 13:44 Creative Tourism in Karoo conference targets 2010
The new Quarters Hotel, HermanusOpening at the end of October, 2009, the new Quarters Hotel Hermanus aims to offer the latest in luxurious and stylish lodging on the Cape Whale Route. 22 Oct 2009 11:23 Lonrho Hotel wins stand awards
Newmark Hotels in Amy Biehl allianceNewmark Hotels has entered into an alliance with the Amy Biehl Foundation by offering financial assistance and operational support to community projects that the NGO co-ordinates. 20 Oct 2009 13:57 Theuns Jordaan in Mmabatho
Meetings Africa 2010 gearing to goMeetings Africa 2010 is targeted at those involved in planning, securing and hosting business meetings in southern Africa. It will be held between 24 - 26 February 2010 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. 16 Oct 2009 14:23 Imvelo finalists announced
Comeback for Lufthansa's in-flight InternetFrom mid-2010 Lufthansa's will be relaunching FlyNet, its onboard broadband Internet service, which will enable passengers to communicate via the Internet during flights. 15 Oct 2009 08:15 Learn tourism from Nigeria, Mozambique, Angola at HICA
46 000 pre-book for MSC SinfoniaThe nine-storey, 58 600-ton MSC Sinfonia, with capacity of 2100 passengers, docks in Durban for the first time on 13 November, 2009 after a maiden southbound cruise from the Mediterranean and a one-day stopover in Cape Town. It has 46 000 bookings, even though the ship's arrival is still a month away. 13 Oct 2009 13:29 Kingsley Holgate on TwitterAfrica's epic adventurer and philanthropist Kingsley Holgate, can be followed on Twitter giving live updates about his expeditions, his forthcoming book, and the work he and his family team are doing to improve the lives of underprivileged communities. 13 Oct 2009 09:10 |  GalleriesContributorsWeather
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The second Karoo conference, focusing on Creative Tourism in the Karoo, will take place at De Stijl Hotel Gariep Dam on 5-6 November 2009. Its challenge is to develop and market a signature "Karoo brand,” as a key desert tourism destination in the world. 
The Leopard Rock Golf Resort in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, operated by Lonrho Hotels, won stand awards at both the Innsider Lifestyle Expo and the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority's Sanganai Hlanganai Expo in Harare in October. 
Peermont's Mmabatho Palms Hotel, Casino and Convention Resort is bringing Theuns Jordaan to Mafikeng for a concert on Friday, 30 October 2009 at the Mmabatho Convention Centre (MCC) in Mmabatho. 
The finalists in the 2009 Imvelo Responsible Tourism Awards programme, which awards tourism businesses that demonstrate sustained responsible practice in their operations in terms of their natural, social and economic environments, have been announced. 
Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA) will take place from 4 - 6 November 2009 at the Sandton Sun and, among other topics, is supposed to offer new and unique insights into some key African destinations: Mozambique, Nigeria and Angola. 
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