Rod Baker

Rod Baker is GM: content of Bizcommunity.com. A journalist since before computers, he worked on a wide range of magazines and, in his youth, rose through the ranks from being a lowly and abused sub-editor, to a high and still abused editor and publisher. He has been editor and publisher of a number of magazines, as well as a newspaper. He has edited many books, and written a number too. Email him at .
Long Beach - where everyone knows your name...

[Rod Baker] With a staff that deserves Olympic Gold for the amount of attention they lavish on you, and an organisation that will ensure your stay will be special, it's very hard to beat. But that's Long Beach Mauritius for you.

Posted 8 months ago | Like
Come fly with me

[Rod Baker] Air Mauritius is a small airline with big dreams and is a major carrier between South Africa and the airline's home island of Mauritius, and many, many points beyond.

Posted 11 months ago | Like
Long Beach - long on service, long on... well, everything

[Rod Baker] Long Beach, Sun Resorts' new hotel development on the Belle Mare Peninsula, on the east coast of Mauritius, opened its doors to the media in early June to sample what has been designed to be a one-of-a-kind hotel for guests who have had the opportunity to stay there since it opened in April 2011. All pictures by Lettie Ferreira unless otherwise stated.

Posted 11 months ago | Like
Long Beach, Mauritius - something for everyone

[Rod Baker] Biz.Travel spoke to Nicolas de Chalain, the general manager of the new Long Beach Resort in Mauritius recently, about the Sun Resort group's new 'jewel in the crown'.

Posted 1 year ago | Like
Delayed by volcano

[Rod Baker] The eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano had a massive impact on many spheres - from the airlines, to events, to travel, to health, import and exports, and more, and its impact is likely to be felt for a long time - and that's even should the eruption cease completely - which it hasn't!

Posted 2 years ago | Like
[Festival of Media] Will print survive?

[Rod Baker] VALENCIA, SPAIN: Following the thoughts of Alisa Bowen, SVP, head of consumer publishing, Thomson Reuters and Mike Cooper, worldwide CEO of PHD, the question could almost be posed - do we care if print survives? Bowen and Cooper made presentations and shared their thoughts on the future of print at the Festival of Media 2010 in Valenica, Spain.

Posted 2 years ago | Like
[Festival of Media] Colombian coffee meets the challenge

[Rod Baker] VALENCIA, SPAIN: Colombia produces some of the best coffee in the world - though in the view of the Colombians themselves, their coffee is the best. However, they had to face the challenge of making that known to the rest of the world. How they did it was related at the Festival of Media 2010.

Posted 2 years ago | Like
[Festival of Media] All the 2010 awards winners

[Rod Baker] VALENCIA, SPAIN: Despite a volcano and an almost total shutdown of Europe's airspace, the Festival of Media Awards took place as planned, following the two-day Festival of Media 2010. The awards took place on Tuesday evening, 20 April 2010, at Valencia's City of Arts & Sciences, Spain.

Posted 2 years ago | Like
[Festival of Media] Promoting a country through tourism

[Rod Baker] VALENCIA, SPAIN: Spain is a pioneer in promoting its tourism industry - and its efforts have seen it become a powerhouse and a world player. How did it do it? Answers came from representatives of MPG, a global media agency and Turespaña, Spain's tourism marketing body, on the second day at the Festival of Media 2010 conference in Valencia, Spain.

Posted 2 years ago | Like
[Festival of Media] How a big brand connects with consumers

[Rod Baker] VALENCIA, SPAIN: Jack Klues, managing partner, VivaKi, addressing the Festival of Media, Valencia, Spain, on Monday, 19 April 2010, revealed that Coca-Cola aims to double its daily consumption worldwide to three billion servings by 2020. To achieve that goal, its campaign employed the Chinese New Year celebration and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In both cases, the aim is to connect with consumers.

Posted 2 years ago | Like

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