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Hotel group's new ad campaign sees guests in tears
Hotel group's new ad campaign sees guests in tears
aha Hotels and Lodges' latest marketing campaign titled "We Know It's Hard to Say Goodbye" sees guests in tears... read



Youth Month
#YouthMonth: Upskilling youth is key to opportunities in the tourism and hospitality industry
#YouthMonth: Upskilling youth is key to opportunities in the tourism and hospitality industry

Kim Viljoen

Youth unemployment remains one of the most significant challenges facing South Africa, with young people three times more likely to be unemployed than their elder counterparts... read
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Accommodation
Marriott International confirms rebranding of Protea Hotels
Marriott International confirms rebranding of Protea Hotels
To capitalise on the travel aspirations of Africa's growing middle class and an increased presence of international hotel brands in Africa, Marriott International have announced the rebranding of Protea Hotels... read
A new hotel on the Newtown block
A new hotel on the Newtown block

Issued by City Lodge Hotel

The City Lodge Hotel Group held an official hotel opening on 26 May, in its new spot right in the hub of Newtown. 160 invited guests stepped through the doors to celebrate the creative thought put into this 'home away from home'... read
Restaurant
The Test Kitchen impresses at the World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards
The Test Kitchen impresses at the World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards
The Cape Town restaurant The Test Kitchen has been placed at number 22 at the 2016 World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards and was named Best Restaurant in Africa at a ceremony at the Cipriani Wall Street, New York City, earlier this week. read
Grande Provence exterior. All images © Grande Provence.
Grand culinary indulgence at Grande Provence

Leigh Andrews

There's nothing 'historically stuffy' about this 47-acre heritage wine estate dating back to 1694. read
Supply
The problem of being wild and a wanderer
The problem of being wild and a wanderer

Don Pinnock

Who owns South Africa's wild animals? It's a question of life and death for many creatures that wander out of the Kruger National Park... read
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Environmental Affairs postpones allocation process for BBWW and WSCD operating permits
The DEA has postponed the allocation process for BBWW and WSCD operating permits. Accordingly, permits allocated in 2011 will be renewed for a further period of 12 months... read
Tourism
Table Mountain from a different angle, new N7W frame installed
Table Mountain from a different angle, new N7W frame installed
A yellow Table Mountain New 7 Wonder (N7W) frame, the seventh in a series introduced across the city has been installed in the V&A Waterfront's Silo District... read
Travel
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10 bushwhacked facts South Africans may not know
Few things are as captivating as the African bush. You'll be amazed by some of the lesser know facts you'll learn while on safari... read
How Big Data and machine learning serves consumer wanderlust
How Big Data and machine learning serves consumer wanderlust

Robert Scott

Within the travel sector, we have identified various areas in which machine learning can be applied in order to fine tune our offering and help travellers locate their dream destinations... read
Business
The magic of Virtual Reality (VR) and how it's going to impact our lives real soon...
The magic of Virtual Reality (VR) and how it's going to impact our lives real soon...

John Sanei

I was inspired by Elon Musk in his recent interview at the Code Conference, where he was saying that games in the next five years will be pretty much exactly like real life... read
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