Industry News
dmg events acquires Atticus Events’ hotel projects Hi Design
“This latest acquisition is just one part of our ongoing expansion plans as we boost the geographic breadth of our portfolio, while delving deeper into the key verticals we serve”
South Africa’s value makes it a very attractive destination according to new IMF report
Why South Africa can expect more Chinese visitors but fewer from the USA and Britain and domestic tourism revenues will increase
How hospitality chiefs are cracking the egg shortage in Cape Town
Egg prices soar as Avian slashes supply in South Africa’s Western Cape… but so far hoteliers are finding a way to meet guests’ demands
Big brand hotels target African expansion
‘About five years from now, Africa’s hospitality industry will be dominated by global brands, if the current trend is anything to go by’ says www.nation.co.ke
Why Kenya and South Africa will lead continent’s growth for luxury hotels
New report says Kenya and South Africa will set the pace for luxury hotel openings in Africa
China’s top bank teams up with SA’s Standard to boost tourism
ICBC’s I Go Global rewards scheme for its card holders in China and was unveiled in Johannesburg on Wednesday
Why Samsung is focused on producing smart hubs for the hospitality sector
An estimated 1,144,088 international tourists arrived in South Africa between January and May this year, up 10.6% from the same period last year. Samsung is collaborating with hotels to transform premier businesses into Smart Hospitality hubs where guests can walk into a lobby and a video wall informs them of local attractions and must-do activities in the area”
Airbnb’s $1m investment pledge to boost African tourism
Airbnb, the mobile app-based hospitality booking site which allows people to make their homes or spare rooms available to visiting guests for a fee, will invest $1 million in community-based African tourism projects between 2018 and 2020
Africa earned $35 billion in international tourism receipts in 2016
Tourism in Africa up in 2016 after two years of decline with South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania leading the new drive to attract visitors though almost two thirds of tourism spend is the continent’s own travellers
Zimbabwean hospitality investor becomes the first ever to list on the JSE
Brainworks Limited is the first Zimbabwean company to have a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Brainworks has subsidiaries in real estate (Dawn Properties), hospitality (African Sun), logistics (FML) and financial services (GetSure, GetBucks and GetCash).
Johannesburg was Africa’s most popular destination in 2016 (and Cape Town came second)
Johannesburg attracted 4.57m international overnight visitors 2016 – up 24 per cent on the previous year, who spent $2.56 billion.
Cape Town rose from third place in 2015 to become the second most popular African destination city in 2016 with 1.52-million visitors.
How the Avian flu egg shortage is affecting hospitality across the Western Cape
Hotel chief reveals how hotels are working together to ensure they meet guests’ needs and help protect the region’s tourism sector as Avian bird flu outbreak causes more than two million chickens to be culled and sees egg prices soar
Why Signature Lux Hotels sees the Millennial guest as a key to South African success
Millennials – born from 1981 to 1997 – are the target guests for the new Signature Lux Hotel in Johannesburg. It promises swift self-service checkin, free uncapped wifi and 40-inch TVs as well as promising exactly the location that the under 30 traveller now requires, says the operator, which plan five more South African hotels within 18 months
Turkish Airlines invites South Africans for a free Istanbul stopover
South African nationals become the 15th qualifying nation for accommodation after booking their flight. Economy class passengers will receive a one night stay at a 4-star hotel; and business class passengers a two night stay at a 5-star hotel in Sultanahmet and Taksim, popular neighbourhoods widely regarded as the central points of Istanbul.
Zeitz Museum of Art is open in Cape Town in the transformed silo that is also home to one of the city most luxurious hotels
This project has transformed the waterfront area in Cape Town with the opening of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, which is stunning visitors a few weeks after opening. And occupying six floors above the museum is The Royal Portfolio Hotel, accommodated within the grain elevator portion of the building where grain was once lifted by elevators from the track bed to the top so it could be weighed, cleaned, bagged, stored and distributed.
