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SA company PACE Digital is working on ongoing collaboration with Hubilo, an international virtual event platform which allows meetings to be set up within minutes and help millions connect in a single virtual space. Talitha Schuitmaker, head of PACE Digital, and local Johannesburg-based eventing entrepreneur Daniela Pucci, created Virtual Event, a business dedicated specifically to hone and refine Hubilo’s product. The...

MOBILE MINDSET The pandemic has accelerated the pre-pandemic trend of digitalisation in the travel sector. Digital platforms, which have long been the preferred source of content and commerce for Millennials and Gen-Z, will increasingly become a source of both inspiration and sales embraced by all generations. THOUGHTFUL LUXURY With travel and holidays being restricted for most of 2020, luxury travellers will want...

Delta Airlines is continuing its industry-leading commitment to provide more space on board as the only US airline to block middle seats and limit capacity on all flights departing until 30 April, ensuring customers can confidently plan and book their spring travel. The airline has consistently listened to its customers and prioritised their preferences by offering more space through seat...

ANEW Hotels & Resorts, one of South Africa’s leading hotel groups, has managed to thrive amid a global pandemic. The company has expanded its hotel offerings, announcing the addition of the 11th property to the ANEW portfolio. ANEW Hotel Centurion, previously Protea Hotel by Marriott Pretoria Centurion, is undergoing an extensive refurbishment and will re-open 1 May 2021. The refurbishment will...

FlySafair’s rights application to operate flights between South Africa and Mauritius has been approved. While a schedule is not currently available due to the island nation’s travel ban to and from South Africa, the airline will introduce a twice-weekly service as soon as government regulations allow. While this might be the low-cost carrier’s first foray into international flight services, it’s old...

Following the announcement last year of Brendan Luttig being appointed as Opening General Manager of the new Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City and Elzabe de Jager taking over his previous position as General Manager of City Lodge Hotel Fourways, from her position as General Manager of the Courtyard Hotel Sandton, the ripple effect staff movement within management, effective 1 February...

The Wild Coast Sun introduced COVID-19 safety marshals over festive season with a view to keeping visitors and guests safe, and the success of the initiative has seen it continue, creating jobs drawn from the local community. The COVID-19 marshals work during the busier days of Wednesday to Sunday in the high traffic areas of the casino, hotel foyer, golf...

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to pause travel around the world, it has not stopped people from dreaming about where they want to take their next, somewhat off-schedule, vacation. While UNWTO’s Panel of Experts foresees a rebound in international tourism in the latter half of this year, what awaits on the other end of this static period...

Qatar Airways has signed an interline agreement with Fly Mango, further expanding its presence in South Africa as the largest international carrier to operate from the region. The agreement with Fly Mango will provide passengers with connectivity via Johannesburg and Cape Town to one international destination in Tanzania and seven domestic destinations in South Africa including; Durban International Airport,...

Heading up the team at the new Vïb Cape Town, which is the first Vïb by Best Western in the southern hemisphere, is first-time General Manager, Niall Bruyns. Niall studied hospitality management at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (formerly Cape Technikon). Upon graduation, Niall joined the City Lodge group for 18 months, after which, he spent the bulk of his...

The new Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City is set to open in a few weeks, adding 164 rooms and four suites plus conference and event space for up to 120 people and two restaurants to the growing Waterfall City hub in Midrand. The hotel is headed up by opening General Manager Brendan Luttig, Who Was Previously General Manager of the...

British Airways (operated by Comair) has introduced new booking options, giving customers the flexibility to change the dates and destination of a booking without any change fee. The airline’s book with confidence commitment allows customers to adapt to unforeseen circumstances as they need to. They can also cancel the booking and use the same value towards a future booking. There...