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Club Med brings two resorts to South Africa
The beach and bush resorts are described as setting new standards in experiential travel. South Africa is set to receive its first all-inclusive Club Med resorts, with a R2-billion local investment in northern KwaZulu-Natal, through a joint venture between Collins Residential and the international hospitality group.
Absa, African Ba… read more
Pullman Cape Town City Centre opens its doors to welcome guests
Pullman Cape Town City Centre, the first property under the Pullman Hotels & Resorts brand in South Africa, has found residence in the prestigious Triangle House - an architecturally acclaimed skyscraper standing tall at 104 metres, a vantage point from which guests are treated to awe-inspiring vistas of Table Mounta… read more
Mhondoro Lodge creates luxury Overland Safaris
Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa in the Waterberg region of South Africa launched an Overland Safaris product, curated specifically for groups of up to 14 guests. These tailor-made adventures take guests to Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa. While three itineraries are currently available between May and September, a special Nam… read more
Your relationship with OTAs doesn’t have to be toxic
In an ideal world, OTAs and hoteliers would operate on level footing. In this world, in exchange for their commission, OTAs would use their massive online presence to deliver new guests to hoteliers. Emphasis on NEW. Then hoteliers would own the guest relationship and continue building on it.
Instead, OTAs are like that matchmakin… read more
Dubai surpasses pre-pandemic international visitation levels in the first half of 2023
Dubai’s resurgent tourism industry is celebrating a successful first half of 2023, after welcoming a record 8.55 million international overnight visitors, compared to 8.36 million tourists in H1 2019. Surpassing pre-pandemic visitation levels and further bolstering the city’s bid to become the world’s most visited destination, the latest… read more
Global Hotel Industry faces mixed fortunes amid rising costs and varied demand
Amidst the post-pandemic landscape, the global hotel industry is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges. In the United States, the Gross Operating Profit (GOP) margin has declined by three percentage points (ppt) year-on-year (YOY). This is primarily due to a three ppt increase in total labor cost margin and a 0.5 ppt rise in utilities cos… read more
Radisson Hotel Group introduces its eighth hotel in Morocco
Radisson Hotel Group is expanding its presence in Morocco with the inauguration of Radisson Blu Residences, Saidia, the eighth hotel for the Group in the country. Situated in the heart of one of northern Morocco's most beloved seaside destinations, the new hotel adds to the Group's impressive portfolio of three hotels in Saidia.… read more
Cottar's Safaris expands its luxe camp in Kenya
Cottar's Safaris in Kenya has expanded its iconic Cottar's 1920s Camp with the addition of two tents, one for honeymooners and one a luxury double. The camp also renovated two existing luxury double tents, which have now been increased in size by 40%.
The new and upgraded accommodations, each measuring 538 square feet, are named for… read more
TravelBoom Releases 2023 Leisure Travel Trends Study
TravelBoom, the leading data-driven digital marketing agency for hotels, resorts, and vacation rental companies, released its annual Leisure Travel Trends Study after recently surveying approximately 2,000 travelers in 2023. The findings uncover the influence of an ever-changing economy on travel choices, increases in online bookings, … read more
Seychelles' Tourism environmental evy not to be included in advertised room rates
The Seychelles tourism environmental sustainability levy will into force on August 1 as per the structure announced by the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade in July, the Ministry said on Thursday.
The regulations governing the levy will be gazetted on Friday, July 28, and the ministry said that it will be charged on a three-… read more
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