by External Contributor | Dec 1, 2022 | Featured, News
Marriott International has announced plans to open 30 new hotels and more than 5000 rooms in Africa by 2024. “We continue to see opportunities to expand in major gateway cities, commercial centres and resort destinations across Africa,” Karim Cheltout, Marriott...
by External Contributor | Nov 29, 2022 | Featured, News
Travel is back on the agenda for many, and this is good news for advertisers looking to attract customers at airports and keep them engaged. Brands that dominated the airport space pre-Covid are demanding to own their iconic sites again. Ciska John, advertising...
by External Contributor | Nov 24, 2022 | Featured, News
The fact that business confidence has essentially remained unchanged amid some strong economic headwinds indicates the presence of some underlying resilience and countervailing forces at work, says Ettienne le Roux, the chief economist at Rand Merchant Bank (RMB). The...
by External Contributor | Nov 18, 2022 | Featured, News
Qatar bans beer – Fifa has confirmed alcohol will be banned for World Cup fans in a major and unprecedented volte-face just 48 hours before the tournament will kick off in Qatar. The news that it will not be sold inside or around the perimeter of stadiums was...
by External Contributor | Nov 17, 2022 | Featured, News
The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) has published its Other Services survey results for the third quarter of 2022, showing that the hospitality sector in South Africa continues to show positive growth. Hospitality – including hotels and restaurants – transport,...
