nightsbridge – the South African booking engine that’s designed specifically for local guest houses and B&Bs – recently launched a booking app for Facebook which allows users of the wildly popular social networking site to book on line: without having to navigate away from the page. “It’s important to understand the difference between pages and [...]

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The Minister of Tourism has published his Draft Tourism Bill, 2011,  and is calling for comment. Although the Bill contains no real surprises, it’s important that everyone in the industry reads it and – if you feel strongly about any of its provisions – comments on it. It’s not a major read (at 48 double [...]

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Disintermediation – if you can even pronounce the word – means ‘cutting out the middle man’ and, according to Tourvest Destination Management CEO, Martin Wiest, it’s “A key concern for the global travel and tourism industry. “Increasingly, suppliers are opting to market to overseas tour operators and consumers directly, and Tourvest Destination Management (TDM) has [...]

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Brett Dungan, Chief Executive Officer of the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (FEDHASA) says it is time for a reality check in the accommodation sector. “Somewhere something does not add up.  While official reports indicate that South Africa’s tourism industry is growing, the fact of the matter is that the hotel, guest house and [...]

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