With 21 years of service under their belts, six employees of the Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) in South Africa have received tributes for their dedication and commitment to the hospitality industry. Serving as part of the Centre’s opening team (Durban ICC opened on 8 August 1997), these ‘service stalwarts’ have helped to ensure…
Simon George travels to Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort on Morocco’s Atlantic coast and realises that you can never be too well connected. Pitch and punt In the 1989 film Field of Dreams, James Earl Jones’s character advises humble Iowa corn farmer Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) that to realise his baseball dreams, which…
The Association of Association Executives (AAE) has launched a new event for Africa in its associations congress series. The Africa Associations Congress will take place 29-31 October 2018 at the CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC) in Pretoria, South Africa. The congress is designed for Pan-African, regional and national associations in Africa and also for…
World Travel Awards (WTA) has revealed that its Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony will be hosted at the Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) in Durban, South Africa on 6 October 2018. It will be WTA’s third visit to Durban ICC, having hosted ceremonies in 2008 and 2009. Graham Cooke, founder and president, WTA, said:…
The 18th CONFEC Red event saw UK buyers meet with suppliers from 20 countries in early February at the Mövenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi & Palais des Congrès Marrakech. The agents and corporate planners participated in a full programme of B2B meetings, teambuilding and hospitality. CONFEC Red is aimed solely at UK buyers, and draws both established…
As Eden Bleu puts its MICE credentials in the shop window in the Seychelles, our CMW reporter, attending the hotel’s bespoke press trip in early February, sends this initial gallery of views for those thinking of mixing a luxury resort and its attractions with their big event.
The Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) in South Africa has announced, 5 February, the promotion of Scott Langley to the role of marketing, sales and events director. Langley previously worked in Cape Town, Gauteng and the Eastern Cape in various tourism marketing roles. He joined the Durban ICC in October 2012 and during the past…
An uplift in room occupancy levels helped drive growth in revenue and profit for hotels in the Middle East and Africa (MENA) in December 2017, according to the latest worldwide poll of full-service hotels from HotStats. Although hotels in the Middle East & Africa suffered a 2.9% drop in achieved average room rate in December,…
South Africa’s deputy minister of tourism, Elizabeth Thabethe (pictured), has announced a “bold and ambitious” delegate-boosting plan as part of a Bidding Support Programme to propel the country’s business events industry forward. Speaking at ibtm world in Barcelona Thabethe told CMW the South African National Convention Bureau (SANCB) was emphasising that South Africa – and…
West Africa’s economy is expected to rebound in 2017 after two slow years, sparking a boom in hotel construction, it has been reported. Commodity-based economies such as Nigeria are recovering from the fall in oil prices and oil production, while countries like Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal have shown economic resilience and sustained growth. The…
