Win 2 Free Entries inclusive of Accommodation to the Marato de Barriol in Spain! Marató de Borriol is a mountain marathon which takes place the 22. March 2015 in the town of Borriol. Borriol lies in a valley between two mountains in the province of Castellón, in the community of Valencia. Time-to-Run is drawing a [...]Win entry to Marato de Borriol is a post from: Time-to-Run Trail


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The 2014 winners of the CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards Presented by Johnnie Walker Blue Label (AABLAs) were announced at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on Friday, 14 November. In a process that began over two months ago, with regional finals in West, East and Southern Africa, the pioneering and innovative business […]

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The latest exhibition of art at Lowes Court Gallery features textile artist Sue Cosham. Sue’s unique style of “painting” with fabrics showcases her delicate talent of piecing together landscapes using colour and texture to create movement and depth in unexpected materials. “Living in a Material World” is an exhibition of framed fabric art on show... Read MoreExhibition of Textile Art by Sue Cosham is a post from: ArtnSpire


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For the past 10 years, 120 leading international Chefs and Sommeliers from across Europe come together to judge and award “Superior Tasting food” from all around the world. The expertÂ* international Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi), Jury, provide professional opinions and sensory analysis that help producers both large and small grow their markets nationally and [...]iTQi Birthday Celebrations Begin is a post from: USA in One


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Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom will lead a delegation of South African tourism marketers and product owners to the annual World Travel Market (WTM) tourism trade expo in London this week.

“The WTM houses 5 000 exhibitors from 186 countries and is one of the largest tourism trade platforms in the world.

“WTM annually facilitates some R38 billion in industry deals. About 50 000 product owners, tour operators and travel agencies, airlines, technology providers, government ministers, global industry leaders and international travel media are expected to attend the event between Monday and Thursday this week,” the Department of Tourism said in a statement.

WTM creates opportunities for the international travel and tourism trade to negotiate business deals, discuss issues that affect the sector and expand networks.

The South African delegation includes representatives of government, South African Tourism (SAT), provincial and local government tourism marketing authorities, and a range of tourism and travel product owners and travel service providers.

“The WTM is one of the premier events where South Africa engages with the global travel trade. Besides maintaining excitement about our destination, and all that we have to offer, this platform is about doing business and growing international tourist arrivals to our country,” said Minister Hanekom.

“We will be promoting the variety of experiences we offer in South Africa, and build on our reputation as a unique, diverse, friendly and accessible destination.

“Our tourism sector has a strong base from which we can grow further. Since the advent of democracy 20 years ago, South Africa has recorded truly impressive growth in international tourist arrivals. Our challenge is to do even better. We want to grow the tourism industry in a way that creates more opportunities for all our people and is sustainable well into the future.”

Besides interacting with the trade and media, Minister Hanekom will participate in a Ministerial Summit that brings together Tourism Ministers and global industry leaders to explore international best practice.

The summit will be moderated by CNN International’s Max Foster. This year’s theme is 'Tourism and Mega-Events: Building a lasting legacy'.

Minister Hanekom will discuss lessons that South Africa has learnt from hosting mega-events such as the FIFA World Cup, and reflect on ways of further leveraging the opportunities presented by business tourism and event-based tourism.

On Monday evening, Minister Hanekom will present the Ubuntu awards to South Africa’s travel and trade partners who have excelled in selling the destination to UK travellers.

“The UK is more than just an important market for South Africa. With just under 500 000 arrivals from the UK in 2013, this market remains our largest overseas source market. Our UK trade partners must know that we are in this market to stay and that we will be working even harder and smarter to grow our market share.” – SAnews.gov.za

Astronomer and Queen’s guitarist, Dr Brian May has lent a rare collection of Victorian stereographic 3D photographs to Tate Britain. They are featured in ‘Poor man’s picture gallery': Victorian Art and Stereoscopic Photography until 12 April 2015. This is the first display in a major British art gallery devoted to the nineteenth-century craze of three-dimensional... Read MoreRare Victorian 3D Photographs for Tate is a post from: ArtnSpire


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South Africa has raised the issue of the European Union’s regulations on Citrus Black Spot at the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti). This as the EU has threatened to refuse entry to citrus fruit exports from South Africa, alleging that the fruits [...]SA takes up citrus black spot issue is a post from: GlobalBuzz SA


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The North West MEC for Tourism, Desbo Mohono, has congratulated Thaba Tshwene Game Lodge for shining at the recent Annual Lilizela Tourism Awards.

The lodge scooped the Imvelo Award during a glittering ceremony held at the Gold Reef City’s Lyric Theatre in Johannesburg.

The Imvelo Award is given to the best single resource management programme and energy management by a small tourism establishment in South Africa, which promotes environmental sustainability through tourism practices.

“As the department charged with the mandate of improving the tourism sector in the province, we are proud of what Thaba Tshwene Game Lodge has managed to achieve at national level.

“This goes to show that our province has a lot of potential and can compete with other provinces in terms of offering the best tourism products,” she said.

MEC Mohono said her department will continue to work hard to ensure that government creates an enabling environment for tourism establishments to prosper.

“The standard has been set and we hope that in the next year, we will see more winners emerge from [the North West],” she said.

The General Manager of Thaba Tshwene Game Lodge, Darnet le Roux, said winning the award has been a great experience for the lodge.

“It will also have a positive and rewarding impact on our existing guests as they like to be part of something good and bigger, which will then in return also attract new guests that will expect the high standard that we have to offer.

“Awards like this can only have a positive impact, no matter which establishment walks away with it,” she said. – SAnews.gov.za

Hotel Gotham will open at 100 King Street in Manchester in April 2015. Hugely anticipated, the hotel is set in a stunning Edwin Lutyens building and will include 60 rooms spread over seven floors, with the reception and the restaurant on the 6th floor, and a striking bar and members club on the 7th.Â*Â*Â*Â* The [...]Hotel Gotham, Manchester, to Open April 2015 is a post from: Global-Travels England


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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Don Welsh, President and CEO of Choose Chicago, today announced that Chicago set multiple tourism records for the summer 2014 travel season. For the first time, Chicago saw records across all key performance indicators — demand, occupancy, supply, average daily rate, revenue per available room and overall revenue. Chicago’s record hotel [...]

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