http://tradeblog.southafrica.net Indaba - Africa's top travel show Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:15:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Entries into the prestigious Welcome Awards are still open. These awards developed by South African Tourism, in partnership with First National Bank Commercial Banking, recognise and reward service excellence in the travel and tourism industry. South African Tourism’s Welcome initiative is five years old and it has two distinct, but closely ... http://tradeblog.southafrica.net/deadline-for-welcome-awards-entries-is-looming/ With faster online speeds, the dominance of e-commerce and the rise of social media networking- the tourism business has been revolutionized. Add to this the global interest in Africa for the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup™, and it is critical that tourism companies in South Africa and across Africa take ... http://tradeblog.southafrica.net/e-tourism-africa-summit-%e2%80%93-bringing-the-online-tourism-world-to-johannesburg/ Entries for the South African Tourism and South African Breweries' (SAB) annual award have grown by more than 30 percent this year After a rigorous judging process, 27 travel and tourism businesses have been announced as the 2009/10 Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year Award (ETEYA) semi-finalists. Last year's award attracted ... http://tradeblog.southafrica.net/eteya-2009-provincial-semi-finalists-announced/ SOUTH AFRICAN Tourism has unveiled the winner of its National Geographic Adventure campaign. He is Jason Peters, a 36-year-old from Brighton who is 'interested in everything, prepared to do anything, resilient, resourceful and most of all a big time adventurer!" From May to July this year, South African Tourism had been ... http://tradeblog.southafrica.net/national-geographic-adventurer-in-south-africa/ On Tuesday 12 May, INDABA 2009 wrapped up. Exhibitors, buyers, journalists and visitors alike agree that this was one of the most successful INDABA's ever. By close of business on Monday afternoon, 12 002 people had come through the front door. There were fewer exhibitors at INDABA this year and there ... http://tradeblog.southafrica.net/wrap-up-one-of-the-most-successful-indabas-ever/ The Boundless Africa Expedition departed today from the ICC in Durban. The send-off was a celebration of cultural diversity, featuring parachuters, singers and dancers from Swaziland, Lesotho, Kwazulu Natal and Mpumalanga, as well as Miss South Africa, Tatum Keshwar. The expedition is being led by modern day explorer, Kingsley Holgate. Embracing ... http://tradeblog.southafrica.net/boundless-africa-expedition-launches-from-indaba/ With close to double the amount of entrants to last year, this years Welcome Awards recognised the best on show in South Afirica with 35 finalists and 9 winners. This South Afican Tourism initiative was hosted by comedians Dr. Riaad Moosa and Kagiso Lediga. Both remained sharp, witty and engaging, striking exactly ... http://tradeblog.southafrica.net/indaba-2009-welcome-awards/ We went on an expedition to find the International Explorer, Kingsley Holgate, after hearing a rumour that he was here and has some big news to share. After trekking through the vast Durban ICC halls, we spotted him and flagged him down. This is what he had to say: We will ... http://tradeblog.southafrica.net/hunting-for-kingsley-holgate-at-indaba/ "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" These are the words that Richard Quest, host of CNN's "Quest Means Business", opened the Global Media Face-off with. An accurate description of the excitement of the impending 2010 FIFA World CupTM and the effect of the global economic ... http://tradeblog.southafrica.net/global-media-face-off-with-cnns-richard-quest/ Once the opening ceremony finished, new and regular INDABA attendees were ready to continue the celebration at the famous INDABA beach party. As we arrived, the sense of welcome was evident from the outset despite the torrential rainfall. Great food, great company and the sound of the music made sure that ... http://tradeblog.southafrica.net/indaba-2009-beach-party/