Keeping you informed … November 2011

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Monday, 21 November 2011 09:51

Hefty bill for climate talks

November 21 2011

Hotels and restaurants in the Durban area are getting ready to rake in millions of rand from the United Nations climate change meeting – but local ratepayers will have to fork out at least R50 million for the two-week conference.

While the national government is paying the bulk of the costs to host one of the world’s biggest conferences, the eThekwini municipality will be expected to pick up part of the tab as the host city…

Read more on IOL News

SA to boost business tourism market at EIBTM 

17 November 2011

South Africa has announced it will be prominently present at the Exhibition for the Incentive Business Travel and Meetings (EIBTM) to globally market its business tourism industry and to attract an increasing number of major international meetings, conferences and events.

Amanda Kotze-Nhlapo, Executive Manager of the National Convention Bureau (NCB), will be attending EIBTM in Barcelona from November 29 to December 1…

Read more on Southern African Tourism Update

Johannesburg to host World Orchid Conference

16 November 2011

The 21st WOC (World Orchid Conference) will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg in 2014.

Lindiwe Kwele, CEO of Johannesburg Tourism Company is thrilled that the conference is returning to South Africa - 30 years after it was held in Durban in 1981…

Read more on Conworld.net

IVAN TUROK: Cities should be ‘capitals’ for more than a year

November 3, 2011 

‘Events can amount to little more than one-off spectacles, temporary gestures and opportunities to party’

Cape Town’s success at becoming World Design Capital 2014 is likely to spur other cities to secure the status of Africa’s most celebrated "eventful city".

Hosting flagship events has become a fad in which cities seek to stand out from the crowd in order to attract more attention, investment and jobs…

Read more on Business Day 

Durban to host Retrouvaille Meeting

25 October 2011

Durban and South Africa’s famous ‘Golden Mile’, which was recently renamed ‘The Platinum Mile’ as a result of its upgrading for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, will play host to the 2014 International Retrouvaille Council Meeting and Workshop.

Retrouvaille is a Roman Catholic organisation that assists married couples who are experiencing marital difficulties to re-establish their relationships.

Read more on Conworld.net

Oasys Secures COP17 Tender

17 October 2011

Brian Kennedy, the Chief Executive Officer of South Africa´s Oasys Innovations, stated that he was overwhelmed at having secured such a large and prestigious Tender from the City of Durban, who are hosting COP17/CMP7 event from 25 November to 11 December, namely supplying all goods, works and services for the event…

Read more on Conworld.net

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