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HAN Congress 2011 – Windhoek, Namibia
On 24-25 November 2011 the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) is hosting its annual awards gala and tourism conference in Namibia’s capital Windhoek. The event features a half-day congress, the Suppliers’ Exhibition, the HAN Tourism Trade Forum (HTTF) and closes with the HAN Tourism Awards Gala.
The 2-day event gives HAN members the opportunity to network and negotiate with colleagues and suppliers. The Awards Gala … Read More »
Vote for Table Mountain – Lessons from a Wonderful Marketing Campaign
The New 7 Wonders of Nature was a contest between unusual and fascinating natural features of this world. Because the winners were elected in an international poll, the road to victory ran through a well-planned marketing campaign. Cape Town and South Africa got it right again, but how did they top candidates such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef?
A wave of support by South Africans and Cape … Read More »
New 7 Wonders of Nature Announced
The die has been cast. After months of anticipation and billions of votes the New 7 Wonders of Nature have been announced. We are particularly excited to report that Table Mountain is one of them. Read on to see the other 6 in this grand septet.
The New 7 Wonders is a campaign to promote the cultural and natural heritage of our planet. The New 7 Wonders of Nature were … Read More »
5 Lessons from the Getaway Travel Blog Conference
I dragged myself out of bed early on a Saturday morning and spent a sunny day indoors. The day was better suited to some fun on the beach than coffee and PowerPoint presentations at the Getaway Travel Blog Conference. At the end of the day I was feeling more enthusiastic about my job than ever and I learned a few things. Here are my takeaways from a sunny day indoors.
1. … Read More »
Crowdsourcing – The Evolving Problem Solver
Do you know what “crowdsourcing” is? If not, now is the time to get to grips with the concept as it is growing at a phenomenal pace in the online world. Crowdsourcing is essentially problem solving in the form of an “open call”. This distributed problem-solving relies on an “active audience” to be successful and can be a great tool for your business.
The internet is a huge inter-connected network where … Read More »
