Crafting the perfect wellness balance at work
Crafting the perfect wellness balance at work
Employee wellbeing is no longer about beanbags and free coffee. Potential employees are taking a closer look at company perks when looking for new work opportunities. But now with a post-pandemic mindset, they value time, job satisfaction and their mental health above material benefits. Flexible or hybrid working hours, wellness programmes, and growth opportunities have…
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National Spa Management Winner Joins Arabella Hotel & Spa
Francisco Caceres Garcia, winner of the Les Nouvelles Esthetiques Spa Management Excellence Award 2011, has taken over the management of the luxurious spa at Arabella Hotel & Spa, managed by African Pride Hotels. Through the success of the previous awards, the Les Nouvelles Esthetiques Spa Awards increases in stature each…
Read MoreMadame Zingara Celebrates 10 Years
July, 2011: The countdown has begun. Next month the venerable Spiegel Tent Victoria makes her way home to Cape Town and sets up shop for a brand new show in Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams on 1 September 2011. Durban, the tent’s current location, is seeing the close of the…
Read MoreTravel Professionals Need a Break
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch knows just how hard travel professionals work for their daily bread and would like to reward one of them with a trip to Thailand. The hotel is running a competition for agents until August 5, 2011, with the prize a trip to the…
Read MoreTop School for Top GMs
Top School for Top GMs: The Protea Hospitality Group’s General Managers of the Year, Anton Gillis (left) of the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch and Gary Koetser of the African Pride Crystal Towers Hotel & Spa in Cape Town, have just returned from the prestigious School of Hotel…
Read MoreProtea Hotels is Club Travel’s Wild Wild Best
Not only did the Sunday Times Generation Next Survey vote the Protea Hospitality Group too cool for school, but the Protea Hospitality Group is also the Wild, Wild Best according to Club Travel! At the Club Travel Conference 2011 held at Spier in the Western Cape in June, Protea Hotels…
Read MoreAFRICAN PRIDE HOTELS’ ARABELLA HOTEL & SPA HAS WORLD-BEATING CONFERENCE FACILITIES
The Kogelberg Centre/Ballroom provides spectacular views over the adjoining golf course, the pristine lagoon and the surrounding nature reserve. With up-to-date audio visual equipment, modern technology, wifi connectivity and beautiful organic décor, this multi-functional room is equally appropriate for any type of occasion, product launch, social event or conference. The…
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