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Holiday Inn Johannesburg Sunnyside Park Hotel opens

IHG Hotels & Resorts ®, one of the world's leading hotel companies, opens the newly refurbished Holiday Inn Johannesburg Sunnyside Park Hotel situated in the leafy suburb of Parktown, Johannesburg. Offering authentic experiences designed to bring friends, family and business partners together for genuine and joyful memories, the hotel is the first Holiday Inn property in South Africa recognised as a Heritage site, with national monument status. The surrounding residential areas are filled with Heritage homes and include numerous Herbert Baker designed homes.

Holiday Inn
Johannesburg, South Africa
Development Pipeline

Radisson RED set to make debute in Johannesburg, South Africa

Radisson Hotel Group, one of the largest and most dynamic hotel groups in the world, is pleased to announce the signing of its second Radisson RED in South Africa - continuing the brand's fast-growing African and global expansion. Scheduled to open early 2021, the Radisson RED Johannesburg Rosebank will arrive and shake up the hospitality industry in Africa's second-largest city. The hotel brings the group's African portfolio to almost 100 hotels in operation and under development.

Radisson Red
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Lodging Market Overview: Lanseria International Airport Area, Gauteng Province, South Africa

The OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) is still by far the largest airport in South Africa, and regional airports such as Lanseria Airport (HLA) benefit greatly with feeder markets from international arrivals. Flights into HLA are convenient for most passengers due to its size which facilitates fast turnarounds, ample parking and access to major highways.

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By Tshepo Makhudu, Director
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Marie Laure Blaise has been promoted to Senior Area Marketing Manager, Opening Support : Africa and Indian Ocean at Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group

Marie-Laure BLAISE ESSEC IMHI 08 has been promoted to Senior Area A Senior Area Marketing Manager, Opening Support Africa and Indian Ocean Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Cape Town Area, South Africa. Marie-laure started her career with Rezidor and successively held the position of Loyalty Marketing Coordinator EMEA, Manager, Quality Assurance, Park Inn by Radisson EMEA in Brussels and more recently was Area B2B and B2C Marketing Manager Middle-East, Sub- Saharan Africa and Turkey, based in Dubai.

Radisson Hotel Group
Johannesburg, South Africa
Appointment

Bridgit Miller-Pautz has been appointed as Human Resources Manager at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff

Bridgit Miller-Pautz, has been appointed Human Resources Manager for Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg from February 2016. In this position, Bridgit Miller-Pautz will lead, in a new market for Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, the continued strategic development of Four Seasons globally acclaimed employer culture. A key focus for Four Seasons, will be to continue its talent acquisition, as well as employees and management professional development. After recruiting over 300 new local employees and managers for the relaunch of the new hotel, Four Seasons continues its strategic positioning in the South African market in preparation for future brand expansion in the region.

Four Seasons
Johannesburg, South Africa
Appointment

Sandi Macfie has been appointed as Director, Hotel Performance Support - Africa at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, announces the appointment of Sandi Macfie to the newly created role of Director, Hotel Performance Support for Africa. Based in Johannesburg, Sandi will lead the operations and performance of IHG's 17 franchised hotels across six countries in Africa.

IHG
Johannesburg, South Africa
Appointment

Jim Weighell has been appointed as Director of Operations for Southern Africa at Global Business Travel Association Southern Africa (GBTA SA)

Mr. Weighell will lead GBTA initiatives in Southern Africa and will be responsible for the growth and development of GBTA SA by overseeing the delivery of the association’s full membership, events, education and training, as well as facilitating industry solution discussions between corporate travel buyers and key industry bodies.

GBTA
Johannesburg, South Africa
Appointment

Kovilan Naidoo has been appointed as President at GBTA Africa

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)—the voice of the global business travel industry— today announced Mr Kovilan Naidoo, Travel Manager – Africa for Cummins Inc, as its newly appointed President of GBTA Africa. Mr Naidoo will act as the lead buyer in the organization with a remit to steer GBTA in developing a full advisory board and strategy across key Africa regions outside of Southern Africa during 2014. The role compliments the existing buyer leadership position held by Ms Linda Basson, Accenture, as head of the board for GBTA’s Southern Africa region. GBTA is the only formal, not-for-profit, buyer-led, member association to operate in the business travel sector in South Africa. Mr Naidoo has held his existing role at Cummins Inc since 2011 with a remit to manage the travel and expense programme for the company across an extensive expansion project across Africa. Prior to this role he worked for First National Bank in South Africa as a Financial Manager and a Travel Sourcing Specialist.

GBTA
Johannesburg, South Africa
Appointment

Sebastien Carre has been appointed as General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Westcliff

Four Seasons veteran Sebastien Carre has been appointed General Manager and will assume the position August 1, 2013 to begin preparations to re-open the property as Four Seasons Hotel Westcliff Johannesburg. A native of Lyon, France, Carre's ten-year career with Four Seasons began in Washington, where he was Hotel Manager, and in 2006 he was appointed opening General Manager for Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora. His most recent position, as General Manager at the company's Red Sea resort at Sharm El Sheikh, was his second tour of duty in Africa, having previously worked at a resort in Mauritius.

Four Seasons
Johannesburg, South Africa