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PR agency rebrands on 10th anniversary
Cape Town vows to charge fairly[Lauren Cohen] Consumers have been urged to act on unfairly high accommodation prices by reporting establishments to industry bodies in the run-up to the World Cup. 17 Mar 2010 16:18 Protea Hotels launches Fire & Ice Hotel at Melrose Arch
Hostex fires up with Global Pizza Challenge
Decision on tavern applications put on hold for now[Patrick Cull] Nelson Mandela Bay's city housing and land earlier this week agreed to postpone a decision on all applications for the establishment of taverns until the next meeting of the Liquor Board. 10 Mar 2010 11:37 Entertainment, hospitality industries need data mining"Information buried in databases is worth huge amounts of revenue if harnessed correctly. By using the modelling capabilities and toolsets available within data mining software to support the entire process, organisations can quickly and efficiently produce models that help marketers to reach the right person, with the right offer at the right time," says Nathalie Ing, business lead for customer intelligence at SAS Institute. 10 Mar 2010 07:35 It's the Invitation Only cook-off finalists
Partnership creates large international hotel brandCHICAGO: US-based Preferred Hotel Group, with over 750 members in over 65 countries, announced yesterday, Wednesday 3 March 2010, that it has partnered with South Africa's Mantis Group. This reputedly makes the group the largest international hotel brand in SA and brings the total number of members on the continent to 30. 4 Mar 2010 13:16 International award for Rooibos cookbook
More beds available for 2010
Dedicated hospitality career site offers 1000 jobs
Journey's End buys neighbouring farm
FET chefs can enter great competition
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In celebration of its 10th anniversary of successful service to the luxury hospitality sector, Manley Communications launched new branding and a new website, yesterday, Thursday, 18 March 2010. 
Protea's second Fire & Ice Hotel opened on Monday 15 March 2010 at The Piazza, Melrose Arch, joining the group's luxury brand, Melrose Arch Hotel, to broaden the offering of both accommodation and restaurants to visitors, travellers, residents and office staff. It is a decision that is already paying off, with both hotels booked solid for the much-anticipated FIFA 2010 World Cup in June. 
The second annual Global Pizza Challenge (GPC) South Africa cook-offs took place at Hostex, 8-10 March 2010, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. A little more flavour was added to the competition this year with the inclusion of the Peppadew category, which offered entrants the opportunity to win R10 000 by using its diced sweet piquanté peppers. 
The Unilever Foodsolutions By Invitation Only competition offers six chefs in South Africa the opportunity to enter a cook-off to win the all-or-nothing prize of R40 000 in cash and the knowledge that as this is an exclusive competition, he or she has competed against the best. 
The cookbook, A Touch of Rooibos, was voted the best single subject cookbook in South Africa and the third best cookbook in the world at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, which took place in Paris during February 2010 for the world's best single subject cookbook. 
Hotel management company, Urban Hip Hotels, is pitching Campus2010, a novel form of budget accommodation as secure, conveniently located and great value for money. The 9000-plus beds are at five campuses in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town and offer fully furnished rooms, catering and wide-screen TV broadcasting of all the games from as little as R550 per person per night. 
Hotel & Restaurant launched its dedicated careers portal for the hospitality industry, yesterday 1 March 2010. It went live with approximately one thousand job opportunities spanning almost a hundred employment categories. 
Working with Cape Nature Conservation, neighbouring farms and others, the Gabb family, owners of Journey's End, together with André Parker of Highberry farm, recently bought the Mount Rozier Wine Estate, which is between the two farms, to preserve the valley from developers. 
Potatoes South Africa (PSA) and the South African Chefs' Association (SACA) launched on Friday 26 February 2010, a collaborative chefs' competition with a difference. Aimed at hospitality learners in selected Public Sector Further Education Training (FET) colleges, the Mzansi Budding Chefs' Competition offers them an opportunity to compete for cash and training; a prospect few are ordinarily afforded. 
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