{pp}“While the South African car rental industry will continue to grow in 2008, growth levels are expected to be at a slightly lower rate than over the past two years”, says Avis Southern Africa MD, Wayne Duvenage.

Duvenage says Avis has grown its share of the car hire market over the past 6 months and expects to retain this share and continue to grow at the mid teens through 2008. “With major expansion plans underway and a brand new “state of the art” call centre in place, Avis is positioning itself for a busy future and the further strengthening of its brand promise “We try harder”,” he says.

 

{pp}A new website has been launched for Marlboro, the Township of the Gauteng Province in South Africa.

The new website, www.gautengmarlboro.org provides expanded information and photographs of Marlboro Township.

{pp}Following a successful 2007, South African Tourism (SAT) has committed more than R160 million to a global advertising campaign and more than R18 million to further grow domestic tourism in 2008.

{pp}As rolling blackouts affect South Africa nationally, solar-powered traffic lights are hoped to alleviate some of the chaos.

{pp}Unique South African Soccer Ball can be used by Fifa partners to promote their Companies in South Africa with their own Logos. Also an ideal tourist souvenier to be sold at Game Lodges and Curio Shops throughout Africa.

{pp}Cape Town, South Africa - 28. November 2007 - German company uses German garden gnome as icon for vehicle branding campaign. On Saturday the 1st December 2007 Arbeiten in Kapstadt will launch a vehicle branding campaign in cooperation with Excite Taxis.

{pp}Traffic congestion, road works, and accidents are becoming an increasingly common way of life on busy South African city highways. The frustrations are immense and the cycle, like many of our drivers, is spiraling out of control: road rage incidents are increasing, missed flights are a norm, and late meeting appointments are inevitable in any weekly schedule.

{pp}Working parents are finding traffic congestion an increasing strain on their daily routine with time constrains placing immense pressure on what should be the simple things in life – like spending quality time with their children. It is not unusual to spend in excess of two hours travel time in traffic just transferring children between schools and getting to and from the office each day. As stressed South Africans, we just do not have quality time together anymore.

{pp}African Safari Journals has developed an electronic sightings board that pinpoints the latest wildlife locations on your cellphone to help you see more animals as you drive around the Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Umfolozi game reserves in South Africa and Etosha National Park in Namibia. 

{pp}Emarketing firm Britefire will run its specialised hospitality industry emarketing courses in Durban in the week of October 15th.

The two courses have been tailored specifically to the needs of two different scales of hotel operations – there is a one-day workshop for B&Bs and small hotels, and Britefire’s two-day masterclass in hotel emarketing.