Daily Archives: March 4, 2015

Thornybush Collection Takes on Management & Marketing of The River Lodge

The Thornybush Collection has just acquired the management and marketing contract for The River Lodge, located within the Thornybush Private Game Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park, effective April 1. The property is situated in the heart of the Timbavati/greater Kruger bushveld and accommodates a maximum of eight guests. It offers three luxury suites…

South African Tourism announces new CMO

Margie Whitehouse has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer at South African Tourism, with effect from Monday, March 2. She replaces former CMO, Jan Hutton, who resigned last year. Whitehouse has over 25 years’ marketing experience within both the public and private sectors. Margie’s career began when she joined the Unilever management graduate programme in 1988. She…

US panel chooses top 7 out of 40 products

Southern Africa Tourism Update recently asked their readers to submit products they deemed suitable for the US markets, and received over 40 different suggestions. These were put to a judging-panel of APTA members in the USA, who narrowed them down to the following  top seven products… in no particular order: • Victoria Falls Safari Lodge…