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Indaba 2013, Africa’s top travel and tourism exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere, will be taking place in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. Taj Cape Town will be joining the Leading Hotels of the World by attending the four day tourism extravaganza.
INDABA 2013 is a celebration and showcase of South Africa’s professional, hard-working and vibrant tourism industry and the variety of world-class tourist offerings available. It showcases the widest variety of Southern Africa’s best tourism products, and attracts international visitors and media from around the world.
The high-quality, four-day show will take place in Durban and is purely aimed at stimulating business between the tourism trade and buyers looking to invest. Speed marketing sessions focusing on ‘Heritage and Culture’, ‘Wine Routes of South Africa’ and ‘South Africa’s National Parks’ will take place throughout the event.
Designed to facilitate connections, networking and constructive business engagement between buyers and exhibitors, INDABA 2013 aims to have a wide cross-section of South Africa’s tourism products introduced to top quality buyers this year. Over 500 journalists are expected to cover INDABA this year – over 100 of them top trade and leisure journalists – as well as the introduction of Live Host Radio and Television broadcasts.
The exhibition will be taking place at Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre from 11-14 May 2013 where the Shaping our Future Together” theme will be underpinned with a strong ‘Heritage and Culture’ message.
Taj Cape Town will also be in attendance and fans and friends of the hotel are welcome to come join us at the Leading Hotels of the World stand – located in the Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre Hall on Stand ICCL014.
The Taj Cape Town offers luxury accommodation in Cape Town in the heart of the city and hosts a selection of fine dining restaurants with street parking available in Queen Victoria Street and secure parking available at Mandela Rhodes Place.
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The first day of May symbolizes solidarity with workers around the world and is a day for reflection on the struggles, as well as a celebration of the power, of the working class.
South Africa inaugurated their first Workers Day as an official national public holiday following the first democratic elections in 1994. It is celebrated on the first day of May and observes International Workers Day. Also known as May Day or Labour Day in many countries, Workers Day is a national holiday in South Africa honouring workers which originated in the struggle to achieve fair employment standards by workers and their trade unions. The day has evolved from efforts of the labour union movement to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers and is now celebrated as a national holiday across many countries in continents around the world.
The historic struggle to establish a culture of human and worker rights has been enshrined in international law and the national law of the countries aligned to the International Labour Organisation, of which South Africa is a member. The role played by the Communist Party, trade unions and other labour movements in the struggle against apartheid and for worker’s rights is of great importance in South Africa and is sure to be reflected on.
South Africa remains committed to ensuring the welfare and good conditions of service for workers and to achieve this progressive labour legislation, key programmes have been put in place to align with the constitution, including the prevention of discrimination as well as workplace discrimination.
Taj Cape Town would like to wish everyone a happy workers day this May and to give thanks to all our hard working staff for their tireless contribution.
The Taj Cape Town offers luxury accommodation in Cape Town in the heart of the city and hosts a selection of fine dining restaurants with street parking available in Queen Victoria Street and secure parking available at Mandela Rhodes Place.
