Natalie Christodoulou
has been appointed the
new business development
manager: Western Cape for
Topdeck Travel. She has nine
years’ experience in the tour
operations industry, and has
taken on the newly created
role to work alongside trade
marketing to promote sales
growth in the Western Cape
as well as research new
business opportunities
through the region’s travel
trade.
The Miarestate
Hotel and Spa
in Haga Haga,
Eastern Cape, has
made three new
appointments.
Melanie van
Biljon (pictured) has been
appointed new general
manager; Levona Jansen,
housekeeping and guest
relations manager; and Louis
Jansen, new executive chef.
Tharia Unwin, has
been appointed new
chief executive of the
Professional Hunters’
Association of South Africa
(PHASA) effective January
1, 2016. She takes over
from Adri Kitshoff, who
joins Wildlife Ranching
South Africa (WRSA).
Meanwhile Stan Burger will
take over the Presidency
of PHASA from Hermann
Meyeridricks, who finished
his two-year term at the
conclusion of PHASA’s 38th
annual general meeting in
November this year.
Haute Cabrière restaurant
in Franschhoek has
appointed Dennis Strydom
as the new head chef.
Dennis trained at Queen’s
Hotel in Oudtshoorn before
taking up chef positions at
boutique hotels and five-star
lodges across the Garden
Route and Eastern Cape.
