Charnel Kara

Charnel Kara

Charnel Kara is a Senior Specialist in the tourism and hospitality sector within the financial services industry. Her responsibilities include conducting feasibility studies, financial evaluations, business valuations, market research and providing thought leadership in the private sector, with a core focus on SMEs, Commercial Investment and Corporate segments.

Ecotourism – a sustainable driver of socio-economic growth

Charnel Kara

Latest Columns

Driving tourism for inclusive growth: UN Tourism’s vision

Elcia Grandcourt

Kenya arrivals to SA boom as policy regime meets marketing prowess

Nombulelo Guliwe

Unlocking economic potential: AfCFTA and the future of tourism in South Africa

Lee-Anne Bac

Sustaining the wild by harmonising business and biodiversity

Anton Gillis

Franchising can play a role in de-risking businesses

Jabulani Debedu

Supporting tourism's top priority – safety

Andre du Toit

Hospitality's new frontier – talent and experience outshine size and opulence

Sadi Farooqui

Hospitality sector – A gateway to employment opportunities for post-matric students

Alan Campbell

For airlines, value addition is the best way out of a COVID slump

Marius van der Ham

Elevating the Meetings and Events Sector – SA's hidden economic gem

Wrenelle Stander