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In March, the tourism sector came to a sudden halt when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa would go on a nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The lockdown saw international travel banned and the gates of every hotel and game reserve temporarily closed, leading to the tourism industry to shed thousands of jobs and billions of Rands in profit. With the lockdown restrictions being eased to allow international visitors and open recreational areas, Carte Blanche finds out if the tourism sector can survive the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic....

Wesgro has partnered with trail-runners Ryan Sandes, Meg Mackenzie, Stu McConnachie and Nic Rupanga to showcase Cape Town and the greater Western Cape as a mecca of trail running. The Connected by Trail video series is made up of four 60-second videos and an 8-minute documentary. It was shot in the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, the Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve and the Elgin Valley.

Highlights from day three at World Travel Market Africa 2018 at the CTICC in Cape Town.

The Boma Dinner and Drum Show in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe recently underwent some changes that saw an update on its food and entertainment offerings. The Boma’s manager, Moses Mafuka, goes through some of the new additions and improvements at The Boma which include a new logo, new staff uniforms, décor and furniture, a new head chef and menu, as well as entertainment.

Contiki sent a bunch of social media influencers from around the world to Australia on a mission to clean up beaches and share insight about plastic, BPA, pollution, and their experiences in general. Each influencer covered pertinent issues relating to responsible travel and the importance of it on the environment. Contiki created various mini doccies from each influencer, which can be viewed on the links below. In this episode, singer/songwriter Jamie McDell talks about plastic pollution within the ocean, and the threat this poses to the marine life who call it home....

Contiki sent a bunch of social media influencers from around the world to Australia on a mission to clean up beaches and share insight about plastic, BPA, pollution, and their experiences in general. Each influencer covered pertinent issues relating to responsible travel and the importance of it on the environment. Contiki created various mini doccies from each influencer, which can be viewed on the links below. In this episode, professional surfer Ellie-Jean Coffey talks BPA, and how exposure to this commonly found compound can pose dramatic, even life-threatening risks to human health....

Contiki sent a bunch of social media influencers from around the world to Australia on a mission to clean up beaches and share insight about plastic, BPA, pollution, and their experiences in general. Each influencer covered pertinent issues relating to responsible travel and the importance of it on the environment. Contiki created various mini doccies from each influencer, which can be viewed on the links below. In this episode, Chelsea Yamase talks about the unimaginable amount of plastic waste produced by humans every single year, and where this ends up. For more on Contiki's Storytellers click...

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At least the GoPro Hero3+ came back with me this time. (Video).