Cape Town wants to shed its 'pricey' tag

The Western Cape is trying to overturn global perceptions that it's an expensive destination and does not offer value for money, according to Mariette Du Toit-Helmbold, chief executive of Cape Town Tourism. Read more >>

Durban Tourism asks for R8-million in funding

Durban Tourism is hoping that the eThekwini council will approve its R8-million funding request to market tourism in a joint venture with the Johannesburg and Cape Town councils. Read more >>

South America, Asia boost SA tourism

Recent reports have revealed an increase in emerging market tourism in South Africa, led by South America and Asia, with both regions recording double digit growth in the first quarter of 2011. Latest foreign visitor statistics recorded by Pepper Club Luxury Hotel & Spa supports this growth in emerging market tourism with guest figures from India, China and Japan showing a marked increase year-on-year. Read more >>

AA Travel Guides cautions against industry over-regulation

AA Travel Guides, publishers of information about tourist accommodation and travel options in South Africa for the past 18 years, has warned against over-regulation of the tourism industry. This follows the release of the draft Tourism Bill, which called for industry comments and input. Read more >>

Jhb Tourism claims PMR Diamond Arrow Award

Johannesburg Tourism Company (JTC) has received the PMR Diamond Arrow Award for the second consecutive year for the company which has done the most to promote tourism and conservation in Johannesburg. Read more >>

Wendy Bourne commended for exceptional service to Zim tourism

Wendy Bourne, Africa Albida Tourism's marketing executive, has been honoured for exceptional service to Zimbabwe tourism at the annual awards gala dinner of the Association of Zimbabwe Travel Agents (AZTA). Read more >>

EXCLUSIVE: New Brand Council of SA announces office bearers

The board of the new Brand Council of South Africa (BCSA) has elected HKLM's Sean McCoy as chairman, and Interbrand Sampson's Jeremy Sampson and Brand Leadership's Thebe Ikalafeng as joint vice chairs. The BCSA, incorporates the Brand Design Council (formerly known as THINK), was constituted after extensive debate around the need for a collective voice to represent, strengthen and advance the interests of the wider branding and design industry in SA, and it. Read more >>

Rolling Stone South Africa: the first in-depth interview

[Johann Smith] "Rolling Stone" - it was the writing on the wall found backstage at Rocking the Daisies. It was a hint, a secret, that the writer wanted musicians to know first, before anyone else. There is no way of saying it better: Rolling Stone magazine is coming to South Africa in November 2011. Johann Smith and Ruth Cooper of Bizcommunity.com's BizLounge speak to Miles Keylock, editor-in-chief of RS SA. Read more >>

South Africans are overweight - survey

South Africans weigh in as the third fattest nation on earth. A survey done in 2010 by Glaxo SmithKline has found that 61% of the South African population are overweight or morbidly obese. In addition to this survey, a study done by the Medical Research Council in 2007 found that 56% of adult women and 29% of adult men in South Africa were overweight or obese. Read more >>

Unions to picket at Wal-Mart/Massmart hearing

The Congress of SA Trade Unions' (Cosatu) and the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) on Monday announced their intention to embark on "mass pickets" at the Wal-Mart-Massmart appeal hearing in Cape Town set for Thursday and Friday, 21 - 22 October 2011. Read more >>