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New shifts in online travel for Africa
The E-Tourism Africa Summit is back and will now be held in Cape Town (17-18 September) and Tshwane (21-22 September)... read more>>



Tourism
SA celebrates Tourism Month this September
September is Tourism Month in South Africa... read more>>
Benefitting from travel rewards programmes
According to eBucks Rewards, travel rewards programmes have evolved dramatically, and you can still benefit from them - if the chosen rewards programme has kept pace with the times... read more>>
KLT engages the tourism sector in Tourism Month
Kruger Lowveld Tourism will kick-start Tourism Month, in September, by engaging all tourism sector players in the area to develop a new marketing strategy that will take it into the future... read more>>
Mantis joins the fight to save the rhino
In April 2014, the Mantis Group marketing director, Paul Gardiner, had an informal meeting with a Vietnamese pop star. This encounter led to Mantis and the Wilderness Foundations' initiation of a rhino education programme... read more>>
President Bongo launches Gabon FlyAfrica.com
The President of Gabonese Republic, H.E Ali Bongo Ondimba launches Gabon FlyAfrica.com, a Pan-African low-cost airline... read more>>
SAGTA endorses SETE 2015
The South African Golf Tourism Association has thrown it full weight behind the upcoming Sports and Events Tourism Exchange... read more>>
Turkey becoming the biggest connection to international travel
The growing airline industry has seen a shift in consumer travel patterns from traditionally using Europe as a connection destination, towards Eastern Europe and the Middle East becoming more preferable connection points... read more>>
School soccer coach wins top women's sports award
Tsogo Sun Soccer Academy Coach Londiwe Hlatswayo has taken her winning streak up a notch and won the gsport Volunteer of the Year Award... read more>>
IHG partners the Water Footprint Network
InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the appointment of global water-use experts, the Water Footprint Network, to develop a worldwide water stewardship programme for IHG... read more>>
Angel Jones on why SA expats are flocking back home
Leaving the land of your birth, to settle in another country, is never an easy process. Logistically, financially, culturally, and above all, emotionally, it's a change that sparks upheaval as well as opportunity... read more>>
Enhancing youth travel in Africa
Within the African context, youth travel entails the circulation of young Africans around the continent. This, however, is not quite the norm in Africa... read more>>
Tourism Department honors female employees
Women are a critical component in families. They nurture, build, educate, and raise nations. They are all-rounders and more than anything they provide warmth and love in every family and the community they live in. This is according to Mme Grace Masuku, a cultural veteran from Moruleng village near Sun City in the North West during the recently held provincial department of Tourism's Women's Day celebration... read more>>
SETE 2015 set for City of Tshwane
Thebe Reed Exhibitions has announced that the City of Tshwane will be the Host City partner for the Sports & Events Tourism Exchange (SETE) for the next three years... read more>>
[SA Innovation Summit] The business of disruption

Nicci Botha

We're facing a brave new world, where disruption technology and e-commerce are forcing traditional industries to re-examine their take on doing business to include innovative solution-based thinking if they want to stay in the game... read more>>
kulula.com wins SA's top business airline
kulula.com has been announced as South Africa's top airline for business travellers in the 2015 Sunday Times Top Brands survey... read more>>
Hospitality
Tsogo Sun expands its entrepreneur development programme
Tsogo Sun has significantly expanded its successful Book a Guesthouse programme to include Sun1 hotel operators and housekeepers, to form Tsogo Sun Entrepreneurs... read more>>
Premier Hotels announces acquisition of Richards Bay hotel
Premier Hotels & Resorts has announced the acquisition of Premier Hotel The Richards in Richards Bay, situated 90 minutes north of Durban... read more>>
Tourism
Safari in your backyard? Touwsberg Nature Reserve property now on show

Issued by Safari365

Imagine waking up to the smell of fresh Little Karoo air while a tower of giraffes moseys on by. Sounds like heaven? This is exactly what Touwsberg Nature Reserve is offering to keen home owners and travel operators alike... read more>>
Travelstart.com CEO Stephan Ekbergh to present closing keynote address at WYSTC 2015

Issued by WYSTC

The World Youth Student and Educational Travel Confederation has announced that Stephan Ekbergh, CEO of Travelstart.com, will be the closing keynote speaker for the 24th annual World Youth and Student Travel Conference... read more>>
Tours
SAB World of Beer renews its five-star grading
The SAB World of Beer (WOB) has been re-awarded a five-star rating by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa... read more>>
Business
LinkedIn is the new business card

Leigh Andrews

The problem with networking in real life is that you can't just click and connect, as business cards get bulky while you work your way through the room. That's why it's better to incorporate online networking into your offline meets... read more>>
Lifestyle
Old school class at Winchester Mansions

Ruth Cooper

Stepping foot into the Sea Point boutique hotel the Winchester Mansions really feels as if one is stepping back in time. The retro 70s' décor of the rooms and the old-world class of bar and restaurant will have you wishing you wore a sparkly flared jumpsuit, so as to fit in all the better. read more>>
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