Youngsters and skills development the future of tourism
On Friday, 2 September 2011, Johannesburg Tourism Company (JTC) celebrated with four students whom they have nurtured since high school, when they graduated from the International Hotel School’s START...
View Article10 of the best easy walks in north Cornwall
Land’s End to Sennen Cove Distance 1.3 miles Start Sennen Cove Car Park, grid ref SW354263. Finish Point Lands End – SW342254 Downloadable route Sennen Cove draws a vast number of visitors to its...
View ArticleNew marketing campaign for Cape Town
Cape Town Tourism has introduced an inclusive global marketing campaign for the city. “The campaign encapsulates the essence of every facet of what the City has to offer, from tourism to design,...
View ArticleSouthern Sun managers hosted by Soweto guesthouse owners
Eight member guesthouses in Orlando West in Soweto which are enrolled in the Southern Sun Book-A-Guesthouse enterprise development programme hosted 29 Southern Sun managers from around the country...
View ArticleAA Travel Guides warns against over-regulating the tourism industry
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...
View ArticleCruise Talk
Selecting a cruise can be confusing for even the most seasoned traveler. Besides researching your ports of call, you’ll want to get a sense of your ship’s particular culture — who’ll you’ll be...
View ArticleSignature spa treatments boost business
Kievits Kroon is a Cape Dutch themed property in Pretoria that does brisk conference business, incorporating the health, wellness and beauty treatments offered at its spa. Packages are created to...
View ArticleMICE market supports National Conventions Bureau
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) has welcomed the imminent establishment of a national conventions bureau. The bureau, which will be operational as a business unit...
View ArticleClassic New York Restaurants
New York is indisputably the restaurant capital of the world. No other city can boast such a profound variety of cuisines, from Aegean to Zambian, and virtually everything in between. But the dining...
View ArticleDelays, Strikes, and Overbooking
Flight Delays and Cancellations If your flight is delayed, go immediately to an airline representative to ask what the problem is and when your plane is expected to depart. Don’t be surprised if you...
View ArticleCosta Rica: Manuel Antonio National Park
Costa Rica’s smallest park packs an impressive collection of natural attractions — wildlife, rain forests, white-sand beaches, coral reefs, rocky coves with abundant marine life. Then there’s the...
View ArticleTempelhoff does it with sustainable seafood
The Greenhouse Restaurant at The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel in Constantia was the venue yesterday for a lunch where group executive chef Peter Tempelhoff presented a range of dishes from his menus to a...
View ArticleGlobal tourism growth for first half of 2011 ‘healthy
International tourist arrivals are estimated to have grown by 4,5% in the first half of 2011, consolidating the 6,6% increase registered in 2010. Between January and June of this year, the total number...
View ArticleBoost for Cape convention business
The Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau has once again received the international hallmark of excellence, following the annual BestCities external audit. An external audit of service standards...
View ArticleJust Back from Montana
Fodor’s Copy Chief Linda Schmidt (along with husband and husky) spent much of August driving from New Jersey to Choteau, Montana, and back. Linda then returned to the Rocky Mountain Front for the month...
View Article$25 & Under: The Best Gifts to Bring Back from NYC, London, and Paris
Between penny-pinching in a tight economy and airlines’ new luggage restrictions, only so many treats for those at home are likely to make it back in your suitcase. But no need to nix the...
View ArticleDurban to host the Sports & Events Tourism Exchange in 2012
South African Tourism (SAT), Sports and Recreation SA and Thebe Exhibitions & Project Group (TEPG) have announced that Durban has been awarded the hosting of the Sports and Events Tourism Exchange...
View ArticleCancellations, Delays Bedevil South American Travel
The recent deadly crash of a commercial airliner in Sao Paulo sent the already reeling Brazilian airline industry deeper into crisis. On Saturday, it received a further scare when a radar failure in...
View ArticleCrowd-free places: My perfect London day out
I’d start my perfect day with a bowl of muesli, eaten in my swimming costume, ready for a gentle swim at the Golden Lane leisure centre, a small, quiet pool near the Barbican . Next I’d walk up City...
View Article10 of the best family days out in Cumbria
Baking and craft workshops at Little Salkeld The first thing children will notice about The Watermill at Little Salkeld are the candy-pink walls. The second might be the chickens foraging for spilt...
View ArticleFrom Harry Potter to The Da Vinci Code, Lit Tours are All the Rage
by Michelle Delio Want to meet the muses? Or perhaps you’d rather crack codes, act like a kid, travel back in time, have a serious adult conversation, solve a mystery, or learn to fly on a broomstick?...
View ArticleRadisson to open second Park Inn in Cape Town
Set to open in November the Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore will be the second Park Inn by Radisson to open in South Africa. While some will say that Cape Town needs another hotel like a fish...
View ArticleOlympic runs: the best places to stay for the Games within easy reach of London
Cambridgeshire From punting on the river, exploring the grand university colleges and picnicking in the parks to dancing to live music at night, Cambridge gets a first for its attractions. This summer,...
View ArticleThe Don Group quits hotel sector to get out of the red
The Don Group Limited, a company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, said in a statement released on 6 October 2011 that due to the depressed economic conditions and plummeting profits, it had...
View ArticleEmma’s Eccentric Britain: kitesurfing in Northumberland
Everything about today fills me with a sense of dread. I am a poor swimmer, I have no upper body strength and I am afraid of heights. Yet here I am, sitting in a car park in Beadnell bay waiting …...
View ArticleLondon 2012 event listings 29 July: what’s on during the Olympics
Theatre 1936, Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, EC1, to 5 Aug, sadlerswells.com Tom McNab’s play asks whether a boycott of the Berlin games of 1936 might have changed the course of history. Edvard...
View ArticleLondon’s top five quirky restaurants and bars
The Doodle Bar, Battersea Behind Foster & Partners’ glossy offices on the banks of the Thames, a creative community has quietly taken over the warehouses between Battersea Bridge and Albert Bridge....
View ArticleKZN entrepreneurs in line for big rewards
Four young KwaZulu-Natal entrepreneurs will earn a healthy boost for their businesses soon thanks to the South African Breweries Limited (SAB) KickStart Entrepreneurial Development Programme. About...
View ArticleRyan Shell new head chef at Haute Cabriere Cellar Restaurant
Having undergone extensive refurbishment, Franschhoek’s Haute Cabriere Cellar Restaurant has re-opened this weekend under management of the von Arnim family with new head chef Ryan Shell at the helm....
View ArticleLondon 2012 event listings 28 July: what’s on during the Olympics
Theatre London Road, National Theatre: Olivier, South Bank, SE1, to 6 Sep, nationaltheatre.org.uk Return of Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork’s hugely original musical play set around the real murder of five...
View ArticlePickpocket-proof: Money Belts and Their Alternatives
Backpacks, back pockets, and open purses are easy targets for pick-pockets. Keeping your passport and funds secure in a money belt may save your vacation from an unfortunate run-in with a talented...
View ArticleNew warning on job cuts in SA hotels
A new warning has been issued about the possibility of more job losses in the hotel industry. This time it comes from Marius Earle, the group operations director of Three Cities Hospitality which...
View ArticleSA Tourism’s innovative Touch Table wins two Loerie Awards
South African Tourism’s (SAT) Touch Table, a first in interactive travel and tourism trade communication, has won two awards at the 33rd annual Loerie Awards – a Silver Loerie in the category of...
View ArticleOverlooked and Underrated: Ouro Preto, Brazil
Where? Ouro Preto, about 210 miles north of Rio de Janeiro and 97 miles southeast of Belo Horizonte. Why? This is where you’ll see some of the best examples of baroque architecture in Brazil. It’s also...
View ArticleEnvironmentally-aware travellers a fast growing niche
Travellers concerned with the treatment of the natural environment are a fast-growing market according to experts in environmental tourism. The environmentally-aware traveller represents one of the...
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