Did you know that the term ‘price gouging’ actually warrants a Wikipedia entry? No really, you’ll find it here.  And it seems that some people actually support the concept.
“The term is similar to profiteering but can be distinguished by being short-term and localized, and by a restriction to essentials such as food, clothing, shelter, medicine […]

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Media Release: 22 January 2010. Oakhurst Hotel
New Management for George’s Oakhurst Hotel
Well-known Mossel Bay hotelier JJ Moorcroft (the creator of the award-winning Protea Hotel Mossel Bay has taken over management of George’s Oakhurst Hotel. He will be assisted by Erica Valentyn, who served for more than 12 years with the Garden Route’s private sector marketing […]

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So what do you say - is the internet the future of travel?
As much as I believe in the net, I’m not convinced it is - and for a country as beset with problems as ours, it might even be a deterrent.
I was mulling on this today when one of the industry newsletters arrived and […]

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You can’t be blamed if you’re beginning to think that everyone in South Africa believes that the whole of the travelling world is planning to descend on us in the middle of this year. Considering the way prices are going (rentals? One operator told me that he was offered a 4-bedroom house in Pretoria for […]

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