Yes, well, we received the following media release from Cape Town Tourism. Your call: 20 May 2010 “Recent news articles have favoured the sensational rather than the fact in decrying the lack of benefit felt by the poor ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™,” says Cape Town Tourism CEO, Mariette du Toit-Helmbold in response [...]

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Media Release. 20 May 2010. Mossel Bay Protea Hotel IMAGE: The team from the Mossel Bay Protea Hotel and Café Gannet celebrate winning Best Full Service Hotel in the 2010 AA Travel Guides American Express Accommodation Awards. Back from left: JJ Moorcroft; Ronel Breytenbach; Nazlee Petersen; Roche Petersen; Monica van der Vyver; Ronel Theron. Seated: [...]

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This Tourism Week 20 May 2010 This Week: The Santé Hotel And Wellness Centre has re-opens after a two year hiatus (go here); and this year’s Indaba yields a pleasant marketing surprise from two credit card companies. Credit Where Credit’s Due One of the biggest surprises for me at this last Indaba was to discover [...]

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They say that sleep is good for the mind, body and soul – and it seems this applies to spas as much as it does to their guests. Re-energised and revitalised after a two-year-long rest, the luxury Santé Hotel and Wellness Centre in Paarl’s Drakenstein Valley will re-open its doors on the 1st of June [...]

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CITY OF CAPE TOWN MEDIA RELEASE MAY 2010 Host City Cape Town’s ‘Green Goal 2010 Action Plan’ and Workshop Series win Impumelelo Sustainability Award The City of Cape Town is proud to announce that its environmental programme for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, namely “Green Goal 2010” has won an Impumelelo Sustainability Award. Commenting on [...]

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