South Africa should take its place in the international tourism arena as a destination of choice; not stand cap in hand asking travellers to visit because it’s a “cheap” long haul destination. That’s the word from Danny Bryer, Director of Sales, Marketing and Revenue for the Protea Hospitality Group, which is the largest in Africa [...]

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Being in tourism means that we sometimes play with people’s lives. Adventure operators especially – people who take visitors down into the earth, or swimming with fantastic creatures, or even (in time to come) into outer space, know the risks – so they have the insurance. And even you, who provides ‘only’ a bed and [...]

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This Tourism has a laugh with Joey as he quits his job in a swanky American hotel… .

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Media Release: Face Adrenalin, 9 March 2012 15h30 A BASE jumper – whose name has not yet been determined – was injured when climbing out of the Bloukrans Gorge this morning. The jumper – one of a group of three who had earlier successfully parachuted off the Bloukrans Bridge – seems to have grabbed onto [...]

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Nominations are open for the annual Hotel Investment Conference Africa (HICA) Business Awards 2012. HICA Business Awards aim to recognise organisations and individuals who make an extraordinary contribution towards the sustainable growth of the hotel and wider travel and tourism industry in sub-Saharan Africa.  The awards will be presented as part of the conference programme [...]

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