This Tourism Week. 2 September 2010
It’s Cooking in Prince Albert
After all the drama and stress of the last few weeks (have you got your head around the Tourism Grading Council’s new, um, criteria?  And have you done anything to protest the new Secrecy Bill - at the very least joined the country’s top ranking people […]

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Buffalo Hills - together with many of the premier attractions of the Southern Cape - is currently offering locals the opportunity to explore the Garden Route like never before.
“Basically - between now and the 31st of October - you pay for your accommodation (which includes dinner and breakfast), and you get you get up to […]

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This Tourism Week. 26 August 2010
Train Travel: Going Backwards Quickly
Train Travel in South Africa has taken some serious knocks lately, and it’s frustrating watching from the, um, sidelines as our industry loses ground once more.
This week, Transnet announced the closure of the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe, the iconic steam train that once ran between George and […]

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ARUSHA TANZANIA: The Mount Meru Hotel - which will open on the 1st of November - will begin its commissioning procedures during the coming weeks when it interviews candidates for 276 permanent positions on its team.
The hotel is set to become the essential luxury stay-over for tours and independent travellers on their way to and […]

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This Tourism Week 20 August 2010
Your Silence Is The Loud Trumpet Call That Heralds The End Of Tourism To South Africa
Democracy created the tourism industry in South Africa: it’s coming end will kill it.
Remember the democracy dividend? Even the much-vaunted World Cup could never do for the South African tourism industry what democracy did: for […]

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