http://www.thistourismweek.co.za Newsletter on-line commentary and discussion about tourism in South Africa Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:50:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALDEfIOYWkI[/youtube] Wonderful career, tourism. But how many of us remember that? I thought of this last week when I spent an awesome Sunday with Allan Robertson at his Stonehill Restaurant, in Little Brak River, near Mossel Bay - and realised that if I hadn’t been in tourism, I probably wouldn’t have ... http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/wonderful-career-tourism-but-how-many-of-us-remember-that/ This year’s Gauteng and Cape Outdoor Eco Adventure and Travel Expos will be offering new exhibition areas called ‘GO EXPLORE.’ Designed specifically for smaller establishments and first time exhibitors, GO EXPLORE will make it possible for businesses like B&B’s and local attractions and adventure companies to market themselves to more ... http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/book-your-stand-for-the-gauteng-and-cape-outdoor-eco-adventure-and-travel-expos-now/ The question of ethics in tourism came onto my radar again recently when our game drive started an hour late - and our supper started two hours late - because the lodge’s programme had been held up by a group of guides who couldn’t get their act together to leave ... http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/if-we%e2%80%99re-going-to-re-think-tourism-in-south-africa-we%e2%80%99d-better-re-think-its-ethics/ There may be those amongst my readers who think I’m opposed to the World Cup. I’m not. I think if we manage it well from here on out, it has the potential to be the best thing that ever could have happened to this country - and even to its ... http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/hph-publishing%e2%80%99s-ravishing-new-book-%e2%80%98south-africa-the-big-picture%e2%80%99/ This Tourism Week. 4 March 2009. Brought to you by SOMOHO TOURS www.somoho.co.za (See below for more). There’s one really thorny problem that comes from being both a tourism destination and a developing country all in one: the fraught question of gift-giving (yes: ‘gift-giving’ - definitely not ‘gifting.’ Terrible word). I was ... http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/tourism%e2%80%99s-thorny-problem-travellers%e2%80%99-gifts/