Cape Town's boutique hotels came out on top in this year's TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards Best Hotels with one, Villa Zest Boutique Hotel in Green Point, being voted the Trendiest Hotel in the World.
26 Jan 2012 08:58
[Sindy Peters] My sister and I recently hit the N1 heading for some downtime at the Pearl Valley Golf Estate Breathe Spa in Franschhoek; the two-and-a-half-hour session was well worth the hour's drive. After the exfoliation, hydrotherapy bath and the Swedish massage, we left feeling like new women!
25 Jan 2012 11:08
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Red Carnation Hotels take their Guest Preference Forms seriously. Would you like foam or feather pillows; neck and back support pillows; an ironing board; a bed board; extra hangers or an extra bed? Would you like a yoga map and an instructive DVD or a fax/copier/printer? Then there's the menu of extras available at the tick of a box and the swipe of a credit card - rose petals and chocolate dipped strawberries? Check...
23 Jan 2012 12:21
Hotel and resort magnate Sol Kerzner has stepped down as CEO of Kerzner International.
17 Jan 2012 10:14
[Francis Hweshe] Despite the ongoing worldwide economic dip resulting in shrinking tourism figures, South Africa's Western Cape tourism industry showed significant growth in 2011.
13 Jan 2012 12:37
PARIS, FRANCE: France's top diet guru Pierre Dukan is urging the government to grade students on their weight in a bid to curb growing obesity.
5 Jan 2012 12:33
This residence originally named "Schoonder Sigt" ("Clear View") is deeply steeped in the history of South Africa.
5 Jan 2012 07:37The Spa, based at the One&Only Hotel at the V&A Waterfront, has received an international award, the Spa Silver Sage Readers' Choice Award for Best Spa in the Middle East and Africa. It adds this to its other 2011 awards, including SpaFinder Readers' Choice Award for best Spa in Africa in 2011 and SpaFinder Best Spa Interiors in Africa.
29 Dec 2011 11:41
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Not that any proof was needed that &Beyond, one of Africa's leading safari companies, is forging ahead of its rivals but with the appointment of Joss Kent, scion of their competitor, Abercrombie & Kent, as new chief executive officer, many might say there will be little to stop them.
5 Dec 2011 11:11
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Perhaps it takes an all-girl management team to sex up the most horrid of accommodations - the budget hotel? Using cutie-pie names such as The Itsy Bitsy, The Teeny Weeny and The Bigger than a Bikini to describe the room-types, Delicious Hotel is in a converted house in Franschhoek, behind and by the team at Le Quartier Francais (LQF) auberge and restaurant.
28 Nov 2011 10:18
December holidays are fast approaching and many Joburgers are staying home this year! However, for locals & tourists there is no reason to get bored these holidays - use My Destination Johannesburg explore the city, its surroundings, and all it has to offer!
24 Nov 2011 08:59
Beeld has named Protea Hotels as their readers' favourite hotel group in SA. The announcement was made yesterday, 21 November, when the newspaper published the results of a massive reader survey that covered a wide variety of brands and services. Second behind Protea in the hotels category was Hilton Hotels, followed by Holiday Inn.
22 Nov 2011 06:30
IOL reports that Table Mountain's inclusion as one of the new 7 Wonders of Nature could boost tourism to Cape Town by R1,4 billion a year as more than 100 000 tourists are expected to visit the city to see the mountain.
16 Nov 2011 10:42
Synovate was appointed by Travelstart.co.za to conduct research into the South African travel agency industry. The results are disturbing... they indicate that many travellers are receiving a raw deal... A
very raw deal.
15 Nov 2011 08:53
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