[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] When The Alphen, Constantia was built in 1772 the owners had no idea that, over three hundred years later, sophisticates would be sipping cocktails in the garden's Rose Bar or that the sweeping lawns would be festooned in jaunty red, blue and white striped couches.
25 May 2012 05:47According to the
Business Report report, Business and first-class travel between Africa and the Middle East rose by 40,3% year-on-year according to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) while ticket sales for flights from Africa to the Far East were up by 13,8%.
23 May 2012 15:48
54 on Bath is the group's new deluxe boutique hotel in Rosebank, and the group reckons that this is
the hotel for You! Strategically positioned in Rosebank, 54 On Bath aims to provide a personalised experience to travellers from anywhere in the world.
23 May 2012 10:09
South African Airways has launched another new route from its Johannesburg hub to an African destination, this time to Cotonou in Benin.
21 May 2012 07:20
Thousands of travel professionals from across the globe gathered in Durban, South Africa, this month for Indaba 2012, Africa's largest travel trade show that aims to demonstrate there is more to destination marketing on the continent than luxury safaris and adventure tourism.
15 May 2012 11:20
For the second consecutive year, Ethiopian Airlines has won the 2011 Annual Airline Reliability Performance Award from the Bombardier Aerospace. Ethiopian achieved the highest overall dispatch reliability rating and placed first overall in the Q-400 product category for the Middle East and Africa region.
10 May 2012 08:16
During the annual Tourism Indaba in Durban, the Johannesburg Tourism Company (JTC) looks forward to networking with international leisure travel industry and business associates, media and stakeholders at their exhibition stand, as well as a networking breakfast to be held at the Hilton Hotel on 14 May 2012.
10 May 2012 07:37
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Kurland Hotel's Peter Behr has made the Garden Route journey to his Plettenberg Bay Hotel more times than he can remember. Brian Berkman asked him for his 10 Things I Love About... The Garden Route.
10 May 2012 05:59
Partnerships between the state and private sector are key if government is to train more people and create more jobs, the Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Thursday, while delivering his Budget Vote speech in Parliament.
4 May 2012 12:39
Etihad Airways has again cleaned up at the World Travel Awards Middle East. The carrier was named the Middle East's Leading Airline for the sixth year in a row in Dubai this week. The accolade was one of four awards won by the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. The airline has also announced it's taken a stake in Aer Lingus.
3 May 2012 07:04
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says the fight against rhino poaching requires joint initiatives from all South Africans.
3 May 2012 05:01
Head for the trip of a lifetime along the Eastern Cape coastline to discover one of South Africa's most breathtaking stretches of seascape.
2 May 2012 08:41
South African travel technology company Tourism Radio has teamed up with Frommer's Unlimited in a move that aims to revolutionise the world of mobile travel guides by providing local travel information in mobile audio guides.
30 Apr 2012 09:50
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat has announced that James Basson will be the new general manager at Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat as of 1 May 2012, replacing Graham and Ronel Kennedy.
26 Apr 2012 11:34
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