Submit newsAdvertise & rates  22°C Johannesburg Contact us
Press offices
Visas for British tourists will hurt SA
Requiring British tourists to obtain visas to visit South Africa could negatively affect the country's economy, Beeld reported on Tuesday. 21 May 2013 12:00
Innovative 2013 Indaba in numbers
[Bhekisisa Mncube] A total of 850 direct jobs (including 600 students from the Durban University of Technology) and 5,000 indirect jobs were created due to Indaba over 11 days. 21 May 2013 12:00
Obama's itinerary for his Africa trip
WASHINGTON USA: President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday (20 May) bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland. 21 May 2013 11:32
SAX says it might make money this year
[Nicky Smith] State-owned regional carrier South African Express (SAX), which has made headlines over the past two years because of its chaotic finances, expects to break even this year after losing R187m in 2010 - the last audited accounts the troubled airline has been able to publish. 21 May 2013 11:16
Hotels, caravan parks get more guests
Total income for SA's tourist accommodation sector rose by 15.9% year-on-year in March‚ Statistics SA's (Stats SA) tourist accommodation survey released on Monday (20 May) showed. 21 May 2013 09:56
Take time out to visit Prince Albert's little huisie
[Brian Berkman] Having a constant supply of water is what drew people to Prince Albert in the Karoo 250 years ago and it is one of the many reasons to visit now. Seeing water flow freely in channels in front of all the houses brings a cool idea to the usually hot Karoo. 21 May 2013 07:14
Action! Camera!
[Brian Berkman] Not often a product comes along that does everything you want it to and then a whole lot more you did not know you wanted. 20 May 2013 07:08
Awards celebrate SA wine tourism
The South African leg of the international Great Wine Capitals of the World (GWC) Best of Wine Tourism Awards took place at La Motte Wine Estate in Franschhoek on Thursday, 9 May 2013. SA is part of the GWC network of the top 10 wine producing and wine tourism regions in the world, as judged annually by the GWC. 17 May 2013 10:52
SANParks unveils 2022 Responsible Tourism Strategy
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has made public its 2022 Responsible Tourism Strategy (2022 RTS), according to Glenn Phillips, SANParks managing executive: tourism and marketing, who said that the next 10 years will see SANParks doing things differently. 16 May 2013 10:47
Carry multiple currencies on Absa Cash Passport
Absa has launched a multi-currency Cash Passport that enables South Africans to carry multiple foreign currencies safely on just one card. Representing the future of travel prepaid cards; it allows cardholders to load multiple currencies on the same card with the global reach of MasterCard, accessing 35.9 million locations worldwide. 16 May 2013 10:08
Hilton plans to boost African presence
Hilton Worldwide has expanded its product offering in SA over the past six months and the US-based group intends to increase its presence in Africa‚ according to vice-president of operations for Africa and the Indian Ocean‚ Jan van der Putten. 16 May 2013 08:38
Adrift in a nameless river in Madagascar
[Brian Berkman] It probably won't be pristine for very much longer as Rio Tinto, the mining company that is extracting ilmenite and zircon from Fort Dauphin on Madagascar's most South Easterly coast, exploits the earth and paves the roads in return. 15 May 2013 12:28
Imvelo 2013 takes responsible tourism to new heights
The Imvelo Awards for Responsible Tourism, which were launched yesterday at Tsogo Sun's 54 on Bath hotel in Rosebank, this year extends its reach to ensure that both large and small organisations can benefit from these prestigious Awards. 15 May 2013 12:22
Drunk tourist charges KNP elephant
Video footage of an inebriated tourist jumping out of his car and charging a wild elephant at South Africa's famous Kruger National Park caused an uproar on Monday (13 May. 14 May 2013 12:17

Subscribe to industry newsletters

Bizcommunity retains a dedicated editorial pool and a group of around 265 industry contributors, we always welcome additional contributions.

Share us

Subscribe

Receive free email newsletter

Make us your homepageAdd us to your favoritesRSS feedGet biz on your phoneFollow us

Invite

Tell a friend about us