With the gradual easing of border restrictions around the world and as countries slowly start welcoming tourists back, it goes without saying that Covid-19 has been particularly devastating on the tourism sector...
Sisa Ntshona 29 Jul 2020
Perhaps never before has there been a more apt time to celebrate conscious living...
Sue Garrett 22 Jul 2020
Effective waste management is a universal problem that affects us all. It's the one factor we, in the hospitality industry, can collectively prevent from worsening during 2020...
Sharmila Ragunanan 13 Jan 2020
Olivier Hannaert, the MD of Club Med Southern Africa explores the impact of travel on the planet and the environment, and what travel brands can do to ensure their destinations are environmentally sustainable...
Olivier Hannaert 1 Aug 2019
While July may be the month where we remember to give back to others, when it comes to the travel and tourism industry, every day is an opportunity to contribute to the sustainability of the planet's people, places, wildlife and natural resources...
Natalia Rosa 22 Jul 2019
While it is a fun, educative venture, travelling can also be costly. You want to see the world and visit your favourite tourist sites but you're low on funds, so what's the best way to go about it?
Martin Tvede Larsen 28 Mar 2019
Will we see a time coming when tourists will simply slip on a headset and travel without leaving their homes?
Enver Duminy 14 Jan 2019
Africa today is not yet affected by overtourism, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't travel more sustainably...
Martin Tvede Larsen 12 Dec 2018
As the big black entrance gates open and you drive through the lush, tree-lined avenue, you are transported to a different world. This is the heritage of Henry Fancourt White which dates back to the mid-1800s...
Ilse van den Berg 30 Oct 2018
There are many novel ways in which hotels and restaurants can upcycle, recycle and reduce waste - a theme that can be adopted by businesses as part of a holistic sustainability strategy...
Avukile Mabombo 13 Sep 2018
Friday the 13th is a bit of an urban legend, eerie day for many. I remember my great-grandmother refused to set a foot out of bed on Friday the 13th. Perhaps she had a good reason...
Ilse van den Berg 23 Jul 2018
"Developing our relationships with other African nations will allow us to capitalise on tourism growth across the continent."
Enver Duminy 12 Jul 2018
"Our role as tourism professionals is to ensure the sustainability of sustainable tourism. That is, we're to ensure that all of the principles are built into the foundations of what we're doing and that every strategy we have for business growth and development recognises this..."
Danny Bryer 12 Jun 2018
Resistance to the negative impact of tourism, such as price inflation, is rising across the world. Simultaneously, tourists are getting off the bus as the trend towards experiences grows...
Danette Breitenbach 17 May 2018
Indaba is a tourism trade B2B affair, but tourism in the African context is closely linked to infrastructural development within the individual countries that make up the continent...
Danny Bryer 9 May 2018
There's an energy and dogged determination one feels when visiting Nigeria for the first time. It's that palpable can-do, roll-up-your-sleeves, hurry-up-and-wait atmosphere that is simply intoxicating...
Natalia Rosa 8 May 2018
It's essential that the tourism industry embraces the Industrial Revolution 4.0 to accommodate the digital advances that will make sustainability a reality...
Enver Duminy 29 Mar 2018
With the Cape, Johannesburg and Durban all in various degrees of water shortages, the industry needs more than a Get Well card, and events are what will see us on the road to recovery...
Danny Bryer 19 Mar 2018
With the drought holding sway in Cape Town, both consumers and businesses have had to find ways to preserve water and Cape Town's luxury hotels are no exception...
Cari Coetzee 27 Feb 2018
What we have proved with tents in the last 27 years is that you definitely don't need bricks and mortar to have an experience...
Cari Coetzee 12 Feb 2018
The importance of Meetings Africa in terms of its contribution to the macro-economy of the country cannot be underestimated. "It serves to boost tourism revenue while driving employment."
Danette Breitenbach 6 Feb 2018
