Tourism & Travel Galleries

Eat Out and Mercedes-Benz recently announced the best everyday eateries in the Western Cape, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal at award celebrations held in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

The winners of the 2018 Sanlam Top Destination Awards were announced at The Bay Hotel in Cape Town on 20 September 2018. Thirty-four accommodation establishments received Sanlam Top Destination Awards in their respective categories and star gradings.

Kulula.com and Europecar provided 100-year-old Emily Sakulwa with her first ever flight. Sakulwa flew from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town to visit her children.

The 2018 Africa Travel Summit was recently held at Guga S'thebe in Langa, Cape Town. Organised by Airbnb, the summit looked at how tourism and technology can enable economic empowerment all across the African continent.

The sixth annual Lilizela Tourism Awards were recently held in KwaZulu-Natal. The 2018 nominees were selected from 1,385 entries.

Tsogo Sun celebrated 20 years since the opening of the Southern Sun The Cullinan and Southern Sun Waterfront in Cape Town. To mark the occasion, the hotel group held a special cocktail party at the Southern Sun The Cullinan Hotel on 5 September 2018.

The Suncoast Casino in Durban recently unveiled its new Salon Privé gaming area. The Salon Privé offers a non-smoking and smoking floor and features 21 gaming tables, 202 slot machines, private rooms, as well as a restaurant and a bar.

The winners of the sixth annual Distell Inter Hotel Challenge were recently announced at a gala awards event at the Belmond Mount Nelson in Cape Town. Siya Molefe from the One & Only Cape Town was named chef of the year, while Samantha Swartz from The 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa in Cape Town was crowned wine steward of the year.

The Tsogo Sun Silverstar Casino donated more than 189 staff hours and over R700,000 in various upliftment projects in celebration of Mandela Day. Its beneficiaries include the Bethany Trust House, which has several homes and centres under its care in Krugersdorp, as well as the Tower of Life, which shelters for men and women, and several others.

The Seychelles Tourism Board recently brought its annual Roadshow down to South Africa, which included stops in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) alongside the Thebe Property Asset Management (TPAM) and Thebe Tourism Group (TTG) will convert former President Nelson Mandela's Houghton residence into a multi-purpose facility. The Mandela Presidential Centre project's professional team, led by TPAM, also includes Maru Spaces Architects; Kim h Interiors; Aurecon and MWV Engineers; GD Irons Construction; Kiwango Quantity Surveyors and Upper Level Town Planning. Khensani Heritage Consulting will be managing the preservation of Madiba's heritage on the site....

The Capital Moloko hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg will be undergoing a soft renovation, which will include an update to its exteriors, carpeting, and soft furnishings; it is expected to be completed by the end of August 2018. The soft renovation will also involve a total overhaul of its restaurant and catering amenities.

The 41 introduces the Jazz on the Bay; a series of jazz dining that will take place at the venue once a month during winter.

The 19th Kruger National Park (KNP) Achievement Awards took place on 18 May 2018 in Skukuza, Mpumalanga. Below are the recipients of awards at the event.

The Peace Parks Foundation and Southern African Tourism Services Association (Satsa) launched its Tourism Conservation Fund (TCF) in Cape Town and Johannesburg recently. The joint venture aims to secure South Africa's biodiversity through the development of commercial linkages between the country's high-value wildlife reserves and communities historically excluded from sharing in their value.