The Lilizela Tourism Awards, now in its seventh year celebrates those who contribute to growing South Africa's destination competitiveness...
28 May 2019
The 57th D&AD Professional Awards Ceremony took place last night (23 May) in London, where six Black Pencils - the highest accolade in the creative industry - were awarded. We list the South African companies that were honoured on the night and walked away with a total of 15 Pencils...
23 May 2019
This is a monthly series of articles to provide market intelligence on the tourism industry in South Africa...
Martin Jansen van Vuuren 22 May 2019
The D&AD Awards has announced its full shortlist with 25 shortlisted pieces for SA, putting us at 12th for country ranking based on finalists...
20 May 2019
The 2019 SABRE Awards Africa winners were handed out following on the annual African Public Relations Association (AFPRA) conference in Kigali, Rwanda, last week...
20 May 2019
The City of Cape Town and Table Mountain Cableway have partnered to ensure that Table Mountain is accessible to even more locals and domestic visitors...
28 Apr 2019
Cape Town Air Access and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport have announced the signing of a cooperation agreement, which will see CTAA assist KMI Airport in developing its' air route network while promoting the airport to an international market...
26 Apr 2019
The Kruger National Park management is urging visitors to be aware of gate quotas that will be in effect this coming Easter long weekend...
17 Apr 2019
A growing number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa have started looking to tourism as a viable option for revenue generation...
Maroefah Smith 17 Apr 2019
Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom has invited tourism stakeholders and the public to comment on the recently published Tourism Amendment Draft Bill...
16 Apr 2019
South African Tourism has partnered with three acclaimed Durban artists to paint a 22-metre wall mural inside the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre that will be unveiled during Africa's Travel Indaba taking place from 2-4 May 2019...
16 Apr 2019
Durban KwaZulu-Natal Convention Bureau has been announced as the host of this year's Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards, from 29 to 30 August 2019...
16 Apr 2019
Tourism industry players in KwaZulu-Natal urged to increase their participation in this year's awards...
2 Apr 2019
The Department of Tourism's Tourism Transformation Fund and Green Tourism Incentive Programme has opened for application...
2 Apr 2019
Cape Town, South Africa, was selected as one of 15 top global destinations for a case study by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and the World Tourism Cities Federation...
Enver Duminy 12 Mar 2019
The Women in MICE initiative held a breakfast event at Meetings Africa 2019 to launch the Top 40 Women in MICE Awards...
28 Feb 2019
The Meetings Africa 2019 Green Stand Awards seek to recognise exhibitors who go that extra "green" mile to build and design stands that are environmentally and socially sustainable...
27 Feb 2019
South African Tourism CEO, Sisa Ntshona, and Tourism Minister, Derek Hanekom meets 16 hosted journalists from around the world to discuss the health of South Africa's tourism industry and how the country intends to grow it...
27 Feb 2019
The Department of Tourism has announced that a digitally savvy business model from the North West Women in Tourism Chapter is to be rolled out in other provinces...
30 Jan 2019
In a bid to increase the knowledge of the trade in Turkey and to create platforms for trade from South Africa to get access to the Turkish market, South Africa Tourism will be hosting, for the first time, it's Learn SA Roadshow in Istanbul...
24 Jan 2019
Figures released by Cape Town International Airport and STR's Destination Report shows Cape Town's tourism figures steady; with the second half of the year showing recovery in terms of tourism stabilising...
23 Jan 2019
Leigh Dawber shares her five top insights on how we are making our mark on the global stage...
Leigh Dawber 11 Jan 2019
In a country where over six million people are unemployed, it is no wonder that job creation has been the hot topic...
Andrew Stark 21 Dec 2018
Trends in tourism tend to speak towards hot destinations or new patterns of exploration; and, while those are always happening, there's an overarching trend that will influence how South Africans experience travel in 2019...
Avukile Mabombo 21 Dec 2018
The latest analysis of South Africa's tourism performance in 2018 shows a slight growth during the period January to October when compared with the same period last year...
20 Dec 2018
Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Tourism, Travel & Hospitality site over the past year...
18 Dec 2018
Established in 2015, Cape Town Air Access brings together the public and private sector to help secure direct routes into Cape Town International Airport...
13 Dec 2018
South African travel and tourism stakeholders have partnered with Amadeus IT Group and South Africa's Department of Tourism to develop a technology-driven programme to strengthen and transform the public-private sector...
12 Dec 2018
Despite an industry sectoral determination, the hospitality and broader tourism sector are known to pay low wages and in some cases actually below minimum wage or just on the minimum wage. This means that the new National Minimum Wage will impact the majority of tourism businesses...
Lee-Anne Bac 11 Dec 2018
The Alba is South Africa's first and only fine-dining, floating restaurant, seating 72 people in comfort and measuring 22 metres in length with a six-metre beam...
11 Dec 2018
Meetings secured are expected to attract 32,080 delegates between May and September...
11 Dec 2018
Keeping up with global trends is hugely important for South African companies involved in the tourism industry. If we want to encourage more foreigners to visit our shores, we have to listen to what they want...
Judiet Barnes 5 Dec 2018
Cape Town has been named the World's Leading Festival and Events Destination at this year's World Travel Awards in Lisbon, Portugal...
3 Dec 2018
World Travel and Tourism Council gathered the CEOs and regional leaders of the top Travel & Tourism companies from across Africa, along with tourism ministers and regional experts at its inaugural Africa Leaders Forum in Stellenbosch on 22 November 2018...
26 Nov 2018
During September 2018, South Africa experienced an upsurge in both domestic and regional tourism, with trips in and around the country experiencing an increase of 8.5% when compared to the same period of last year...
23 Nov 2018
Behind the scenes in tourism, an epic struggle is taking place...
Enver Duminy 22 Oct 2018
Tourism Minister, Derek Hanekom, says growing safari tourism is vital to sustain and develop South Africa's game reserves, the conservation work they do and the benefits they bring to surrounding communities.
16 Oct 2018
Winners of the World Travel Awards (WTA) Africa and Indian Ocean 2018 winners have been announced at a gala ceremony at the Durban International Convention Centre...
8 Oct 2018
The Southern African Tourism Services Association and South African Youth Travel Confederation will be merging as of 2019...
5 Oct 2018
International tourist arrivals grew 6% in the first four months of 2018, compared to the same period last year, not only continuing the strong 2017 trend, but exceeding UNWTO's forecast for 2018...
Enver Duminy 5 Oct 2018
The Sanlam Top Destination awards ceremony 34 accommodation establishments walk away with the winning title of top destination...
21 Sep 2018
During day two of the THINC Africa conference, which recently took place in Cape Town, Radisson RED curator, Dale Simpson, navigated a conversation around what millennials expect from employers in hospitality and what employers can do to stay relevant to this segment...
Robin Fredericks 20 Sep 2018
"This programme will ensure that out outbound international exhibitors can arrange appointments with potential hosted buyers in advance that are actively selling travel, accommodation and experiences to the African market."
12 Sep 2018
"Essentially, ecotourism should unite conservation, communities and sustainable travel. The greatest opportunity for South Africa is capitalising on ecotourism to ensure that the people living in the areas being visited are benefiting from the economic growth."
11 Sep 2018
CACIAAS met with Wesgro CEO Tim Harris to sign a Memorandum of Understanding - encouraging the sharing of business support services between Angola and the Western Cape...
5 Sep 2018
The trade volume between Qatar and South Africa has increased by 70% during the post-blockade period as a result of emerging market opportunities and strong bilateral relations...
5 Sep 2018
Sharon De Leur, marketing manager for Peermont Group, shares why she chose a career in hospitality marketing, the challenges she has faced and why it's important to have a month dedicated to women...
Robin Fredericks 31 Aug 2018
In celebration of #WomensMonth, we chat to Megan Arendse, convention centre manager of Sun International's flagship resort, Sun City about what it means to be a woman in the MICE industry, the challenges she has faced and her message for Women's Month.
Robin Fredericks 30 Aug 2018
Supporting its goal to assist digital brands to grow efficiently, DCMN South Africa recently conducted a survey into the travelling habits of South Africans...
30 Aug 2018