Wilderness Safaris is launching Private Journeys, a fully integrated division within the company that has evolved from the previously independent brand, Wilderness Touring Cape Town.Private Journeys w…
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Fair Trade Tourism launches new membership programme
Fair Trade Tourism has launched a new membership programme for small tourism businesses that need support with their sustainability measures but do not have the resources to become certified in the sh…
Arabian Travel Market 2017: Zanzibar launches tourism push with Tanzania
In a move to strengthened destination marketing and boost tourism in the land of Kilimanjaro and spices, Destination Zanzibar returns to Arabian Travel MarketThe destination will exhibit in a strategi…
Southern Africa leads occupancy growth rates
Of the top-five cities in Africa showing the highest growth in occupancy rates, four were based in Southern Africa, with three of them in South Africa. This is according to STR Global, as compiled in …
iSimangaliso Wetland Park gets new 2km Forest Loop
The completion of the Forest Loop was marked by an official opening this month on the Eastern Shores section of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal.The park now has five ecological game drive…
New hotel opening in Botswana’s capital
Cresta will open a new 83-room hotel in Maun, Botswana, next month.Patrick Chivese, Cresta Group Sales and Marketing Manager, says Cresta Maun Hotel is in the final stages of construction.The hotel is…
KwaZulu Natal lodge to get a fresh look
Aha Shakaland in Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal, is undergoing a soft refurbishment.Baths have been replaced with walk-in showers, the rooms have been repainted and new linen and Nguni hide mats added. A newly…
13 000 tourists denied entry to South Africa – DA
Around 13 000 people en route to South Africa in 2016 were turned away at foreign airports because they were not in possession of the relevant documentation. This is according to Beverley Schäfer…
Mindful consumption trumps mass tourism
Mindful consumption and slow travel are some of the trends changing the consumer psyche of today’s traveller, says Grant Thornton Deputy CEO and leader for Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Gillian S…
Western Cape boutique hotel gets Fair Trade certification
Cascade Country Manor in the Western Cape is the most recent establishment to become Fair Trade Tourism (FTT) certified.The property has demonstrated commitment to sustainability and is invested in th…