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Trade News
Red Carpet Concepts expands with four new clients
THIS POST IS PENDING – A FEATURED IMAGE MUST BE DISPLAYED! BY THAT I MEAN AN IMAGE NOT A LOGO.…
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Delheim Spreads Blankets for Riverside Picnics
Picnic season opens on October 1 and the restaurant has a new nature-inspired menu It’s almost summertime and the living…
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Cape Town Celebrates Special Award
22 September 2016 The announcement that Cape Town is once again the recipient of a global travel award has stirred…
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Hotels in Africa Expand Footprint
Cape Town – Africa is open for business where hotel development is concerned as despite some short-term challenges, hoteliers of…
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Commodities Slump & Impact on Hotel Investment
Short-term commodities slump won’t impact on long-term hotel investment Hotel development in Africa is up 30% on 2015’s numbers but…
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Oupa Pilane elected President of KLCBT
Nelspruit-born Oupa Pilane (47) was elected as the President of the Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism (KLCBT) during…
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Hospitality
Sale of Lalibela Heralds New Era
The recent sale of Lalibela Game Reserve, together with substantial parcels of land adjacent to Lalibela, is seen as a…
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Trade News
Waterkloof Estate Celebrates Circle of Life
Wine destination offers nature-lovers the chance to shed their winter blues As Nature prepares to burst from its winter slumber,…
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Hospitality
6 of the Best Namibian Safari Lodges
This month’s Africa Adventure Travel GeoDirectory Project features six of Namibia’s finest safari properties. #1 Grootberg Lodge Grootberg Lodge is…
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Trade News
Eikendal to collaborate with Peace Parks Foundation
Sales of new Pinotage 2015 to support African conservation efforts Eikendal Estate has entered a significant collaboration with the internationally…
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Trade News
KZN Lodge Celebrates 1 Year of Community Upliftment
Isibindi Africa celebrates the one year anniversary of its most recently developed establishment, Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge in the Hluhluwe…
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Editorial Comment
Cover Story – April 2016
By Mandlakazi Skefile The April edition of the Tourism Tattler Trade Journal’s front cover features the Donkin Memorial, which commemorates…
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Environment
Case Study: The Boardwalk’s Environmental Sustainability
The Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment World in Port Elizabeth continues to subscribe by its mantra; reduce, reuse and recycle −…
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Trade News
Seychelles has Best Air Quality in the World
According to recent findings of the Environmental Performance Index, Seychelles has been found to possess the best quality of air…
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Events
4 Big Ideas 4 Green Meetings
The colour green is often associated with plants and nature, which is why the term ‘green meetings’ is associated with…
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Events
Amazing Festivals in Africa 2016
Here’s Tourism Tattler’s selection of amazing music and cultural festivals taking place in Africa during 2016 and should be in…
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Trade News
Top Green Honours for The Links Golf Course Again
The Links golf course at Fancourt, a prestigious leisure resort in George, has taken top green honours, becoming certified as…
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Business & Finance
10 Tips on Selecting Tour Operator Software
For Tour Operators, it always comes down to cost; but investing in tools that will improve productivity, manage workflow, reduce…
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Trade News
South African consumers navigate e-commerce with ease
As globalisation continues to promote an electronically focussed world, consumers within South Africa and abroad are becoming increasingly adept at…
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Trade News
Thomson Safaris Partners with AWF
As the plight of wildlife in Africa becomes increasingly dire, partnership will boost education and empower tourists to give back.…
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Trade News
Green Leaf for Park Inn Foreshore Hotel
Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore Hotel achieves Green leaf Standard The Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore…
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Trade News
EcoMobility World Festival, Sandton to Benefit SA
Image: Elaine Jack, City Improvement District Manager for Sandton Central Management District (SCMD). Sandton – September 15, 2015 – The…
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Editorial Comment
Welcome to Africa Travel Association
Tourism Tattler is proud to announce its appointment as an official media partner to the Africa Travel Association (ATA). “We…
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Trade News
Waterkloof Circle of Life Biodynamic Walks
Nature lovers can now connect with life on a green farm, the natural way. For a different kind of walk…
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Attractions
Rwanda Gorilla Naming Ceremony
Tourists from Around the World Will Travel to Rwanda for the 11th Annual Kwita Izina, Themed “Conserving Now and For…
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Trade News
Hotel Verde, Cape Town Achieves Global First
Hotel Verde, in Cape Town South Africa, has just been awarded a second LEED® Platinum Green Building Certification by the…
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Hospitality
Homestays: the Dreamcatcher Story
The concept of experiential tourism or community based experiences, whereby visitors are offered opportunities to interact with local people in…
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Trade News
FlySafair Delivers Excellent Performance
Six months into operations and having reduced prices on some domestic routes by up to 39%, FlySafair attributes its success…
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Editorial Comment
Cover Story – May 2015
Our cover for May features Hotel Verde Cape Town – ‘Africa’s Greenest Hotel’ – for a while anyway. Because the…
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Events
Check List for Eco-Conference Venue Selection
Growing worldwide awareness of sustainability is placing pressure on the events organising industry to move in that direction, or it…
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Hospitality
Thrivability in Green Hotel Development
A recently launched hotel management company plans to expand its ‘Greenest Hotel’ concept across Africa, and backs-up its claim with…
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Conservation
The Business of Conservation
This article is extracted from a lecture presented by Paul Tudor Jones II, at the University of Glasgow’s Bute Hall…
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Marketing
Dispelling Negativity in Destination Marketing
Life would be so simple if consumers of travel followed a logical decision making process, with an abundance of time…
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Trade News
Joburg to Host Entrepreneurship Congress
The Global Entrepreneurship Network announced today that South Africa has earned the right to host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC)…
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Conservation
2015 – Year of the Rhino?
Unofficially, the national statistic for rhino poaching deaths in South Africa during 2014 is 1173 – will 2015 be any…
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Events
IIPT Symposium in South Africa
The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is convening a World Symposium on Sustainable and Peaceful Communities and Nations…
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Destinations
Southern Africa: Island hopping at its best
The Southern Africa region consists of 15 countries, including Madagascar; Mauritius, Seychelles and Tanzania – perfect island hopping destinations. By…
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Events
South Africa Awards Trade for Service Excellence
The 2014 Lilizela Tourism Awards provincial and national winners were announced at glittering ceremonies across South Africa during Tourism Month…
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Events
SETE 2014 Builds On Hosted Buyers Success Stories
The highly-anticipated 2014 edition of the Sports and Events Tourism Exchange (SETE) exhibition and conference is fast approaching. Currently in…
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Attractions
South Africa’s Great White Sharks
For the adventurous traveller, there is no greater adrenaline rush than interacting with a great white shark in its own…
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Attractions
Exploring Southern Africa’s Great Mountains
This article is going to focus on these three countries because of their close proximity to one another, as a…
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Trade News
Court Decision Bars Road Across Serengeti
We’ve waited years for this – The The East African Court of Justice has ruled in favor of the Serengeti,…
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Trade News
Comair launches Cadet Pilot Training
Johannesburg, 4 June 2014: Comair Limited, operator of British Airways in southern Africa and kulula.com, today welcomed a further two…
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Trade News
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY TRENDS: Segmentation and Loyalty
Alan Diaz, senior vice president of Laureate International Universities recently shared his more than 30 years’ experience in the global…
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DISCUSSIONS
Winning Comment for May
Congratulations to Elisa Galgut. Elisa’s comment has been chosen as the prize winner for May 2014. Her prize of a…
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Attractions
RETOSA Feature: Namibia
Since a visitor would find it hard-pressed to visit all the sand dunes and intriguing sites of each of the…
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Trade News
FEDHASA Cape turns 10
FEDHASA Cape turns 10 years. It has been a decade since the official representative of the hospitality industry was established…
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Destinations
Laid Back Lamu Island, Kenya
There’s a tangible sense of the past, as if time has ceased to exist in Kenya’s Lamu Archipelago, that is…
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Conservation
March for Lions – A Roaring Success
The Global March for Lions held on March 15th was a roaring success in terms of support and media exposure.…
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Events
Earth Hour 2014 – Live Updates
A big thank you to everyone who joined Tourism Tattler’s call to unite for Earth Hour 2014. Millions of people…
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Conservation
March for Lions on March 15th
What to do when Sustainable Use, becomes Sustained Abuse Join the Global March for Lions to stop the canned hunting…
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Conservation
Plan B for Rhino Conservation
The tragedy of the horn debate is that South Africa’s highly respected rhino custodians (park authorities, field rangers, anti-poaching, monitoring…
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Risk & Insurance
Under Insurance Risks
The protracted devaluation of the rand over the last two years has left many insured’s with inadequate cover. The effect…
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Conservation
Major Victory in Conservation Battle
Following the feature article “Virunga Under Oil Threat – DR Congo” published in the Tourism Tattler October 2013 edition (pages…
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Trade News
Durban’s Golden Mile reaches for the Sky
Durban’s Golden Mile has been taken to new heights with the opening of the spectacular new multipurpose venue on the…
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Trade News
Drakensberg Cableway – Lifeline to Uplift Poor
The decision by South Africa’s Economic Development and Tourism MEC for KwaZulu-Natal, Michael Mabuyakhulu, not to be deterred by the…
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Trade News
European Travel Commission Elects New President
Mr Peter De Wilde, Toerisme Vlaanderen (Belgium), has been elected at the 86th ETC’s General Meeting held on 30 January…
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Business & Finance
Global Tourist Arrivals up by 52 million in 2013
Despite a global economy in ‘low gear’ international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) grew by 5% for 2013. Destinations around the…
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Destinations
Property Review – Club Mykonos – South Africa
A Piece of Greece on South Africa’s West Coast Club Mykonos is a popular holiday destination for both domestic and…
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Post Social
Great Plains Conservation + andBeyond Join Forces for Rhino
With rhino poaching at an all-time high in South Africa, two of Africa’s leading conservation companies, Great Plains Conservation and…
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Trade News
Winner of black rhino hunting auction: My $350,000 will help save the species
January 17 2014 – Corey Knowlton is on edge sitting inside a Las Vegas hotel room, surrounded by a private…
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Trade News
Seychelles delegation ready for La Reunion island’s Festival “Liberté Métisse’’
Seychelles is marking its presence at the La Reunion island’s Festival Liberté Métisse (mixed freedom) with a twenty member delegation. Upon…
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Hospitality
Floating Hotels of the Future
As fears of global warming induced population displacement are steadily realized, the allure of waterborne aquatecture becomes more and more…
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Trade News
The Bead Co Donates for conservation
Wilderness Wildlife Trust Donation The Bead Coalition’s most successful initiative, RHINO FORCE, is proud to make its first donation payment…
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Trade News
Muldersdrift popular mecca for cyclists
In line with the growing trend in cycling across South Africa, the greater Muldersdrift area and the Cradle of Humankind…
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Trade News
Durban ICC once again the best performing Convention Centre in the country
After the stellar results delivered in 2012, the Durban International Convention Centre has continued to sparkle with yet another year…
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Destinations
Zimbabwe: 7 Myth Busters
When Suzanne and I travel the world and tell people that Zimbabwe’s tourism is on the rise and that it’s…
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Trade News
Waterkloof Estate’s ‘restaurant in the sky’ rakes in culinary awards
Waterkloof Restaurant, the sky-scraping Winelands eatery on the outskirts of Somerset West, ticks all the right boxes when it comes…
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Conservation
Thula Thula Rhinos Dye
To face the harsh reality of rhino poaching in South Africa, rhino horn infusion is being used as a security…
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Trade News
Victoria & Alfred Hotel Rated Amongst Top South African Hotels
Condé Nast Traveler (USA) has announced the results of the 26th Annual “Readers’ Choice Awards”. The best cities, islands, cruise…
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Trade News
Kenya Airways Unveils Campaign To Raise Funds For Wildlife Conservation
Kenya Airways has embarked on a new initiative that targets raising over Rand 8.5 million (£540,000) annually for wildlife conservation…
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Trade News
Delheim scoops 2013 Nedbank Green Wine Awards Trophy
Delheim Wine Estate, a Stellenbosch stalwart nestled on the slopes of the Simonsberg, excelled at the 2013 Nedbank Green Wine…
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Conservation
Virunga Under Oil Threat – DR Congo
Ever heard of Virunga? It’s Africa’s oldest national park, and a treasured World Heritage Site, located in the Democratic Republic…
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Events
Registration opens for The SUMMIT
Gauteng Tourism and the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) have officially announced the hosting of the inaugural South…
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Trade News
Tsogo Sun joins 49M
In keeping with its commitment to support the responsible use of energy Tsogo Sun today (21 August 2013) became the…
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Environment
BirdLife South Africa welcomes code of conduct for wind energy
BirdLife South Africa has welcomed the recent launch of the South African Wind Energy Association’s (SAWEA) recommended Code of Conduct…
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Trade News
Odzala Wilderness camps opens for the 2013 Season
The ground-breaking Odzala Wilderness Camps operated by Wilderness Collection in the Republic of Congo reopened on the 25th of July…
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Trade News
Kenya Airways commences direct flights to Kigali & Bujumbura
Kenya Airways has introduced new direct flights from its Nairobi hub to Kigali in Rwanda and Bujumbura in Burundi as…
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Trade News
Kenya Airways signs code-share agreement with Air Namibia
Kenya Airways has boosted its footprint within the Southern Africa region with the signing of a new code-share agreement with…
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Trade News
Pampering for body and soul
CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La Villingili Resorts and Spa Maldives, draws inspiration from the origins of the Shangri-La legend –…
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Trade News
Gold Rush. Gold Fever. Golden Wildebeest.
Golden Breeders and Castle de Wildt have pleasure in inviting you to experience Auction Day Dynamics first hand. Please be…
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Editorial Comment
Cover Story
Our magazine cover picture features Kora National Park in Kenya. This is a country that has come through some tough…
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Trade News
FEDHASA Cape announces new Segment Heads for 2013
FEDHASA Cape, the official voice and representative for the hospitality industry, held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the African…
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DISCUSSIONS
Article Comments from May
The following are just a few of the comments made beneath certain articles posted on the Tattler website during the…
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Risk & Insurance
If you were choosing company – whose company would you choose?
SATIB Insurance Brokers has been providing specialist cover to the tourism and leisure industries for over twenty years and is…
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Trade News
The Fund purchases Radisson Blue Gautrain hotel
Hospitality Property Fund Limited (“Hospitality” or “the company” or “the Fund”), the JSE-listed property loan stock company that owns a…
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Trade News
Kenya Airways to fly to Guangzhou via Bangkok daily
Kenya Airways has announced the commencement on April 1, 2013 of daily flights between Guangzhou and Nairobi via Bangkok, boosting…
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Trade News
Zanzibar Serena Inn Receives Award For Excellence
Zanzibar Serena Inn has received recognition as one of the Best Hotels worldwide with outstanding level of customer satisfaction –…
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Trade News
‘The Last Lions’ wins 4 SAFTA Awards
Conservationists and filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert’s 2012 wildlife programme “The Last Lions,” produced in association with National Geographic, won…
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Trade News
Hospitality Property Fund Delivers Positive Growth
Hospitality Property Fund has declared a second interim distribution results with A-linked unit distribution growth of 5% to 66.51 cents,…
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African Inspiration Lion for Born Free Foundation
African Inspiration, a Leisure & Lifestyle Marketing company working with various Hospitality and Tourism related products and other African and…
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Business & Finance
Travel Industry Supports TEP’s Enterprise Development Portfolio
Springbok Atlas Luxury Charter has become the latest company to partner the Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP) in its objective to…
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Hospitality
Origins of the Mobile Tented Safari
A safari experience is unique to Africa but what does it take to put together a truly memorable safari reminiscent…
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V&A Waterfront awarded Green Credentials
Cape Town’s iconic V&A Waterfront, one of South Africa’s most visited and recognised tourist destinations is the first of its…
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Singita Mara River Tented Camp opens in Serengeti
The new camp has opened in the Lamai triangle, the northernmost tip of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. With…
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Trade News
Prof Ernie Heath receives Alumni Achiever Award
Prof Ernie Heath, from the Department of Tourism Management at the University of Pretoria, was one of the five recipients…
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Trade News
STPP runner up in ESKOM Energy Efficiency Awareness Awards
The NAA-SA / go2natural partnership, now renamed the Sustainable Tourism Partnership Programme is truly proud to be the second runner…
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Trade News
La Motte retains title as Great Wine Capitals winner
For the second year in succession, historic wine estate, La Motte of Franschhoek is South Africa’s Best of Wine Tourism…
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Trade News
Waterkloof still SA’s Best Architecture & Landscapes champion
Waterkloof Estate, a biodynamic marvel on the outskirts of Somerset West renowned for its sustainable wine farming ethics, reaffirmed its…
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Trade News
International accolades for Uthando
At the 73rd Skål International World Congress in South Korea – Uthando was named the winner of a prestigious Sustainable…
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