Owners are keeping their investment properties empty until the World Cup soccer tournament in 2010, said Seef Properties on Wednesday. “I am increasingly being asked by owners to…
READ STORYThe city of Cape Town and the Bulungula Lodge on the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast were among the favourites of British travellers in 2009. The Guardian, Observer and…
READ STORYThinking of Africa? The first thing to come to our mind while thinking of Africa is an African Safari, the warm cape beaches, the untamed beauty of Kruger…
READ STORYCape Town’s spectacular Chapman’s Peak Drive, known simply as “Chappies” to countless cyclists and road runners, was reopened on Friday. The nine kilometre route, which winds along cliffs…
READ STORYCity pioneers Cape Town responsible tourism charter The Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Dan Plato, along with major tourism associations, today signed the Cape Town Responsible Tourism…
READ STORYCape Town’s high-end hotels will feel the lingering bite of the recession this high season, as international visitor numbers are expected to decline compared to last year. But…
READ STORYR100m Cape home up for grabs Cape Town- Asking prices of trophy homes on Cape Town’s swanky Atlantic Seaboard continued to test new highs, with a 1 000m² Bantry…
READ STORYConcerns that English soccer fans will be fleeced by Cape Town hotels during the World Cup emerged in British newspapers this week. The Daily Mirror reported that fans…
READ STORYTHE six-bedroom uber-luxurious Dock House Boutique Hotel & Spa has re-launched its spa offering. Re-named the Elements Spa at Dock House, this exclusive sanctuary offers three (3) treatments…
READ STORYWhen I heard that the African elephant’s closest living relative lived at the top of Table Mountain, I wasn’t expecting to see a tiny, toothy furball perched precariously…
READ STORYHotel revenue across South Africa increased almost six percent during June’s Confederations Cup and Lions rugby tour, an auditing firm said on Tuesday. Revenue per available room (revPAR)…
READ STORYMedia Nova announced recently that, after a double-tender battle, it has been awarded a three-year contract by Cape Town Tourism to produce and manage the Cape Town Official…
READ STORYTHE lack of accommodation in 2010 Soccer World Cup host cities such as Durban and Bloemfontein is expected to add to the growing trend of overseas fans basing…
READ STORYTo South Africans, Cape Town is the Mother City, the first European settlement on the very tip of the continent. It is also, without question, the most attractive….
READ STORYAs South Africa enters its final year of preparation before the kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, hotel bookings in Cape Town are fast gaining momentum with…
READ STORYCape Town to get its first fashion hotel CAPE TOWN is to get its first lifestyle, or fashion, hotel when Rezidor opens an upmarket Missoni hotel in the…
READ STORYDevelopers spend millions in buildings to accommodate visitors SIX hotel groups in South Africa are racing against time to complete an additional 3000 rooms to accommodate visitors for…
READ STORYWith hordes of fans coming to the World Cup, there’s room to cash in Official research showed that on some nights, Gauteng would be 65000 beds short, while…
READ STORYON TOUR: After a first-class trip to South Africa, and a sample of local wines, the optimism is high, writes RISTEÁRD COOPER WELL IT might take 11 hours…
READ STORYToday was a hot and breezy Saturday morning in The Mother City! The birds were chirping and the mountains were smiling back at the sun. In fact, this was just…
READ STORYMore than 300 000 online ticket applications for the 2010 Fifa World Cup were received within 48 hours of the opening of ticket sales, the Cup’s Organising Committee…
READ STORYMr Tony Romer-Lee has been appointed as Resort Manager for the newly opened One&Only Cape Town. In his role, Tony will oversee all operations and will report directly…
READ STORYThe former England cricketer Allan Lamb gives an insider’s guide to combining the forthcoming rugby tour with the best of the country of his birth. Given South Africans’…
READ STORYCape Town, a finalist in the International Luxury Awards, has been awarded top honours in the Best Entertainment Category at the International Luxury Travel Exhibition held in Lugano,…
READ STORYThe “My South Africa” advertising campaign produced by SA Tourism and CNN International has won a Global Gold Award in the Internationalist Awards for Innovation in Media. The…
READ STORYThe International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday officially named South Africa as the new hosts of the biennial Champions Trophy this year. South Africa was recommended last week…
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READ STORYPreparations for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa are generally ahead of schedule, says Edward Griffiths, consultant to the Organising Committee. But, he warns, “accommodation and transport…
READ STORYCape Town’s Table Mountain climbed to number five in the New 7 Wonders of Nature global rankings on Monday, rocketing 24 places from its previous position of 29…
READ STORYThe Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has established a new national park in the country as part of a long term strategy to expand protected areas in…
READ STORYThe UK’s Times newspaper has included Cape Town in their top ten cities to visit in 2009. The selection was made in collaboration with bestselling guidebook publisher, DK…
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