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SA's top nine emerging tourism entrepreneurs named

SA's top nine emerging tourism entrepreneurs named

17 May 2013 00:00 - Advertorial Feature
The nine provincial finalists for the 2013 Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year Awards competition have been announced.
Egypt resorts to orthodox travel

Egypt resorts to orthodox travel

10 May 2013 15:03 - Patrick Kingsley
Since the 2011 uprising, Egypt’s coastal resorts have begun courting the conservative Muslim tourist.
New world travellers are changing the tourism map

New world travellers are changing the tourism map

03 May 2013 00:00 - Marthinus van Schalkwyk
In 2012 South Africa's tourist growth rate was more than double the global average (about 4%, as estimated by the UN World Tourism Organisation).
19 tourists killed as hot air balloon explodes in Egypt

19 tourists killed as hot air balloon explodes in Egypt

26 Feb 2013 14:24 - Haitham El-Tabei
A hot air balloon in Egypt has exploded during a sunrise flight over the west bank of Luxor, killing 19 tourists who were on it.
Ticket to ride for Jozi tourists

Ticket to ride for Jozi tourists

22 Feb 2013 00:00 - Laurice Taitz
Touring Johannesburg on top of a bus will give you a completely different view of the bustling metropolis.
Limpopo premier and co visit giant theme park in China

Limpopo premier and co visit giant theme park in China

31 Dec 2012 12:44 - Sapa
Limpopo premier Cassel Mathale and three provincial ministers have visited a giant theme park in China to get ideas for tourism, Beeld has reported.
Spiritual tourism an epiphany in South Korea

Spiritual tourism an epiphany in South Korea

23 Dec 2012 09:54 - Sapa-AFP
Cheap rates and zen seating: spiritual tourism has taken off in South Korea, offering foreigner and tourists alike a taste of temple life.
The downside of the post 9/11 tourism boom

The downside of the post 9/11 tourism boom

29 Sep 2012 06:31 - Sapa-AP
Lower Manhattan has blossomed from tragedy into tourist magnet in the years since the September 11, 2001 attacks. But there also have been downsides.
Mother City all a-Twitter

Mother City all a-Twitter

21 Sep 2012 00:04 - Mariette du Toit-Helmbold
Cape Town has launched tourism into the twittersphere. Tourism chief executive Mariette du Toit-Helmbold talks social networking and #LoveCapeTown.
Wildlife with the Maasai

Wildlife with the Maasai

10 Aug 2012 00:00 - Kevin Rushby
A relatively inexpensive safari in a small game conservancy in Kenya provides plenty of thrills and also benefits the local people.
Zimbabwe's tourism triumph turns sour

Zimbabwe's tourism triumph turns sour

03 Aug 2012 05:06 - Ray Ndlovu
An official has revealed that Zimbabwe made promises it cannot keep to win a UN World Tourism Organisation conference bid. Ray Ndlovu reports.
Mugabe hijacks tourism title

Mugabe hijacks tourism title

08 Jun 2012 00:01 - Ray Ndlovu
Zanu-PF is using Zimbabwe's hosting of a United Nations tourism assembly to rebrand President Robert Mugabe.
SA signs memo aimed at increasing tourism with Zim

SA signs memo aimed at increasing tourism with Zim

12 May 2012 04:26 - Sapa
In a memorandum signed with Zimbabwe, SA's tourism department has committed to exchanging professionals and promoting sustainable tourism.

Istanbul restaurants change tune to woo big-spending Arabs

30 Jan 2012 11:58 - Staff Reporter
Owners play new music and translate menus into Arabic amid surge in visitors from Middle East .

Govt 'delighted' with 2010 tourist numbers

01 Mar 2011 15:22 - Staff Reporter
Tourist arrivals to South Africa increased to more than eight million in 2010, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Tuesday.

Unusual destinations try to lure tourists

25 Jan 2011 11:14 - Katell Abiven
If you are a tourist ready to go somewhere a bit different, there is a growing queue of destinations desperate to welcome you.

Welcome to Zimbabwe -- please will you go home now

23 Dec 2010 00:10 - Sean Christie
Somewhere between government agendas, African safari outfits and Victoria Falls resorts lie the myths and realities of Zimbabwean tourism.

Tourism industry focuses on festive-season trade

23 Dec 2010 07:00 - Lisa Steyn
A Cape Town tourism survey, to be released on Friday, indicates that hotels are reporting similar or slightly less trade than last year.
2010 Cup 'changed the world's view of us'

2010 Cup 'changed the world's view of us'

09 Dec 2010 11:43 - Staff Reporter
After billions spent on stadiums now lying empty and fewer tourists than hoped, SA marks six months from the kick-off of the World Cup on Saturday.

South African tourism's big win

06 Dec 2010 17:54 - Faranaaz Parker
More than 309 000 foreign tourists arrived in South Africa for the World Cup, boosting the economy by R3,6-billion, said SA Tourism.

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