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Tourism in Africa loses R343-million per year through elephant poaching
Article
/ 7 November 2016

Tourism in Africa loses R343-million per year through elephant poaching

High cost to conserve elephants from poachers is compensated by tourism income.

By Sipho Kings
Warm, friendly Zambia should be on foreign tourism radar
Article
/ 19 September 2016

Warm, friendly Zambia should be on foreign tourism radar

A meander through "the sweetest country" leads to all kinds of finds: local musician JK, the Lusaka National Museum and Zamtel telecom outlets.

By Staff Reporter
Home Affairs maintains tourism travel rules are no problem
Article
/ 28 December 2015

Home Affairs maintains tourism travel rules are no problem

Home Affairs sees nothing wrong with the immigration rules and finds that travellers’ complaints are "baseless and inaccurate".

By Staff Reporter
Game of Thrones tourism hits the mark
Article
/ 17 December 2015

Game of Thrones tourism hits the mark

Game of Thrones has put Northern Ireland on the map as fans flock to act out their medieval fantasies.

By Henry McDonald
Airbnb in SA selling trust to the wary
Article
/ 17 September 2015

Airbnb in SA selling trust to the wary

The homestay website has taken off in South Africa, with locals opening up their houses to visitors to make extra cash.

By Thalia Holmes
Committee will resolve visa issues, says Ramaphosa
Article
/ 12 August 2015

Committee will resolve visa issues, says Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa will head the inter-ministerial committee set up to deal with the upheaval new visa regulations have caused in the tourism industry.

By Thulani Gqirana
SA needs new visa approach as tourist numbers fall, says minister
Article
/ 29 July 2015

SA needs new visa approach as tourist numbers fall, says minister

Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom has singled out new visa regulations as the cause of a "worrying drop" in foreign visitors to the country.

By TJ Strydom
Home affairs to launch stringent new child visa regulations
Article
/ 27 May 2015

Home affairs to launch stringent new child visa regulations

MPs opposed to the new rules cite the backlog of unabridged birth certificate applications, informing rural teenage mothers and the effect on tourism.

By Thulani Gqirana
Tech-savvy tourists get a raw deal in SA
Article
/ 16 April 2015

Tech-savvy tourists get a raw deal in SA

Country has to jack up its wi-fi connectivity and tourism businesses need to spruce up their websites if they hope to attract sophisticated tourists.

By Sharon Gilbert Rivett
Responsible tourism is about ethics, not marketing
Article
/ 15 April 2015

Responsible tourism is about ethics, not marketing

Today’s tourists look for destinations that reflect their ethics. They want to visit real communities and have real interactions with real people.

By Sharon Gilbert Rivett
Africa Travel Week focuses on sustainable tourism
Article
/ 15 April 2015

Africa Travel Week focuses on sustainable tourism

Industry participants gathered in Cape Town to work out ways to empower and uplift people while protecting and conserving often fragile environments.

By Sharon Gilbert Rivett
Turning Africa’s Big 5 into hard cash
Africa
/ 19 December 2014

Turning Africa’s Big 5 into hard cash

Lifting ivory and rhino horn trade bans could translate to an economic turnaround for Africa, where the black market for animal products is thriving.

By Ed Stoddard
Women in tourism: what challenges?
Article
/ 29 August 2014

Women in tourism: what challenges?

Women running successful hospitality and tourism businesses say the playing field is wide open to any determined entrepreneur entering the sector.

By Advertorial
Germany sees World Cup half-empty
Article
/ 22 August 2014

Germany sees World Cup half-empty

The tournament victory should have boosted the country’s economy – so much for that idea.

By Philip Oltermann
‘Shut Bangkok, restart Thailand’
Article
/ 22 May 2014

‘Shut Bangkok, restart Thailand’

It’s a holidaymaker’s dream, but for some reason tourism has waned even as the people rise up.

By Sarah Evans
Tourism: The missing flight plan
Analysis
/ 8 May 2014

Tourism: The missing flight plan

It seems that glaring and inconvenient truths are being glossed over in the industry, writes Sharon van Wyk.

By Sharon Van Wyk
Anti-gay law puts Uganda tourism at risk
Africa
/ 13 March 2014

Anti-gay law puts Uganda tourism at risk

Uganda could suffer a backlash from tour operators in the West angered by President Yoweri Museveni’s new law against homosexuality.

By Amy Fallon
Weak rand draws few tourist complaints
Article
/ 19 January 2014

Weak rand draws few tourist complaints

Tourists in South Africa are finding out that the exchange rate is in their favour.

By Justine Gerardy
Ugly sister Port Elizabeth a Cinderella at heart
Article
/ 28 November 2013

Ugly sister Port Elizabeth a Cinderella at heart

True love for Port Elizabeth means taking the rough with the smooth: the beaches and bonhomie with the postindustrial bleakness.

By Staff Reporter
Inroads for emerging businesses
Article
/ 1 November 2013

Inroads for emerging businesses

Finalist: Investing in the Future and Drivers of Change Civil Society Award — Open Africa

By Staff Reporter
Kenyan shilling at three-month high despite Westgate mall attack
Article
/ 1 October 2013

Kenyan shilling at three-month high despite Westgate mall attack

Kenyan growth prospects have outweighed its worst terror attack in 15 years, with the shilling the strongest it has been in three months.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 September 2013

Tapping into destination recruitment

Positioning the actual destination of a company as a drawcard may be the new way to attract the attention of recruits.

By Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe bridges the tourism divide as visitors return
Africa
/ 30 August 2013

Zimbabwe bridges the tourism divide as visitors return

The “interview” is conducted while we dangle from a rope off the Victoria Falls bridge, over 100m above the raging Zambezi.

By Jason Moyo
Mugabe crowned UN tourism chief
Africa
/ 30 August 2013

Mugabe crowned UN tourism chief

Zimbabwe received the backing of all the African countries at the United Nations tourism body meeting this week.

By Jason Moyo
Goofy plans for Vic Falls
Africa
/ 30 August 2013

Goofy plans for Vic Falls

After successfully hosting a major United Nations event, Zimbabwe Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi can be forgiven for talking big.

By Jason Moyo
World stage set for Robert Mugabe
Africa
/ 23 August 2013

World stage set for Robert Mugabe

An international tourism event is all he needs to redeem himself — and rub Morgan Tsvangirai’s nose in it.

By Ray Ndlovu
Kenyan judge sentences tourist killer to death
Africa
/ 30 July 2013

Kenyan judge sentences tourist killer to death

A Kenyan judge has sentenced a man to death for the murder of British tourist David Tebbutt and abduction of the victim’s wife.

By Reuters
Greece lightning strikes again
Article
/ 5 July 2013

Greece lightning strikes again

After years of harsh ­recession, 17-million tourists — an all-time record — are set to visit the mainland and its sun-kissed islands.

By Helena Smith
A Qur’an theme park in Dubai is likely to please no one
Article
/ 24 June 2013

A Qur’an theme park in Dubai is likely to please no one

A mini-golf version of religious pilgrimage won’t appease the city’s Arab critics or enhance its reputation as a cultural hub.

By Nesrine Malik
Zimbabwe ministers battle over conservancy hunting permits
Africa
/ 14 June 2013

Zimbabwe ministers battle over conservancy hunting permits

Two ministers have clashed over a recent decision to ban white operators in Zimbabwe’s Save Valley Conservancy from attaining hunting licences.

By Staff Reporter
SA hotels hope for the best with tourist boom
Article
/ 13 June 2013

SA hotels hope for the best with tourist boom

A report into the South African hospitality sector predicts recovery and growth, with the first gain in hotel occupancy being recorded since 2007.

By Staff Reporter
Hobbits and elves draw tourists to New Zealand
Article
/ 10 June 2013

Hobbits and elves draw tourists to New Zealand

Hobbits, elves and dragons appear to be coaxing tourists to New Zealand as fans await their first glimpse of the second movie in "The Hobbit" trilogy.

By Sapa Ap
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