Sam Leith recounts his visit to the desert paradise in the United Arab Emirates. Everything from the cranes outside to his hotel lobby screams ‘money’
The Caprivi Strip’s tourism industry has been particularly hard hit, with only one lodge in Katima Mulilo still open.
After a long hibernation, the live music scene is thriving in China’s hippest city, with a host of new jazz and blues clubs, writes Tessa Thorniley.
Rolf Glaser zips his motorbike up the alleyways of Vidigal slum, past a bunch of cheerful drug traffickers, and emerges at a cliffside plateau.
The tourism industry should do ”everything possible” to protect jobs in light of a ”looming recession”, ANC president Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
Nicole Johnston goes bed-hopping in the Western Cape, from boutique backpackers to five-star eco-luxury resorts.
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/ 18 February 2009
Madagascar’s political unrest has left the once-booming tourist industry facing ruin as tour operators turn their backs on the Indian Ocean paradise.
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/ 17 February 2009
More than 18 000 people from nearly 200 countries have applied for the "best job in the world".
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/ 3 February 2009
Tracking endangered wildlife in politically troubled, impoverished Zimbabwe might not seem the ideal holiday spot but it’s in hot demand.
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/ 22 January 2009
Finalist — Drivers of Change: Civil Society Award: Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa
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/ 19 January 2009
Forget the Maasai Mara reserve, Mount Kenya and palm-lined Indian Ocean beaches. The hippest tourist spot in Kenya these days is ”Obamaland”.
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/ 31 December 2008
The young waitress waved at the empty tables as a clutch of idle cooks bided time in a corner of one of the Gambian capital’s trendy restaurants.
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/ 18 December 2008
Vietnam is set to miss its target of attracting five million tourists this year as arrivals have dropped amid the global economic downturn.
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/ 5 December 2008
With glossy airline adverts, Thailand started work on Friday on a long battle to win back the confidence of tourists.
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/ 20 November 2008
The president of the Maldives wants to buy a new home for his people to save them from rising sea levels. But where could they go?
A yoga hideaway in Turkey that pleases his partner, five-year-old daughter and bank manager – Kevin Rushby is in heaven.
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/ 11 November 2008
Hotel bookings in the Caribbean are plunging as financial turbulence dashes vacation plans.
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/ 7 November 2008
Parisians may have gone Vélib’ mad, but cycling in the city can be scary. Resident Agnes Poirier finds a quiet route via the best bistros and markets.
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/ 7 November 2008
The Unité d’Habitation in Marseille is one of the iconic buildings of the 20th century. Now you can stay there for a night, writes Lauren Cochrane.
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/ 5 November 2008
Imagine a series of interconnected travel routes that span Africa.
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/ 5 November 2008
At the suite-only Carlton Hotel, the reservations department is getting disturbing news daily.
Marilyn Honnikman explores the culture of the Vietnamese capital as a micro-tourist.
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/ 28 October 2008
More and more foreign tourists are coming to SA for a little nip and tuck at the country’s private hospitals, with a safari on the side.
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/ 28 October 2008
Dizzying construction boom relies on migrant labourers who are lured into a life of squalor and exploitation, writes Ghaith Abdul-Ahad.
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/ 21 October 2008
Contradicting its many detractors, the service at the Mount Nelson has long been casual if not unabashedly familiar.
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/ 17 October 2008
As markets sink and fears grow of global recession, Latin America is banking on gains as well as losses from tourists tightening their purse strings.
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/ 17 October 2008
Tibet is cutting admission fees to key attractions in an effort to boost tourism to the region after riots led to a dramatic drop in visitor numbers.
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/ 17 October 2008
Indonesian lawmakers have decided that bikinis are acceptable attire for beaches in the mainly Muslim country.
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/ 16 October 2008
First time bushwhacker Monako Dibetle goes in search of the ultimate safari adventure and guiltily takes to colonial comfort.
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/ 10 October 2008
Demolition teams this week smashed up popular beach bars as part of an improvement scheme to develop tourism in Sierra’s Leone’s capital, Freetown.
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/ 10 October 2008
Australia’s tourism chiefs have turned to Hollywood for help in promoting the country as a holiday destination after their last campaign failed.
A Dubai-based real-estate company said this week it plans to build a multibillion-dollar themed entertainment development in South Africa.