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Home Affairs maintains tourism travel rules are no problem

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 Dec 2015

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

The 10 things a perfect city needs

Article bogdan TagDiv - 9 Sep 2014

Political unrest, bicycle lanes and sleazy hangouts make up the dream ’hood, writes Paul Mason

Chuffed with railway’s success

Article Lisa Johnston - 24 Apr 2014

Rovos’s long journey has been fraught with problems but the man behind it has kept the family business on track.

Enjoy a guilt-free holiday

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 Mar 2014

Take a break in one of the 10 countries that have been approved as ethically sound tourist destinations.

Luxury tourism booms in Cape Town

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Mar 2014

While the local poor protest about basic amenities and housing, the rich are flocking to Cape Town to enjoy its luxury accommodation.

Istanbul restaurants change tune to woo big-spending Arabs

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Jan 2012

Owners play new music and translate menus into Arabic amid surge in visitors from Middle East .

Being local for a day

Article Rhiannon Batten - 11 Sep 2011

A pioneering city guide that matches tourists with local 'soulmates' gives our writer the inside track on Stockholm's secret places.

Three Hartkorp hotels to be auctioned

Article Janice Roberts - 30 Aug 2011

Three Hatrkorp Group hotels on the Garden Route are to be sold at an auction -- a sign that the hotel industry is under severe pressure.

Fruits of tourism sweeten a bitter legacy

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Aug 2011

Cambodia and Vietnam, both emerging from a violent past, are intent on building a prosperous future.

Escape to Eden in Jamaica

Article Gavin Mcowan - 15 Jul 2011

A trip to the island doesn't have to mean hiding away in a resort. <b>Gavin McOwan</b> and family hang out on tropical beaches in a quiet corner.

Tourism students jetting to Germany

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Oct 2010

Two grade 11 tourism studies learners from North West province have won a trip to an international tourism conference in Germany.

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