How Domestic Travellers Can Support South Africa’s Tourism Sector
Having spent months in lockdown, there is no doubt that seasoned travellers will be itching to hit the road, especially…
South African eager to travel despite global uncertainties – Flight Centre Expo results reveal
This weekend’s annual Flight Centre Travel Group Travel Expo saw R140 million worth of travel quoted in one weekend, with…
The Flight Centre Travel Group is urging travellers to reconsider all non-essential travel to China
JOHANNESBURG, 30 JANUARY 2020 – The Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) is urging travellers to reconsider all non-essential travel to…
Why we should travel and take vacations
Sometimes we find ourselves too busy to take time off. But the body needs to rest no matter how much…
Some Travel Tips from WorldVentures – the World’s Largest Curator of Group Travel
Holidays are great but there’s a lot of stress that comes with planning and packing and actually getting to your…
Minister hopeful unabridged birth certificates will be scrapped
South African Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom is hopeful the requirement that minors travel with an unabridged birth certificate will…
SA hotels lose out on VAT rebates with online platforms
South African hotels listing rooms on online platforms, such as Booking.com, could stand to lose a lot of money, according…
The problem with reviving South Africa’s budget resorts
The DA’s Shadow Minister of Tourism, James Vos, has called on the government to put its energy into reviving the…
Happy Tourism Day!
Happy Tourism Day – here’s to achieving #tourism4all. And while we’re about it, let’s achieve it through respecting and continuously…
The etiquette of universal access in tourism
This article was written by Des Langkilde, and was first published as Accessible Tourism Etiquette on Tourism Tattler (thank you…
New Indaba dates announced
Next year’s Tourism Indaba will be held from May 16-18 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban,…
New ideas mooted for new tourism policy
It’s time for a “Tourism Phakisa” that properly recognises the economic value of the tourism sector across government departments. This…
What’s wrong with Tourism Day?
World Tourism Day (27 September) – or, as we like to call it in South Africa, Tourism Month. Nice idea.…
Tourist guides: Too many? Too few? Not good enough?
Look, it’s simple: the law requires anyone who works as a guide to be properly trained and registered and blah,…
Are newly-elected councillors qualified to serve on tourism boards?
With 2016’s municipal elections behind us, newly appointed councillors have begun taking their places on the boards of tourism bureaus…
In Knysna, new museum makes an attraction of nostalgia
Beautiful bikes standing in polite lines greet you when you walk into Knysna’s new motorcycle museum – but if you…
Welcome to South Africa – welcome home, everyone
Everyone wants to know where we come from. Everyone alive today is related. And everyone alive today is a descendant…
Knysna Arts Festival: village atmosphere, international standards
10 AUGUST, 2016: The revived Knysna Arts Festival – returning for its second season from 1 – 9 October, 2016…