The Cross Cape MTB Route: weaving a new product into the fabric of society
They’ve just opened the first 5 km of the Cross Cape – a project that aims to develop a 600…
How can This Tourism Week help you?
What is the tourism economy? Perhaps a better question would be – what isn’t? Tourism’s tentacles reach deep into everything…
TripAdvisor. Or, as I like to call it, tourism’s kangaroo court
Even after all these years and rivers of ink, TripAdvisor still can’t see it: it’s being used by people and…
Is Bayworld bringing its captive dolphins back?
Reaction to a recent article in the Citizen highlights both the need for elected officers to understand the industry they’re…
Rooted in Time: how storytelling built a route
The Garden Route National Park – South Africa’s bold experiment in open-access conservation – has just launched a self-drive tour…
The value of events: a personal history
We’re a little more than a week away from Knysna’s annual Oyster Festival (1-10 July, 2016), and we’re in the…
Destination marketing: who does know what they’re talkin’ about?
An article of questions about destination management and marketing; about business people, councillors, municipal managers, local economic development managers, and…
New Universal Access Guide will help your bottom line
What is universal access, why should tourism businesses concern themselves with it, and how do you achieve it? A new…
Social media and tourism: how do you do the right thing?
LOL. Social media be like, everyone’s a publisher these days. It’s true: the simple fact that your tweet or Facebook…
Ethics, restaurants & STOs: have your say
The question of ethics is always one that’s worth considering. A restaurant owner reports that some guests travelling in groups…
Indaba’s first LGBT Tourism Talk focuses on how you can access the LGBT market
The first Travel Trade Talk at Indaba to specifically address the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) travel segment took…
Tourism, we need to talk about your growth
South Africa needs tourism, and tourism needs to grow. Or does it? (Need to grow, I mean.) In a recent…
Are you practicing safe tourism?
We need to talk about your insurance – not because I want to sell you any, but because boasting about…
The TBCSA: working to fix tourism
It must be clear to even the dullest amongst us that tourism in South Africa is teetering. Yes, the numbers…
Solving the municipal mystery: why local government is failing tourism
In an opinion piece* published in October, 2015, the DA’s shadow minister of tourism, James Vos, pointed out that, “in…
New tourist guides regulations haven’t got a chance
Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom released his Draft Regulations for Tourist Guiding earlier this month, and they’re open till mid-May for…
Gauteng SME Indaba: an operator’s experience
Go here to comment and join the discussion about this important topic In April, 2015, Paul Miedema of Port Elizabeth’s…
Oyster Festival: revisiting the rules of engagement
Why a festival? Why a sponsor? – these are important questions for an economy that relies heavily on an annual…