Adventure for charity – compete for a diamond

Namibia hosted a unique adventure tour that not only challenged the body and mind of the participants but also benefited the children of Namibia. Erik Molnár, Honorary Consul of Namibia to Hungary, started planning the Diamond Trophy Namibia more than a year ago. Besides attracting attention to the wonderful adventure possibilities in Namibia, the natural [...]

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Ol Donyo Wuas finalist in 2009 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards

Nairobi – Ol Donyo Wuas, set on the slopes of the Chyulu Hills in southern Kenya, has been recognised as a finalist in this year’s Tourism for Tomorrow awards. “It is indeed a great honour that Ol Donyo Wuas has been recognised as a finalist in the Community Benefit category of this year’s awards” comments [...]

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World Holiday and Travel Fair reschedules to 19-21 June 2009

Johannesburg – The World Holiday and Travel Fair (WHTF) will now take place from 19-21 June 2009. According to the show’s general manager, Glynis Anderson, the decision to move the fair to June was taken after considering the likelihood that the country’s general elections will be taking place in mid April while Indaba of course [...]

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Cape Tourism responds on World Tourism Barometer findings

Cape Town – The recently released UNTWO World Tourism Barometer findings may suggest a global slowing and, in some cases stagnation, of growth in the travel industry but Africa (along with the Middle East and Asia) are showing healthier figures than its European and American counterparts Buoyant growth figures for the second half of 2008 [...]

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Bumper festive season at iSimangaliso Park

Sodwana Bay – Despite South Africans tightening their belts in the face of the slowing economy, the number of visitors to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park over the festive season was higher than the previous season.“During the period between Christmas and New Year, 1 000 vehicles were entering Sodwana Bay on average per day,” [...]

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Celebrations go

LAUNCESTON’S Countdown 2009 event cracked the 10,000 barrier last night.The city’s New Year’s Eve celebrations began with a bang as food, wine, musical entertainment and fireworks filled Aurora Stadium.Event coordinator Ric Marton said that people were still arriving well into the evening.”After the first fireworks display at 9.30, we just had a massive influx of [...]

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Cidade Velha

Cidade Velha means “Old City,” and its antiquity has elevated its status as a recently declared Unesco World Heritage site.Founded in 1462, it was the first European settlement in the tropics. The city was a key station for the transatlantic slave trade. There are remains of an old cathedral, onstructed in 1693, and the old [...]

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Comair buys MT Beds and res24seven

Johannesburg – Comair Limited, the parent company of British Airways in Southern Africa and kulula.com’s airline and travel businesses, today announced the purchase of MT Beds and res24seven. The transaction further extends the kulula travel services business by leveraging two successful online sales platforms that consolidate travel accommodation inventories among multiple distribution channels.The transaction will [...]

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Cape Town Tourism elects new board

Cape Town – At the first meeting of the newly elected Cape Town Tourism Executive Committee last night, members of the Executive Committee elected Ian Bartes, Manager of Service Standards and Quality Assurance at Cape Town International Airport as the new Chairman of Cape Town Tourism.Ian has been a member of the last Executive Committee, [...]

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Almond Tree Festival

Geographically, Morocco is a land of contrasts, of rugged mountains and dry deserts, as well as lively, green country sides. Nature here is blessed in terms of variety and the Moroccans take pride in this diversity and celebrate nature’s cycle of events on an annual basis.One such event is the Almond Tree Festival which is [...]

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