India, Brazil, South Africa sign tourism cooperation pact

India, Brazil and South Africa signed a draft tripartite tourism cooperation agreement Sunday at the fifth edition of the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM).

Tourists still pour in but spend less

A record number of tourists visited South Africa in 2007, but travellers spent less money as the global economic crunch squeezed their budgets.

Cape tourist steals from fellow tourist

Two knife-wielding muggers shoved a hiker down a rocky incline, demanded "gold" from her four companions, threatened to throw rocks at them and tried to stab their three dogs.

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SA tourism reaps benefit of open skies

SA's decision to open its skies to increased competition from foreign airlines in the run-up to 2010 is finally beginning to pay dividends, says SA Tourism CEO Moeketsi Mosola.

South African Airways leaves family stranded in Dubai

A British Family were recently left to fend for themselves in Dubai Airport when South African Airways failed to issue paper tickets for the new code-share route between Dubai and Cape Town.

R19bn tourist project set for KZN

The investors who have played a critical role in turning Dubai from a desert to what it is today, are now going to create "a new beginning" for the province, Premier Sbu Ndebele has said.

Dr. Seshi Chonco: ""Is South Africa a place you would want to travel to? No, I don't think so"

The government has not done enough to curb xenophobia, Tourism Kwazulu-Natal (TKZN) chairperson Dr Seshi Chonco said on Tuesday.

He was speaking at Durban's Suncoast Casino on the impact of xenophobia on tourism in South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal.

Chonco said his opinion that government had not been doing enough was based on his ... read more

Tourism body applauds army deployment

The Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) has applauded the decision to deploy the army in townships hit by xenophobic attacks.

SATSA CEO Michael Tatalias said on Thursday the decision was right because police did not have the manpower to contain the attacks.

Mob violence may frighten off visitors

An upsurge in xenophobic violence in South Africa's biggest city could cause serious damage to efforts to attract visitors from across the continent, tourism chiefs warned on Tuesday.

Ugandans caught up in South African violence spree

KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The result of South African President Thabo Mbeki’s ostrich policy towards the events in Zimbabwe, where he continues to play a most dubious role in supporting a combined anti-constitutional and military power retention scheme by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his goons, has now spread to the streets of South ... read more

12 die in South Africa anti-foreigner violence

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Emmerson Ziso fled hunger and repression in neighboring Zimbabwe, but now he wants to go back. Even his violent, chaotic homeland seems a haven compared to Johannesburg, where weekend attacks on foreigners left at least 12 dead.

Country must tighten loose screws on tourism

GLOBAL tourism hit new records in 2006, with 842-million arrivals, up 4,5% on the previous year. Last year, the industry generated $7-trillion, expected to rise to more than $13-trillion over the next decade.

That means travel and tourism now accounts for 10% of the world's gross domestic product, 8% of jobs and 12% of global ... read more

Passengers stranded after S.Africa airline grounded

JOHANNESBURG — Hundreds of passengers were left stranded on Wednesday after a South African private airline was grounded without warning following cash-flow problems.

African tourists avoid Cape and KwaZulu'

Tourists from other African countries avoid visiting the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal because of the racism and xenophobia they are subjected to in these provinces, South African Tourism's global product manager has said.

That was the visitors' perception of black and white South Africans, Hanneli Slabber said at a Federated ... read more

Three tourists die in freak South Africa boat accident

CAPE TOWN - Three tourists died when a freak wave capsized their boat in shark-infested waters off the coast of South Africa, authorities said on Monday.

'Tjommies' help lost tourists

Tourists visiting Cape Town now have no excuse for getting lost thanks to the Cape Town tjommies, a unique project taking unemployed people and turning them into visitor guides.

The brainchild of non-profit organisation Men on the Side of the Road, the tjommies (Afrikaans slang for friend) are dressed in yellow bibs and red caps.

Pretoria to be global tourism destination

The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality hopes to develop Pretoria into a globally competitive tourism destination, by acknowledging businesses in the industry.

The fifth annual Tshwane Tourism Awards will be held on Friday to acknowledge, reward and promote service excellence in the tourism industry.

The awards ceremony will be held ... read more

SA forks out for high crime rate

South Africans are picking up a monumental tab for the state's apparent or perceived failure to protect them from crime but individuals may not claim tax relief for these expenses.

According to a recent estimate by the SA Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR), South Africans spent a whopping R40-billion on private security in 2007.

Indian airline not ready to spread its wings to SA

Top Indian airline Jet Airways has postponed its foray into the South African market to concentrate on building its business in Asia and the Middle East.

Voted India’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards last year, Jet said this week that it had put on hold “until further notice” plans to expand into South Africa.