South Africa
Tourism Cooperation PactBy hindustantimes.comIndia, Brazil and South Africa signed a draft tripartite tourism cooperation agreement Sunday at the fifth edition of the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM).
read more South AfricaBy iol.co.zaA record number of tourists visited South Africa in 2007, but travellers spent less money as the global economic crunch squeezed their budgets.
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South AfricaTwo 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.
read more Three New Airport LocationsBy eTNDollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
read more South AfricaSA'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.
read more South African AirwaysBy Alan J. Saffery, Alan J. Saffery.cA 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.
read more KwaZulu-NatalThe 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.
read more Is South Africa Still A Tourist Destination? 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
South AfricaThe 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.
read more SA Tourist Chiefs' WarningAn 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.
read more South Africa ViolenceBy Wolfgang H. ThomeKAMPALA, 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
Anti-Foreigner Violence Erupts In SAJOHANNESBURG, 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.
read more South AfricaGLOBAL 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
Nationwide Grounded AgainJOHANNESBURG — Hundreds of passengers were left stranded on Wednesday after a South African private airline was grounded without warning following cash-flow problems.
read more 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
South AfricaCAPE 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.
read more South AfricaTourists 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.
read more South AfricaThe 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
South AfricaBy Independent Online, South Africa 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.
read more No Jet Airways In African Skies Any Time Soon 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.
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