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Brazil revolts against FIFA's booze mongering

Brazil: FIFA's Valcke is "a loudmouth and a bum"

Brazil revolts against FIFA's booze mongering

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.

A look at Cape Town tourism one year after the FIFA kick off

Tourism Branding

A look at Cape Town tourism one year after the FIFA kick off

The international tourism industry has struggled hard to battle declines in turnover, as the effects of the global recession linger on.

"Rainbow Nation" Celebrates Lasting Legacy Of Sporting Event

South Africa continues to capitalize on World Cup momentum

NEW YORK - One year after hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa continues to celebrate the lasting legacy of one of the most successful World Cup events in history.

HotelTravel.com's guide to the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

Value For Money Hotel Deals

HotelTravel.com's guide to the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

PHUKET, Thailand - HotelTravel.com is slashing hotel rates for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, offering fans some of the best value for money hotel deals available anywhere on the ...

World Cup striker Forlan to promote Uruguay tourism

New Face of Uruguay Tourism

World Cup striker Forlan to promote Uruguay tourism

The recent World Cup's best player, Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, will help to promote tourism to his homeland.

The future of tourism in South Africa beyond 2010

Vital Global Event

The future of tourism in South Africa beyond 2010

By Staff Writer

The year 2010 represents a golden opportunity for South Africa as a nation to win not just on the football field as host nation of the 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP, but on the global tourism stage.

Airport News: Can Brazilian airports handle the World Cup?

World Cup 2014

Airport News: Can Brazilian airports handle the World Cup?

SAO PAULO - Brazil's airline industry is increasingly concerned that the country will not have adequate airport capacity for the 2014 soccer World Cup because of slow expansion and growing demand ...

Keeping the spirit of the 2010 games alive for tourism in South Africa

Golden Opportunity

Keeping the spirit of the 2010 games alive for tourism in South Africa

By Staff Writer

2010 has created a golden opportunity for South Africa as a nation to win not just on the football field as host nation of the 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP, but on the global tourism stage.

Uganda bombing suspects nabbed

Conspirators Arrested

Uganda bombing suspects nabbed

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - Security operatives arrested several suspects and conspirators thought to be responsible for or connected to the bombings in Kampala while the World Cup Final was going on ...

UNWTO: Spain's World Cup victory is very positive for tourism

World Cup Victory To Boost Spain's Tourism

UNWTO: Spain's World Cup victory is very positive for tourism

MADRID — Spain, struggling with an unemployment rate of around 20 percent, hopes winning the World Cup for the first time will give its economy a much-needed boost.

World Cup boosts Cape Town's sex tourism

World Cup 2010

World Cup boosts Cape Town's sex tourism

With a million football fans splurging thousands of dollars during the World Cup, sex tourism in South Africa's number one tourist destination, Cape Town, is at an all time high.

South Africa crime fears revived by the shooting of American tourist

American Tourist Shot In South Africa

South Africa crime fears revived by the shooting of American tourist

JOHANNESBURG — The shooting of an American backpacker has revived crime worries at the World Cup, but organisers insisted Thursday that the tournament remains on track on the eve of the ...

Minister: Zimbabwe has failed to attract tourism from the World Cup

Minister admits tourism failure

Minister: Zimbabwe has failed to attract tourism from the World Cup

Harare - Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Walter Mzembi has admitted Zimbabwe’s failure to attract tourism from the World Cup soccer showcase underway in the neighbouring South Africa ...

South Africa: Australian tourists robbed by gang of "decent" robbers

Tourists Robbed In South Africa

South Africa: Australian tourists robbed by gang of "decent" robbers

Johannesburg - After four "decent" robbers tied up and robbed Australian tourists on Thursday morning at a luxury resort in Mpumalanga, they asked their victims if they were "at least enjoying the ...

North American travel to South Africa up 596 percent

Travel Rockets Due To World Cup

North American travel to South Africa up 596 percent

DUBLIN - World cup and wallet-friendly destinations are the deciding factors for travel decisions of North Americans in 2010 according to data released by Hostelworld.com.

Tourism official: World Cup has been fantastic exposure for South Africa

South African Tourism

Tourism official: World Cup has been fantastic exposure for South Africa

South Africa’s airports and borders have been busy over the last few weeks as hundreds-and-thousands of visitors stream into the country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

German World Cup tourists dribble a ball inside Tanzania’s famous wildlife parks

Ball Dribbled From Hamburg To South Africa

German World Cup tourists dribble a ball inside Tanzania’s famous wildlife parks

By Apolinari Tairo, eTN

TANZANIA (eTN) On the way to watch their national team playing the FIFA World Cup, German soccer fans visited Tanzania’s famous tourist parks and dribbled a special ball in the wilderness of ...

World Cup tourist boom ignores Bloemfontein and Rustenburg

World Cup 2010

World Cup tourist boom ignores Bloemfontein and Rustenburg

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — Dressed in his Blue Samurai outfit, Mitsutaka Kurata ponders the charms of South Africa's judicial capital before delivering his verdict on whether he plans to hang ...

Top quality accommodations open up for World Cup in South Africa

5 Star Hotels for Semi Finals and Finals Are Available

Top quality accommodations open up for World Cup in South Africa

By eTN Staff Writer

This year's most-talked-about sporting event is more a matter of days than weeks away, and travelers continue to scramble to make last-minute arrangements to join the festivities in South ...

Disappointed by World Cup bookings, South African tourism looks for long-term gains

South African Tourism Looking Beyond World Cup

Disappointed by World Cup bookings, South African tourism looks for long-term gains

DURBAN, South Africa — Disappointed by bookings for the World Cup, South Africa's tourism industry says benefits could accrue for years from the publicity around the world's most-watched ...

South Africa's World Cup fans to embrace some of the best wines in the world

FIFA World Cup 2010

South Africa's World Cup fans to embrace some of the best wines in the world

Foremost South African wine connoisseur, Patrick Durkin, strolls through the cool, musty interior of the wine cellar he manages in Johannesburg.

World Cup consulting firm: Fewer tourists, longer stays, bigger spendings

FIFA World Cup 2010

World Cup consulting firm: Fewer tourists, longer stays, bigger spendings

JOHANNESBURG — Fewer foreigners are expected at the World Cup in South Africa after the global recession, but those that do come are expected to stay longer and spend more, a consultancy said ...

FIFA cuts number of expected foreign visitors to World Cup by over 50%

No 500,000 Tourists For SA World Cup

FIFA cuts number of expected foreign visitors to World Cup by over 50%

South Africa’s tourist industry may take a hit after FIFA admitted that the number of expected foreign visitors to this summer’s World Cup has halved and hotel reservations have been ...

Mugabe hopes for a big boost to Zim tourism from the World Cup 2010

Zimbabwe Tourism To Benefit From World Cup 2010

Mugabe hopes for a big boost to Zim tourism from the World Cup 2010

HARARE — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Sunday he hopes his country's tourism industry will get a boost from the football World Cup in neighbouring South Africa.

Major sports events: major drivers for tourism

The Power Of Playing Host

Major sports events: major drivers for tourism

By Anita Mendiratta, CNN TASK Group/eTN

The Olympic Games. The FIFA World Cup. The Commonwealth Games. The Paralympic Games. The Cricket World Cup. The Rugby World Cup.

50 murders a day - shouldn't rampant crime concern World Cup fans?

FIFA World Cup 2010

50 murders a day - shouldn't rampant crime concern World Cup fans?

By NASTASYA TAY

JOHANNESBURG — Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging movement is warning countries about sending their soccer teams to a "land of murder" after Eugene Terreblanche was bludgeoned to death only 10 weeks ...

South African Airways, Mango Air offices raided in price-fixing probe

SA Airlines Investigated In World Cup Probe

South African Airways, Mango Air offices raided in price-fixing probe

By Nasreen Seria

South African Airways, the state- owned carrier, and its low-cost airline Mango, had their offices raided by the nation’s antitrust regulator as part of an investigation into price collusion ...

Cape Town offers best value for 2010 FIFA World Cup visitors

Accommodation Pricing

Cape Town offers best value for 2010 FIFA World Cup visitors

By eTN Staff Writer

Cape Town is set to offer the best value for money during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, according to the results of a month-long accommodation pricing survey carried out by Grant Thornton South Africa ...

Will Tanzania get a share of the 2010 FIFA World Cup bonanza?

Tourism Marketing

Will Tanzania get a share of the 2010 FIFA World Cup bonanza?

By Deo Nshunju

The eagerly awaited 2010 FIFA World Soccer Cup (WSC) is just two months away.

RwandAir signs up for intermediate B737 dry lease

Planning For FIFA World Cup Traffic

RwandAir signs up for intermediate B737 dry lease

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Ahead of the delivery, expected by the middle of the year, of their own B737-800,

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