Brazil: FIFA's Valcke is "a loudmouth and a bum"
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
Tourism Branding
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
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.
Value For Money Hotel Deals
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 ...
New Face of Uruguay Tourism
The recent World Cup's best player, Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, will help to promote tourism to his homeland.
Vital Global Event
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.
World Cup 2014
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 ...
Golden Opportunity
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.
Conspirators Arrested
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 ...
World Cup Victory To Boost Spain's 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 2010
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.
American Tourist Shot In South Africa
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 admits tourism failure
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 ...
Tourists Robbed In South Africa
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 ...
Travel Rockets Due To World Cup
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.
South African Tourism
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.
Ball Dribbled From Hamburg To South Africa
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 2010
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 ...
5 Star Hotels for Semi Finals and Finals Are Available
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 ...
South African Tourism Looking Beyond World Cup
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 ...
FIFA World Cup 2010
Foremost South African wine connoisseur, Patrick Durkin, strolls through the cool, musty interior of the wine cellar he manages in Johannesburg.
FIFA World Cup 2010
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 ...
No 500,000 Tourists For SA World Cup
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 ...
Zimbabwe Tourism To Benefit From 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.
The Power Of Playing Host
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.
FIFA World Cup 2010
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 ...
SA Airlines Investigated In World Cup 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 ...
Accommodation Pricing
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 ...
Tourism Marketing
By Deo Nshunju
The eagerly awaited 2010 FIFA World Soccer Cup (WSC) is just two months away.
Planning For FIFA World Cup Traffic
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Ahead of the delivery, expected by the middle of the year, of their own B737-800,