South Africa Tourism News
Brighter Group takes up South Africa Tourist contract in UK
The Brighter Group has been awarded the UK PR contract for South African Tourism following a competitive tender process. The agency will deliver a strategic communications campaign targeting key traveller segments to further drive visitor numbers to the destination.
Breaking Travel News interview: Sisa Ntshona, chief executive, South African Tourism
Taking up the role of chief executive with South Africa Tourism in late 2016, Sisa Ntshona is seeking to utilise his experience in the banking sector to inject a new professionalism into the body. Here he talks with Breaking Travel News reporter Eleanor Hawkins at Indaba 2017 to discuss his plans for the future.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng
The Cradle of Humankind is an unassuming rolling vista, just an hour’s drive from both Johannesburg and Petoria. But it’s what has been hidden underneath the 180 square kilometres of scrubland for more than three million years that has recently been grabbing headlines. We find out more as Eleanor Hawkins visits for Breaking Travel News.
Breaking Travel News interview: Tokozile Xasa, minister of tourism, South Africa
Tokozile Xasa, the first female minister of tourism in South Africa was appointed to her post in October last year, having served as deputy minster since 2009. Here she speaks to Eleanor Hawkins about her plans for the developing sector during Indaba 2017, the preeminent trade show for the hospitality community in Africa.
Indaba 2017: South Africa promises Good Times in a Box
South African Tourism is set to launch a revolutionary, world-first product – called Good Times in a Box – to stimulate domestic tourism. The product, introduced at Indaba, aims to make travel more accessible to the potentially lucrative domestic market, which remains relatively untapped.
Indaba 2017: Durban wins right to host newly rebranded show for five years
South African Tourism has selected Tourism KwaZulu-Natal to host the newly rebranded Africa’s Travel Indaba for the next five years. The move follows a comprehensive bidding process which started with an expression of interest to all provinces.
Indaba 2017: South Africa tourism minister Xasa boosts small businesses
South African tourism minister Tokozile Xasa has extolled the value of small businesses to the hospitality sector in the country during Indaba 2017. “We need to work together with various government departments, as enablers and influencers of tourism destination competitiveness, to grow and transform our sector and economy,” said minister Xasa.
Indaba expands digital matchmaking service ahead of 2017 event
Indaba returns to the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban from May 16th-18th, sporting a more streamlined programme and improved floor layout to make it easier for the world to come and sample the tourism treasures Africa has to offer.
Mantis to open new Western Cape property
The Pearl Valley Hotel by Mantis, on Val de Vie Estate in the Paarl-Franschhoek Valley, is set to open its doors to guests in April.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Klein Handjies Preschool at Boschendal Estate
History, explains Lynette Carolissen, principal of the Klein Handjies Preschool at Boschendal estate near Franschhoek, may well show that the decision by Boschendal’s new owners to support this preschool was the most beneficial of all the changes and improvements that they have brought about since taking over the estate in 2012.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Boschendal Wine Estate, South Africa
With privileged access to the Boschendal Estate, visitors are able to enjoy farm life, walk in the vineyards, speed along the mountain biking trails, fish in the dams, read, relax and savour life. Here Breaking Travel News editor Chris O’Toole takes a tour.
The Ritz Hotel, Cape Town set to open its doors in March
The Ritz Hotel, Cape Town has been undergoing an extensive R120 million makeover, spearheaded by Shimmy Luxury Collection. Benchmarked against the most exclusive collections in the world, SLC is set to shake up the hospitality landscape in South Africa.