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Cape Town Wins Africa’s Leading City Destination 2023 At The World Travel Awards – Again
18 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Mother City has managed to clinch 8 awards at the World Travel Awards Africa held in Dubai. This is the third year in a row that Cape Town secured top spots.
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“I Hit The Water, It Went Black” – Helicopter Pilot Details Harrowing Escape From Explosive Volcano During Tourism Safety Breach Trial
17 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“The water is what saved us,” a helicopter pilot said in court last week, detailing how he and two of his passengers had escaped death by jumping into the ocean when a New Zealand volcano erupted four years ago.
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Airport And Tourist Hotspot Stats Show Cape Town Has Reached Full Tourism Recovery Since COVID-19
07 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Cape Town is finally back to its buzzing, bustling self after the tourism sector was knocked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CNN Just Called Cape Town “Beguiling”
05 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Beguiling: adjective, “charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way”.
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Trevor Noah And Roger Federer Get Lost In Switzerland For New Film [Video]
31 Mar 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Son of Patricia and our favourite comedic export, Trevor Noah, seems to be getting up to all kinds of dickens since he left the Tonight Show.
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Bad Tourists, Animal Cruelty, Gated Luxury Resorts Alongside Local Poverty: This Doccie Hopes To Change How You Travel [Trailer]
22 Mar 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Travellers may have returned to trotting the globe post-pandemic, but they might give it a break, or step on a plane more lightly after watching “The Inconvenient Truth for tourism”.
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Now Taiwan Wants To Pay You To Vacation There
24 Feb 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Now, the Taiwanese government has flighted the idea of offering holidaymakers cash rewards to come and have some R&R.
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Cape Town Added As The New Gateway Destination For Travels To Antarctica
08 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Cape Town is now being punted as the best place to come before you head all the way down South.
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Maybe It’s Time You Started Flying With The Year’s Best Airlines
27 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Noting the Skytrax World Airline Awards for 2022 might help you choose who to fly with next time you get the travel itch.
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How Cape Town Plans To Fight Crime This Summer
15 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
With the COVID-19-induced restrictions a thing of the past, Cape Town’s tourism industry has a familiar foe to battle – crime.
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Why This Italian Tourist Hotspot Is Cracking Down On The Bikini
13 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
An Italian mayor has banned tourists from traipsing through the streets and along the beaches in revealing swimming costumes.
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Time Out’s World’s Best Cities 2022 List Has Two SA Entries
12 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
This year, the chosen cities reflect everything we’ve been missing out on over the past couple of years; that being getting out and about, exploring restaurants, bars, nightlife, and museums.
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Kids Can Now Climb Table Mountain In This Video Game
23 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Wesgro – the Western Cape trade and tourism agency – has created a series of educational, nature-themed children’s games.
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SA Tourism’s New Ad Will Tug On Your Heartstrings [Video]
09 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The new global campaign is called ‘Live Again’ and aims to reposition South Africa, putting us smack bang in the hearts and minds of travellers near and far.
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“A Paradise Full Of Exquisite Scenery” – Forbes Is Gushing About Cape Town Again
03 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Forbes is unrestrained with its admiration for our neck of the woods, calling the southernmost tip of Africa “one of the most magnificent parts of the world”.
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No Surprise Who Tops The World’s Most Valuable Brands List This Year
27 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Judging by the Brand Finance Global 500 report for 2022, some have fared better than others.
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Ozzie Parkour Athlete Turns Jozi Into Massive Video Game [Video]
27 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
An epic new video from Australian freerunner Dominic Di Tommaso takes on a video game-like structure as he runs up, down, inside, and out some of Jozi’s most famous landmarks.
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They’re Building This Theme Park On An Oil Rig [Video]
22 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Saudi Arabia is converting an oil rig in the Arabian Gulf into a massive “extreme park” and family resort.
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Small Ozzie Town Wins Over Chris Hemsworth With Genius Campaign [Video]
21 Oct 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chances are you’ve never heard of Cowra, a small rural town in New South Wales. A shrewd marketing campaign is about to change that.
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Come And Enjoy The Show, Says Spanish Tourism Minister As Lava Wrecks Island [Video]
22 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Despite the grave danger of the situation on the island of La Palma, Spanish tourism minister Reyes Maroto is encouraging tourists to pop by for a visit.
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UK Government Responds To SA’s ‘Red List’ Petition
25 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The petition to get South Africa off of the UK’s red list needed 10 000 signatures to force the UK government to respond, with that number already comfortably exceeded.
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How Much Money SA Loses Each Week Due To UK ‘Red List’
20 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
South Africa’s economy is losing out on millions of rands every day that the country remains on the UK’s ‘red list’.
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Viral ‘Bucket List’ Travel Video Perfectly Showcases South Africa’s Beauty
26 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Some American YouTubers created a bucket list video of 12 epic things to do in our country, and it’s racking up huge views.
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SA’s COVID-19 Tourism And Hospitality Nightmare In Four Charts
30 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The tourism and hospitality industry in South Africa took some hard knocks over the course of 2020, and the effects are still being felt.
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This Love Letter To South Africa Is Rather Nice [Video]
03 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Spoken word performer Siphokazi Jonas’ love letter to South Africa, as part of a collaboration by Google Arts & Culture and South African Tourism, is a joy to watch.
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SA Cracks A Spot On Condé Nast’s Latest List Of Best Places To Visit
25 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Condé Nast ranked South Africa as one of the countries most worth visiting next month, and we obviously have to agree.
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Counting The Jaw-Dropping Costs Of Plett’s Festive Season Beach Closures
15 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Plett was hit hard over the summer season, which the town attributes in large part to the beach closures.
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The Austrian Village Of F*cking Is Finally Changing Its Name
27 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
After decades of sign-stealing and amused tourists, the village of Fucking has had enough.
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Looks Like The V&A Waterfront Is Slowly Starting To Rebound
20 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
During the lockdown, foot traffic through the V&A Waterfront plummeted, but there are now signs that things are slowly picking up.
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Meet The Couple Who Travel The World In The Buff
20 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Nick and Lins De Corte have travelled the world naked, recording it on their blog and Instagram account to bust myths about naturism.
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