Johannesburg - Forty-two Tourvest Inbound Operations (TIO) staff members and three of their children participated in this year's Discovery 702 Walk the Talk. Read more >>

Johannesaburg - South African Tourism congratulates the Southern Sun hotel group for coming out tops in the 2008 Makinor Top Brands survey. Read more >>

Johannesburg - IFA Travel & Tourism (IFA TT), a subsidiary of IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR), a leading travel and tourism company, announced its joint venture partnership with Wings Corporate Travel (Wings) for the Middle East and North Africa. Read more >>

Amsterdam - Through the launch of its new Booking Button, Booking.com now allows hotels of all sizes to offer direct bookings through their own websites. Neither a set-up fee nor an annual fee is charged for this service. Read more >>

Magaliesberg - Visitors to the Great Escape, the Magaliesberg Country Classic festival will be able to catch a privileged glimpse of the sumptuous new services offered by the Mount Grace Country House and Spa. Read more >>

Cape Town - Staff at Winchester Mansions put their work at Cape Town's leading beachfront boutique hotel aside for a few days to roll up their sleeves in a joint effort with the Hotels Housing Trust and Habitat for Humanity to build a house for a family in need in Mfuleni. Read more >>

Johannesaburg - South African Tourism India was awarded as the Best International Adventure Tourism Destination of 2008 by Today's Traveller magazine and the best National Tourism Organization 2008 by Hospitality India magazine. Read more >>

Johannesburg - Etihad Airways is to start flights next year to Nigeria from Abu Dhabi. The airline will operate four services a week to Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, and Abuja, the country's capital city. Read more >>

Kuala Lumpur - Featuring 20 speakers and an average of 300 delegates of industry professionals,  hoteliers,  investors  and  operators,  the  upcoming  Asia  Spa  &  Wellness  Summit  2009  is without doubt the largest gathering of spa and wellness professionals in Asia. It is indeed the only event of its kind in Asia. Read more >>

Atlanta - The Holiday Inn brand family is a growth engine for IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [Lon: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] in the Americas and around the world.  Read more >>

Johannesburg - Designer bag connoisseurs in South Africa are in for a treat this week - the inspirational creative and marketing teams from Belgium-based Hedgren Bags and Travel Gear arrive in South Africa to launch their latest Summer collection. Read more >>

Cape Town - Global Conferences Africa, a member of Tourvest Inbound Operations, has appointed Belinda Lamprecht as new business development manager. Read more >>