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To celebrate the 100 day countdown to the FIFA World Cup, a people-inspired, online ad contest called Get Wildly Creative About South Africa is launching as part of a major nation branding initiative being hosted by South Africa.
This effort has been undertaken by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council in conjunction with the International Marketing [...]

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INDABA gives access to the festivals, cuisine projects, heritage routes, storytelling, indigenous music, crafting, retreats and the ancient rituals of South Africa
Tourism, like most industries, ebbs and flows and enjoys periodic new, niche markets that sometimes grow into mainstream subsections of the industry and become powerful contributors to revenue and profit.
It is so with ‘cultural [...]

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ITB Berlin, one of the largest travel trade and consumer shows in Europe, kicked off on 10 March 2010 with Turkey as official partner country, it was a sunshine-inspired theme.  ITB Berlin took place on the fairgrounds of Messe Berlin with 10 – 12 March 2010 being reserved for trade visitors and 13 – 14 [...]

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If you are planning a road trip this Easter, with friends or family, and venturing to another city, into the bush, or travelling to the coast and looking to rent a car, it’s worthwhile knowing the ins and outs involved. Tempest Car Hire marketing director, Janita Edwards offers some tips.
Choosing a Vehicle
Think carefully about what [...]

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With more than 12 000 delegates, ITB (March 9 to 11, Berlin) is one of the biggest and most important travel trade shows in the world. It’s the perfect gathering for South African Tourism’s nine ETEYA finalists to meet the big hitters in world tourism, and expose their emerging travel and tourism businesses to influential [...]

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According to race organisers, the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour is set to contribute approximately R400 million to the Western Cape economy. Much of this spend will directly benefit tourism with increased spending on air fares, accommodation, restaurants, shopping, entertainment and extended stays in the host city – Cape Town.
It is estimated that [...]

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Leading inbound tourism group Tourvest Inbound Operations (TIO), launched a brand new business model called Tourvest Event Activation Management (T.E.A.M.) as part of its strategy for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. In the short period of time since then, this company has taken the lead amongst its peers as a prominent one-stop sporting events business [...]

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Comair Limited, operator of British Airways in South Africa has partnered with the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) to expand its domestic route network to include Nelspruit (Mbombela).  As of 4th May 2010, British Airways will commence with six flights a week between Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport and OR Tambo International.
“This partnership will deliver [...]

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South African National Parks is currently experiencing a temporary technical problem with the online booking system and is working on getting the system restored.
In the interim, all bookings can be made by calling our Reservations Call Centre at 0124289111.
SANParks apologises for the inconvenience caused and will have the system restored as soon as possible.
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Hilton Worldwide has signed a Management Agreement with High for Touristic Projects (part of The Egyptian Engineers Companies – Zaghloul Group) for the new-build Hilton Heliopolis in Egypt’s capital Cairo, scheduled to open in 2014.
The 485-room and 150-apartment low-rise property located in Cairo’s upmarket Heliopolis suburb, adjoins an integrated shopping complex and is next to [...]

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