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Sisulu denies involvement in c
news

Sisulu denies involvement in controversial R1 billion tourism proposal to Tottenham Hotspur

Soweto Towers
Lifestyle

Gold mines, trash and memories: Soweto’s urban hikes

Dubai
Business

D33: Dubai plans to ‘double’ economy in next decade

Sisulu denies involvement in c
News

Sisulu denies involvement in controversial R1 billion tourism proposal to Tottenham Hotspur

Soweto Towers
Lifestyle

Gold mines, trash and memories: Soweto’s urban hikes

Dubai
Business

D33: Dubai plans to ‘double’ economy in next decade

Beer
Lifestyle

Dubai cuts alcohol tax by 30%

By Agence France-Presse02-01-2023 18:44

Dubai has dropped a 30 percent tax on alcohol sales in an apparent bid to lure tourists as competition rises between major cities in the wealthy Gulf.

Watch mzansi's best tour guide video
News

WATCH | Mzansi’s most honest Tour Guide [VIDEO]

By Ramadhani Kusaga17-11-2022 16:02

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Uganda tourism
Africa News

Uganda urges tourists NOT to cancel trips in fear of Ebola

By Agence France-Presse16-11-2022 02:12

Uganda has urged foreign visitors not to cancel plans over fears of the Ebola outbreak in the East African nation.

Safety video airport on arrival
News

Tourists landing in SA ‘may have to watch video’ on staying safe

By Tom Head13-10-2022 17:27

Officials have proposed that tourists should be greeted by ‘safety videos’, when they first step foot inside a South African airport.

UK tourists travel warning South Africa
News

US issues new TRAVEL WARNING for citizens visiting South Africa

By Tom Head12-10-2022 13:38

The US Embassy has issued a travel warning for Americans, regarding an infamous stretch of road going towards Kruger National Park.

German tourist suspect
News

SA govt ‘will consider’ CLOSING this tourist hot-spot – due to crime

By Tom Head12-10-2022 12:20

Has it come to this? A popular tourist hot-spot could be closed off for good, following a surge in high-profile criminal activity.

Lindiwe Sisulu tourists safe
News

‘South Africa is NOT a safe place for tourists’, Lindiwe Sisulu told

By Tom Head06-10-2022 11:24

Lindiwe Sisulu’s attempts to play down security fears for tourists in South Africa have been criticised by local activists.

German tourist suspect
News

Hijacking horror: German tourist MURDERED in Mpumalanga

By Tom Head04-10-2022 09:23

A German tourist was fatally wounded while holidaying in Mpumalanga on Monday, after a hijacking attempt went wrong…

Japan
travel

Japan RE-OPENS it’s doors to tourists, post-pandemic

By Agence France-Presse24-09-2022 21:50

Japan has announced that it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after two and a half years.

Sprinter Spring: Mercedes-Benz Sprinters arrive in South Africa
Motoring

Sprinter Spring: Mercedes-Benz Sprinters arrive for Tourism Month

By Gary Dunn01-09-2022 14:54

To truly explore a destination, you need the right tools. That’s why South Africans have been choosing Mercedes-Benz Sprinters as their trusted adventure companion for decades.

Kloof Street in Cape Town is on the list of the world's coolest streets. Image via Instagram @64KloofStreet
Lifestyle

Cape Town’s Kloof Street makes top 30 ‘coolest streets in world’

By Marilynn Manuel29-08-2022 13:33

Last year, 7th Street in Melville was listed as one of the coolest streets in the world, this year Cape Town’s Kloof Street is on the list!

Volkswagen Kariega plant FactoryTours with veteran guide Monwabisi Cekiso and Siphokazi Wonci with the open-top tour train at the Kariga manufacturing plant
Motoring

Kariega plant FactoryTours reopened by Volkswagen South Africa

By Gary Dunn25-07-2022 09:28

Volkswagen Kariega plant FactoryTours are back with a new format along with veteran guide, Monwabisi Cekiso, after two years of not being active.

Business
Start-up Africa

Keeping business afloat

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele23-06-2022 11:09

Siyabonga Kheswa (29) the founder of Thokoza Adventure Tours urges people to not give up on their dreams of owning businesses.

Sisulu ANC
News

Sisulu says Stats SA data reveals 83% rebound in tourism sector

By Nathan Craig03-06-2022 13:24

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is confident the rebound in the tourism sector will encourage investors to assist with recovery following Covid-19

Watch up-close lion fight video
Lifestyle

WATCH | ‘Scared to death’ Tourist treated to up-close lion fight [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga31-05-2022 20:20

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French police arrest three for tricking tourists
World News

French police arrest three for tricking tourists at Eiffel Tower

By Agence France-Presse07-05-2022 18:36

French police arrested three people from Romania, for tricking unsuspecting tourists into playing a rigged shell game at the Eiffel Tower.

Bali Russian couple
Lifestyle

Russian couple to be deported from Bali for naked photos on sacred tree

By AFP07-05-2022 16:38

A Russian influencer and her husband will be deported from Bali after staging a nude photo shoot on a sacred tree.

Tourism
Environment

Future tourism may include an underwater visit to Mandela’s prison cell

By Alicia Naidoo26-04-2022 14:49

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is calling on citizens from across the world to fight climate change with #ChangeTheJourney.

Thailand drops on Covid 19 test for vaccinated visitors
News

Covid-19 tests no longer compulsory for vaccinated visitors to Thailand

By Agence France-Presse22-04-2022 12:46

Thailand announced that fully vaccinated visitors would no longer have to take Covid-19 test on arrival so as to revive its tourism industry

Turkey
Travel

Tourism in Turkey is hurt by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By AFP06-03-2022 22:21

Tourism in Turkey has been deeply impacted by Russia’s war with Ukraine as millions of tourist from both countries cancel reservations.

Stellenbosch has been ranked the 23rd most loved destination in a global ranking of the Top 100 most loved destinations in the world in 2021.
Travel

Stellenbosch ranked among the ‘world’s 100 most-loved destinations’

By Erene Roux27-01-2022 16:21

Stellenbosch has been recognised as one of the best destinations for local and international visitors to work, visit, stay and play!

Namaqualand daisies
Environment

Namaqualand daisies are flowering earlier… here’s why it’s a red flag

By The Conversation20-01-2022 12:23

Early flowering of the Namaqualand daisies is a phenological shift that will impact on tourism and is accelerated by climate change.

Good news as Thailand to resta
World News

Good news as Thailand to restart quarantine-free travel from February 1

By Agence France-Presse20-01-2022 10:09

Thailand will resume its quarantine-free travel scheme from February 1, officials said Thursday, after the programme was suspended due to the fast-spreading Omicron Covid-19 variant.

A male lion yawns in front of tourists (unseen) on a game drive in search for wildlife on 27 November 2021 in the Sabi Sands nature reserve, adjacent to South Africa's Kruger Park.
Lifestyle

Kruger National Park named ‘one of the most famous’ in the world

By Erene Roux19-01-2022 18:09

A study revealed that the Kruger National Park is the ninth most popular national park in the world on TikTok.

Ten years on, survivors haunte
News

Ten years on, survivors haunted by Italy cruise ship disaster

By Agence France-Presse13-01-2022 10:56

On the evening of January 13, 2012, Umberto Trotti heard the terrified cries of his wife and baby in the lifeboat below, and threw himself off the capsizing Italian cruise ship.

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