“We are hosts, not travel agents,” says Pieter Geldenhuys, entrepreneur and owner of travel companies Luxury Safaris and PG Tops, both based in Cape Town. Pieter has been in the South African travel business for eight years and knows the industry inside out. Despite all the setbacks over the last eight-years, like the Ebola scares, […]
This week Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, touched down at the Cape Town International Airport for its inaugural flight to Cape Town. The new route makes provision for flights to Cape Town six times weekly and Gaborone three-times-a-week and is aimed at offering passengers more choice and flexibility, as well as facilitate trade, […]
In October 2013, Cape Town Tourism’s Board of Directors took a collective decision to forfeit their monthly remuneration in favour of the Board Development Fund (BDF) that assists Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) with support to develop their tourism businesses. In year two (2015) of the Board Development Fund, Cape Town Tourism received many […]
2014 marks The Holiday Club’s 21st year in the vacation ownership industry. The Holiday Club, the largest leisure Club in Africa, is a true South African entrepreneurial success story. The Holiday Club forms part of the Beekman Group of Companies. In 1971, the founders of The Holiday Club, John and Bram Beekman started by establishing […]
In October 2013, Cape Town Tourism’s Board of Directors took a collective decision to forfeit their monthly remuneration towards a Board Development Fund (BDF) that assists Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) with support to develop their tourism businesses. After receiving many promising applications and undergoing a thorough selection process, a shortlist of five candidates […]
A year ago to the day a new ITC provider launched in South Africa. Part of FlightSite (Pty) Ltd, FlightSiteAgent gives entrepreneurial South Africans the opportunity to become a registered travel consultant, at no cost to them and access the benefits of the group’s R1,5-billion airline spend. It projected 3000 agents would sign-up with its […]
South Africa’s granddaddy of wine routes, the Stellenbosch American Express® Wine Routes, has launched a new blog – StellenBlog – as part of its dynamic marketing campaign, Stellenbosch Experience, which was launched in collaboration with Stellenbosch 360 to expand the region’s wine tourism footprint locally and aboard. The new, inter-active StellenBlog shares and celebrates the […]
Cape Town Tourism will again host international bloggers in Cape Town, from 18 September to 7 October, as it continues to innovate in reaching new international and domestic travelers through its #lovecapetown digital platform. In 2012, the inaugural #lovecapetown blogger hosting programme contributed to Cape Town Tourism winning a Travel + Leisure SMITTY Awards (Social […]
Cape Town’s annual expression of creativity is approaching (14-22 September) and a call to entry is out for events, exhibitions, ideas, installations, films, talks and gatherings to participate in Creative Week Cape Town 2013. Part of the Loeries Awards, Creative Week is conceived and managed by Creative Cape Town; a project of the Cape Town […]
More and more connected South Africans are opting to book their holiday accommodation online. While 2012 holiday season bookings are showing a steep upward trend, consumers are re-evaluating their budgets and tightening their belts on holiday accommodation spending. This is according to SafariNow.com, Africa’s largest online travel booking site which receives more than 750,000 visitors […]