Archive for the ‘South Africa’ Category

Johannesburg Launches Red Double-Decker Bus Tours

City Sightseeing, the brand that operates the iconic open-top red, double-decker buses on 6 continents and in over 100 cities in the world, was officially welcomed to Johannesburg at a launch event which took place at Gold Reef City on February 7, 2013.

February 8, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: South Africa

Cape Town Tourism Reports Positive Results for Summer Travel Season 2012/2013

Cape Town Tourism is pleased to report positive results for tourism to the city for the first part of the summer season 2012/2013, with record numbers for December 2012 at major attractions across the city. Table Mountain Cableway reported a record season with 119 ,000 ticket sales for December 2012, 19,000 more than expected and the [...]

January 16, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: South Africa

South Africa the Host of Special Event for World AIDS Awareness Day

STOWE, Vermont – CDI International and the Gauteng North Netball Association, led by the Team Manager of South Africa’s National Netball team, the Proteas, hosted a special event at the Centenary Sport Centre, Cullinan, South Africa, on December 1 – World AIDS Awareness Day.

December 10, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: South Africa

Joburg Abuzz With Live Performances in August

In spite of the chilly weather, Joburg has been abuzz, anticipating and enjoying a diverse line-up of live performances from visiting artists during August 2012.

August 22, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: South Africa

Cape Town Voted Second Favorite Destination in Africa

TripAdvisor’s Top 25 World Destinations list for 2012 has been released, with Olympic-ready London taking the top spot and last year’s winner, Cape Town, coming in 23rd, while also being voted second favorite destination in Africa. The TripAdvisor surveys are completed by its users, and the results are tallied in an annual round-up. When asked why [...]

May 3, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa – An Important Film Industry Role Player

The CILECT Congress 2012 will be hosted by AFDA, the South African School of Motion Pictures and Live Performance, in Cape Town from Tuesday, May 1-Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Southern Sun Cape Sun.

April 27, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: South Africa

South Africa’s Eastern Cape Launches Coastal Route To Showcase Breathtaking Attractions

The Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) has developed a new Coastal Route covering over 500 miles of pristine coastline spanning the length of the Eastern Cape. The province is rich in biodiversity with contrasting landscapes featuring primeval coastal forests and white sandy beaches, diverse wildlife, ancient rock art and Xhosa culture, offering the [...]

April 24, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: South Africa

South African Airways (SAA) African route network Now Includes Cotonou, Benin

Johannesburg, March 2012 .SAA has introduced yet another route to its African route network as part of plans to focus growth in Africa. Effective 17 May 2012 the airline’s new route to Pointe Noire in the Congo – which was introduced from 26 January – will be extended to also include Cotonou in Benin. Cotonou will be [...]

March 19, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Airlines & Railways, South Africa

Cape Town Reveals Travel Trends and Topics

Cape Town Tourism just returned from Berlin where they represented the destination at ITB (March 7-11, 2012), the biggest travel trade show and travel insights convention in the world. This year saw 10,644 exhibitors from 187 countries exhibiting their destinations and trade offers. This was the 46th annual ITB Berlin and it attracted more than [...]

March 13, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: South Africa

Cape Town’s Summer Tourism Season gets Back into Action

In December 2011, Cape Town Tourism revealed that member surveys were showing increased optimism and better early results in the 2011/2012 summer tourism season. Following the release of results from its second member survey, it appears that predictions for a much-improved season were right on the money.

February 27, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa, South Africa