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Urgent meeting on Zim immigrants

An urgent meeting to discuss the documentation of Zimbabwean immigrants has been planned for this week.
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Cele should resign - DA

The DA has called for General Bheki Cele to resign if he is found to have lied about the new...
Zuma’s ministers ‘go AWOL’

Nineteen of President Jacob Zuma's 34 cabinet ministers, have failed to appear before Parliament for oral questioning.
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Roads closed for jazz concert

The roads around Joburg Zoo Lake are set to be closed for the Jazz on the Lake concert....
Acid mine waters rise below Joburg

Over a century of mining in Johannesburg has resulted in millions of litres of acidic mine water rising...

SOUTHAFRICA.info

Art hotel counts Joburg's decades
The 12 decades of Johannesburg's existence are reflected in the 12 rooms making up a new boutique hotel at Main...
Touring Joburg's stadium masterpiece
Johannesburg visitors and residents who are keen on seeing the architectural masterpiece that is Africa's biggest stadium - known as...
Minister by motorbike in Soweto
Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk took a tour of Soweto with a difference on Thursday - as a guest of...
Comair opens Dar es Salaam routes
Comair Limited, operator of low-cost airline kulula.com and the British Airways franchise in South Africa, is again expanding its African...
!Khwa ttu: the way of the San
Eco-tourism venture !Khwa ttu aims to open visitors' eyes to the world of the San Bushmen, one of Africa's oldest...

BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS: HOTEL

Starwood opens first Europe Aloft hotel
Starwood has opened the first Aloft hotel in Europe, the Aloft Brussels Schuman in the heart of the buzzing European...
Huvafen Fushi brings high octane glamour to the Maldives
Following a year of hugely successful events, Huvafen Fushi, Per AQUUM’s award winning retreat in the Maldives, is delighted to...
Thistle Named First Hotel Group to Achieve Full Hospitality Assured Accreditation
Thistle has announced it is the first hotel group to be acknowledged with full Hospitality Assured accreditation throughout its entire...
Four Seasons Park Lane, Set to Open This Winter
The Four Seasons hotel is soon set to return to London with the opening of the new Four Seasons Hotel...
RBS to sell six UK Hilton hotels
The Royal Bank of Scotland is putting six of its hotels up for sale as the banking group aims to...

BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS: TOURISM

Oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico
The US tourism industry has been given a scare after another oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico –...
Hurricane Earl downgraded but the U.S. remains on alert
States along America’s heavily-populated Eastern Seaboard have declared emergencies as Hurricane Earl rages off the coast of North Carolina. Despite...
Holiday islands evacuated ahead of Hurricane Earl
As many as 5,000 holidaymakers have been evacuated from Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands in the Outer Banks of North Caroline...
Abu Dhabi goes from strength to strength
Abu Dhabi enjoyed a 16 percent rise in the number guests staying in the emirate’s 116 licensed hotels and hotel...
Oman Ministry of Tourism outlines 2010 Ramadan & Eid programme
The Sultanate of Oman has outlined its 2010 Ramadan and Eid program, which will run until September 9, 2010. The...

TRAVELWIRES

The irony of Tourism Month

Somewhere in Limpopo, in search of biodiversity: It’s 6am, the sun is...
Quiz: Doctor Hlongwane, Head Chef at The Grace

Please briefly introduce yourself, where are you based and your age? Doctor...
Westin Grand Hotel lifted off blacklist

I was really glad to read that the US Consulate in Cape...
Travelwires finalist in SA Blog Awards, PLEASE VOTE US!

I’m happy to announce that Travelwires has been shortlisted on the ‘The...
Hilton Worldwide appoints new Area President, Operations, Middle East and Africa

Rudi Jagersbacher to replace the retiring Jean-Paul Herzog at the beginning of...

TOURISM UPDATE

Poll position: Moz riots
The Mozambique riots were widely publicised in the media, despite hotels and tourism suppliers saying that travel hadn't been adversely...
Early arrival for Lufthansa A380
Lufthansa has confirmed that it will introduce its newest A380 aircraft to Johannesburg six weeks ahead of schedule. From September...
De Stijl Gariep officially opens in September
The De Stijl Gariep Hotel at Gariep Dam will open its doors on September 11, 2010, and aims to showcase...
David Rattray dies
Tourism industry personality, David Rattray, passed away last week Friday, September 3 after losing a battle to cancer. Rattray was one...
Tanzania to promote Golf Tourism
The Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) has recently announced it is developing Golf Tourism and is planning to create special Golf...

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