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CRUMBLING AWAY: Deteriorating roads across the city are forcing residents to take matters into their own hands. Pictures: TAMMY FRAY

Crumbling roads killing local tourism

East Coast resorts and caravan park owners along Schafli Road are on the brink of disaster, facing a fate like Mazeppa Bay Hotel, if the road’s crumbling infrastructure isn’t urgently addressed. In January, the historic Mazeppa Bay Hotel…

BEACH TOURS: Buffalo City Adventures will soon launch e-scooter guided tours along East London Esplanade. Picture: SUPPLIED

New e-scooters boost to BCM tourism

Buffalo City Adventures is in the final stages of planning to introduce a fun and innovative way for people to learn more about East London while taking in the beautiful sights that the city has to offer. The introduction of e-scooters…

Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront. File photo.Image: GALLO IMAGES

V&A Waterfront the first ‘Covid-19 safe’ tourist attraction in SA

Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront has become the first tourist attraction in SA to be considered Covid-19 safe. The attraction was awarded a “global safety and hygiene stamp” by the World Travel and Tourism Council. The Waterfront joins an…

Tourism industry optimistic despite R748m daily losses

NONKULULEKO NJILO The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) on Monday said it was confident the industry would survive the Covid-19 pandemic, despite recording a daily loss in tourism expenditure of R748m. This comes after as…

Proudly local travel – 7 tourism wonders every South African should see at least once in their lives

Okay, we admit it — our country actually has countless wonders. Here’s a selection of some of the places that make us most proud of our beautiful land 1. Blyde River Canyon (Motlatse Canyon) Mpumalanga means “the place where the sun…

The new ferry is called Krotoa, after the first female political prisoner on the island. Image: Supplied

New ferry should bolster visitor numbers to Robben Island

Robben Island is set to increase its passenger-carrying capacity by 270 people with the introduction of a new catamaran ferry in Cape Town. The ferry, which arrived on Friday, has been named Krotoa, after the first female political…

PASSION AND PURPOSE: Asanda Mbaxa has been shortlisted in Tourist Guide category of the Lilizela Tourism Awards. Picture: SUPPLIED

From cleaner to tour guide to awards shortlist

The Steve Biko Centre’s Asanda Mbaxa, a tour guide and educational assistant officer, has gained honours at being shortlisted in the prestigious national Lilizela Tourism Awards. The awards celebrate various tour operators, sites and…

International Space Station (ISS)

Nasa’s space tourism coming in 2020: what you need to know

NASA plans to allow tourists to visit the International Space Station (ISS) from 2020. According to Nasa‚ ISS will support the growth of commercial space activities in low-Earth orbit. Private spaceflight will allow Nasa to turn its…

Southern Cross Cruises owner John Barry, left, has enjoyed a bumper season, thanks to the swirling sardine runPicture: ALAN EASON

World flocks to EL to spend holiday cash

Sardine runs, cruises, fresh fish and trampoline parks are some of the attractions that prompt visitors and tourists to spend their holiday cash in East London and along the Wild Coast. Southern Cross Cruises owner John Barry, who takes…

A snowy vista as seen from Away With the Faeries Backpackers in Hogsback. Like Cape Town, the popular tourist destination has also seen heavy snow fall.                                       Source

Snow provides winter wonderland for some but misery for many others

While many middle class Cape Town families are taking impromptu trips to see the blankets of snow falling in areas of the province‚ others are searching for loved ones or battling the perils of inadequate housing on farms. Colette…