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Pullman Cape Town Welcomes New Executive Chef Melissa Stevens

A fresh chapter in culinary direction – with women leading the way Pullman Cape Town has appointed Melissa Stevens as its new Executive Chef –...

How overtourism is hurting business travel

Old problem, new issuesThe hidden cost of chaosNot just the crowdsA time to rethink, not retreat JOHANNESBURG – From Athens to Amsterdam, cities in Europe...

From Middle East Layover to Magic Kingdom: Why Abu Dhabi is Quietly Stealing Dubai’s...

You’ll have heard the news: The Walt Disney Company is bringing their seventh Disney theme park resort to Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island. Expected to...
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Two Holidays, One Flight Ticket: Layovers as Bonus Holidays

Why fly halfway around the world just to sit in an airport lounge eating packet peanuts for eight hours? According to Flight Centre’s 2025 Global...
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Travelling Against the Crowd: Exploring the Off-Peak Advantage

The current trend gaining momentum with South African travellers? Off-season travel. “As it turns out, travelling at the ‘wrong’ time of year may actually be...

The Travel Lifestyle Network (TLN) Celebrates 20 Years of Global Impact Through Local Expertise

The Travel Lifestyle Network (TLN), an alliance of independent travel and lifestyle communications agencies spanning more than 37 markets worldwide, proudly marks its 20th...

Australia wins big – and so do South African travellers: New direct route makes...

After being voted the ‘Most Desirable Country in the World’ by over 168,000 globetrotters in the 2025 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards (and for the...

Smart ways over-60s are funding guilt-free bucket list travel

After decades of hard work, raising families, navigating life’s curveballs (and probably sitting through more than your fair share of meetings that could’ve been...
Rosemary Anderson, National Chairperson of FEDHASA

FEDHASA AFFIRMS SOUTH AFRICA’S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY BODY RESPONDS TO INTERNATIONAL SAFETY CONCERNS JOHANNESBURG — The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (FEDHASA) today reinforced that South Africa's accommodations, restaurants, and...

SOUTH AFRICA IS OPEN, SAFE AND WELCOMING

SATSA responds to international commentary with facts, not fear JOHANNESBURG, 23 MAY 2025 — Recent headlines sparked by a widely publicised exchange between U.S. President...