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A decade of growth: WTM Africa's 2024 content programme revealed

A decade of growth: WTM Africa's 2024 content programme revealed

Travel in 2024 & beyond: It’s bespoke, it’s alone, it’s tech-driven but also so much more

Travel in 2024 & beyond: It’s bespoke, it’s alone, it’s tech-driven but also so much more

By Anton Gillis 19 Feb 2024

#BizTrends2024: Unveiling key trends in the travel and tourism sector

#BizTrends2024: Unveiling key trends in the travel and tourism sector

By Nombulelo Guliwe 30 Jan 2024

African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

Elias Aad 19 Oct 2017

City of Cape Town, Airbnb to collaborate on spreading the benefits of tourism

City of Cape Town, Airbnb to collaborate on spreading the benefits of tourism

19 Oct 2017

Crimson, YouKnow launch social analytics-based trends report

Crimson, YouKnow launch social analytics-based trends report

Jessica Tennant 12 Oct 2017

Mobile payments give you wings

Mobile payments give you wings

12 Oct 2017

Cape Town chefs educated on Halal gourmet cuisine to meet needs of Muslim travellers

10 Oct 2017

The realities of catering for Generation Z in the MICE space

The realities of catering for Generation Z in the MICE space

Chantal Kliche 5 Oct 2017

Signature Lux Hotel tapping into millennial travel trends

4 Oct 2017

Speakers and delegates enjoy lunch at Spier (Image Supplied)

#WFconf2017: The keys to growing Cape Winelands tourism

29 Sep 2017

Diversifying composition of tourism industry could unlock domestic tourism potential

Diversifying composition of tourism industry could unlock domestic tourism potential

28 Sep 2017

Could group travel experiences be the answer to SA's domestic tourism woes?

Could group travel experiences be the answer to SA's domestic tourism woes?

26 Sep 2017

Airlines changing with the trends, taking flight with millennials

Airlines changing with the trends, taking flight with millennials

Pumla Luhabe 21 Sep 2017

#TourismMonth: Sharing data. What does the future hold for the travel industry?

#TourismMonth: Sharing data. What does the future hold for the travel industry?

Jannine Adams 19 Sep 2017

Tourism business performance sees decline but it's not all doom and gloom

Tourism business performance sees decline but it's not all doom and gloom

19 Sep 2017

City's big-spending visitors contribute to the tourism economy

City's big-spending visitors contribute to the tourism economy

Avukile Mabombo 19 Sep 2017

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#TourismMonth: Open skies, more business travel means a stronger Africa

Oz Desai 18 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Mobile, the future of guest engagement

Cari Coetzee 15 Sep 2017

Foodies meet #Brewfood - Beerhouse launches new menu and food trend

Foodies meet #Brewfood - Beerhouse launches new menu and food trend

Ruth Cooper 14 Sep 2017

Olumara Camp (Image Supplied)

Exploring Kenya's Masai Mara through the eyes of a hotelier

Josephine Wawira 14 Sep 2017

South African Concierges Conference 2017 puts focus on bleisure trend

South African Concierges Conference 2017 puts focus on bleisure trend

11 Sep 2017

#TourismMonth: Tread the right way to tackle over-tourism

#TourismMonth: Tread the right way to tackle over-tourism

6 Sep 2017

Trends driving growth in tourism and travel in Africa

Trends driving growth in tourism and travel in Africa

29 Aug 2017

Enver Duminy, CEO, Cape Town Tourism

Cape Town Tourism one of the top 25 tourism websites in the world

Enver Duminy 22 Aug 2017

#BizTrends2017: All-inclusive holidays, snowy destinations trending for SA travellers

#BizTrends2017: All-inclusive holidays, snowy destinations trending for SA travellers

20 Jan 2017

Turbulence ahead for travellers in 2017

Turbulence ahead for travellers in 2017

Andrew Stark 20 Jan 2017

How to address the needs of the uncompromising customer

How to address the needs of the uncompromising customer

19 Jan 2017

Self-Drive Safari in Kenya

Adventure travel to drive growth of international travel

18 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Key trends in the live experience space

#BizTrends2017: Key trends in the live experience space

Alexandre Torrao 18 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Travel companies in tune with the tech savvy traveller will thrive

Cari Coetzee 18 Jan 2017

Travel trends and top destinations for 2017

16 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Driving growth in African tourism

#BizTrends2017: Driving growth in African tourism

13 Jan 2017

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African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

Elias Aad 19 Oct 2017

City of Cape Town, Airbnb to collaborate on spreading the benefits of tourism

City of Cape Town, Airbnb to collaborate on spreading the benefits of tourism

19 Oct 2017

Crimson, YouKnow launch social analytics-based trends report

Crimson, YouKnow launch social analytics-based trends report

Jessica Tennant 12 Oct 2017

Mobile payments give you wings

Mobile payments give you wings

12 Oct 2017

Cape Town chefs educated on Halal gourmet cuisine to meet needs of Muslim travellers

10 Oct 2017

The realities of catering for Generation Z in the MICE space

The realities of catering for Generation Z in the MICE space

Chantal Kliche 5 Oct 2017

Signature Lux Hotel tapping into millennial travel trends

4 Oct 2017

Speakers and delegates enjoy lunch at Spier (Image Supplied)

#WFconf2017: The keys to growing Cape Winelands tourism

29 Sep 2017

Diversifying composition of tourism industry could unlock domestic tourism potential

Diversifying composition of tourism industry could unlock domestic tourism potential

28 Sep 2017

Could group travel experiences be the answer to SA's domestic tourism woes?

Could group travel experiences be the answer to SA's domestic tourism woes?

26 Sep 2017

Airlines changing with the trends, taking flight with millennials

Airlines changing with the trends, taking flight with millennials

Pumla Luhabe 21 Sep 2017

#TourismMonth: Sharing data. What does the future hold for the travel industry?

#TourismMonth: Sharing data. What does the future hold for the travel industry?

Jannine Adams 19 Sep 2017

Tourism business performance sees decline but it's not all doom and gloom

Tourism business performance sees decline but it's not all doom and gloom

19 Sep 2017

City's big-spending visitors contribute to the tourism economy

City's big-spending visitors contribute to the tourism economy

Avukile Mabombo 19 Sep 2017

Free-Photos via

#TourismMonth: Open skies, more business travel means a stronger Africa

Oz Desai 18 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Mobile, the future of guest engagement

Cari Coetzee 15 Sep 2017

Foodies meet #Brewfood - Beerhouse launches new menu and food trend

Foodies meet #Brewfood - Beerhouse launches new menu and food trend

Ruth Cooper 14 Sep 2017

Olumara Camp (Image Supplied)

Exploring Kenya's Masai Mara through the eyes of a hotelier

Josephine Wawira 14 Sep 2017

South African Concierges Conference 2017 puts focus on bleisure trend

South African Concierges Conference 2017 puts focus on bleisure trend

11 Sep 2017

#TourismMonth: Tread the right way to tackle over-tourism

#TourismMonth: Tread the right way to tackle over-tourism

6 Sep 2017

Trends driving growth in tourism and travel in Africa

Trends driving growth in tourism and travel in Africa

29 Aug 2017

Enver Duminy, CEO, Cape Town Tourism

Cape Town Tourism one of the top 25 tourism websites in the world

Enver Duminy 22 Aug 2017

#BizTrends2017: All-inclusive holidays, snowy destinations trending for SA travellers

#BizTrends2017: All-inclusive holidays, snowy destinations trending for SA travellers

20 Jan 2017

Turbulence ahead for travellers in 2017

Turbulence ahead for travellers in 2017

Andrew Stark 20 Jan 2017

How to address the needs of the uncompromising customer

How to address the needs of the uncompromising customer

19 Jan 2017

Self-Drive Safari in Kenya

Adventure travel to drive growth of international travel

18 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Key trends in the live experience space

#BizTrends2017: Key trends in the live experience space

Alexandre Torrao 18 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Travel companies in tune with the tech savvy traveller will thrive

Cari Coetzee 18 Jan 2017

Travel trends and top destinations for 2017

16 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Driving growth in African tourism

#BizTrends2017: Driving growth in African tourism

13 Jan 2017

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Lufthansa Group to make 2017 the year of digitalisation

12 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Back to our roots - eight food trends for 2017

#BizTrends2017: Back to our roots - eight food trends for 2017

Nina Timm 12 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: The future of marketing in 360-degrees

#BizTrends2017: The future of marketing in 360-degrees

Andre Van Kets 12 Jan 2017

2017: Weathering a tough year for business

2017: Weathering a tough year for business

12 Jan 2017

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2017 hotel trends to look out for

Josephine Wawira 11 Jan 2017

Retirement tourism - the answer to our economic growth

Retirement tourism - the answer to our economic growth

Li-Pei Huang 11 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Travellers tired of surprises, striking out on their own

#BizTrends2017: Travellers tired of surprises, striking out on their own

Cari Coetzee 11 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Make 2017 the year of the emerging domestic tourist

#BizTrends2017: Make 2017 the year of the emerging domestic tourist

Jerry Mabena 10 Jan 2017

Chef Janine Fourie

#BizTrends2017: Shifts in the food industry

9 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Connected experiential holidays, all pervasive ICT the hottest trends in tourism

#BizTrends2017: Connected experiential holidays, all pervasive ICT the hottest trends in tourism

Gillian Saunders 9 Jan 2017

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