| News, Views, and Reviews for Travel into and out of Africa. |
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MAGAZINE
ISSUE 09 – SEPTEMBER 2017
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| Wednesday, 27 September is World Tourism Day and this year the theme is Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development. This global event provides a unique opportunity for stakeholders to work together in making tourism a catalyst for positive change by addressing challenges outlined by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and by highlighting the contribution that the tourism sector is making to achieve these goals.
In South Africa, September is Tourism Month. Under the theme ‘We Do Tourism Sustainably’, South African Tourism and the National Department of Tourism aims to drive awareness on the importance of domestic tourism to the economy. Our features on African Airports, African Arrivals, and the African Hotel Valuation Index all stress the importance of domestic tourism to local economies.
In keeping with both celebratory themes, this edition continues our year-long series on ‘Africa’s Sustainable Tourism Gems.’ To discover how your eco-friendly destination, hotel, lodge or attraction can be featured in this series, click here.
As usual, just click on the top image to read the magazine online or click on the images below to read each story. If you prefer to read a hard copy of the magazine, Peecho can print a copy in the Netherlands and courier it to your door.
Happy Tourism Month!
#WeDoTourismSustainably #WTD2017 #IY2017 #TravelEnjoyRespect #SDGs
Des Langkilde. editor |
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| The 2017 edition of the annual Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo will showcase the widest variety of Africa’s best tourism products to international visitors and media from across the world in Bulawayo from 27 Sep to 01 Oct 2017. |
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| 05 | Come Live the Magic of Kenya (Advertisement) |
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AFRICA’S SUSTAINABLE TOURISM GEMS
06 | Eco-Friendly Hotels: LUX* Resorts & Hotels – MAURITIUS |
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| LUX* has embarked on a journey towards a carbon-clean future, known as ‘Tread Lightly’. Working with Ecosur Afrique, LUX* asks for a voluntary €1 per room night donation towards carbon-offsetting projects. |
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| 07 | Eco-Friendly Hotels: Asilia Africa – TANZANIA |
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| Roho ya Selous in Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve is the latest addition to the Asilia stable of ecotourism camps. Operating 18 camps in East Africa, Asilia’s vision is to turn vulnerable ecosystems into viable conservation economies. |
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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM SOLUTIONS
08 | Tour Operators’ Charter for Sustainable Tourism |
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| The important role that Tour Operators play in lowering the impact of mass tourism on local communities, economies and natural attractions is underestimated, and under recognised. Greg McManus explains how to change that. |
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| 09 | How to TREAD LIGHTLY in Ecotourism |
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| Travel writer Holly Tuppen shares a few simple tips on how to contribute to eco-friendly escapes by being an eco-conscious traveller and guest. |
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| 10 | Eco Icons for Sustainable Tourism Development |
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| Need a simple yet effective way to show your commitment to sustainable tourism? Join Eco-Atlas and show eco-travellers how to eat, shop, stay and play the green way at your establishment. |
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| 11 | Why Join the Fair Trade Tourism? |
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| The owners of Umlani Bush Camp, Three Trees at Spioenkop, and Sani Lodge Backpackers explain why they joined Fair Trade Tourism and the benefits of accreditation. |
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AVIATION
12 | African Airports Project Growth for Remainder of 2017 |
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| This analysis of seat capacity for travel to the top 10 international airports in Africa shows that Johannesburg is at #1 slot, followed by Cairo, Addis Ababa, Casablanca, and Cape Town in the top 5. Durban airport is the lowest at -26%. |
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BUSINESS & FINANCE
13 | The Revenue Journey – Part 1: Taking the plunge |
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| Aka yield management, revenue management has been used by airlines, car rental companies and hotels for years. But do you understand how it actually works? In this series, Derek Martin explains all. |
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| 14 | Tourist Arrivals & Hotel Stats for South Africa: September 2017 Report |
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| Get the latest Overseas and African Tourist Arrivals, Hotel RevPar, and Airport Passenger Arrival statistics for 2017.
To download and save this report as a PDF file click HERE. |
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| 15 | Africa Records 18 Million International Arrivals |
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| Some good news: international arrivals to Africa have grown by 6.5 percent to reach 18,550 million. Key trends in Africa tourism include Domestic Tourism (up 8%), Short-term rentals (up 12%), and Niche Tourism growth. |
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| 16 | Africa Hotel Valuation Index 2017 |
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| Launched at the THINC Africa conference in Cape Town last month, the 4th edition of the HVI now includes 23 cities with the addition of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), Dakar (Senegal), Kampala (Uganda), and Maputo (Mozambique). |
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EVENTS
24 | ITB Asia 2017 Sold Out |
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| Celebrating its 10th anniversary as ‘Asia’s Leading Travel Trade Show’, ITB Asia 2017 has completely sold out ahead of its milestone show from 25 – 27 October2017 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. |
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| 25 | City Lodge Hotel Group (Advertisement) |
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HOSPITALITY
26 | Property Review: Cape St. Francis Resort |
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| There are not that many holiday resorts in South Africa that are both family-friendly and pet-friendly, so discovering that Cape St. Francis Resort is both was a pleasant surprise. Another surprise is that the Cape Seal Lighthouse is being used (and abused) by Portnet officials. |
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| 27 | Property Review: City Lodge Hotel V&A Waterfront |
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| The City Lodge Hotel Victoria And Alfred Waterfront has great views over looking the Roggebaai Canal precinct – convenient for City Sightseeing boat tours. The hotel is also relieving Cape Town’s dire water shortage. |
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LEGAL
28 | Social Media & Defamation – Part 1 |
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| Our legal beagle, Louis the Lawyer kicks off this new series on the legal ramifications of social media from a tourism perspective with definitions and compliance to Terms & Conditions that govern social platforms. |
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TRANSPORT
29 | 5 Tips for Long Distance Bus Travel |
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| Holly Anderson, a third-year student at Rhodes University, shares how she kept her sanity, and her luggage, from going AWOL with tips on how to survive long-distance bus journeys. |
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| 30 | Vehicle Review: Suzuki Ignis 1.2 GLX |
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| Suzuki claims that its fiery new Ignis is ‘Like No Other’. We hit the road to test this claim and found the Ignis to be a fun car to drive, with plenty of tech features to satisfy Generation Z drivers and even fossilised millennials, like no other. |
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| 32 | Diabetics South Africa (Advertisement) |
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