The French Football Federation has confirmed that France will make Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa in Knysna its base camp for the 2010 Football World Cup. France, which was drawn in Group A to play South Africa, Mexico and Uruguay, will arrive at Pezula in early June. Les Bleus, who... [view entry]

15 on Orange Hotel, the latest addition to Cape Town’s booming luxury hotel culture, is now open to public and guests. Situated on the border on the historic Company’s Gardens, this stylish and sophisticated hotel is set to become the place to be seen for luxury travellers as well as... [view entry]

Mashovhela Lodge situated just north of Louis Trichardt in the Soutpansberg Mountains of South Africa has been selected to be part of the Netherlands’ governments Export Coaching Program for tourism. This program run through an agency of the Netherlands government, the CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing... [view entry]

A follow-up to the Rooms4U.travel saga, where I published an extract from CapeInfo.com through a blog post titled ‘Questions raised over Rooms4U.travel and its association with SA Tourism, Match and FEDHASA, there are new developments confirming that it’s not yet over and industry bodies are now distancing themselves from this... [view entry]

Kulula has launched an onboard entertainment podcast for passengers flying with them over the summer. The podcast is available as a free download (that can be heard on any device that plays mp3s) kulula website and features interviews from interesting South African creatives and offbeat entrepreneurs. An initial pilot episode,... [view entry]

General Manager, John Gray renowned as an “opener”, recently joined Lonrho Hotels with 35 years hospitality management experience with mentionables such as Cresta Mowana in Chobe, Indigo Bay Island Resort in Mozambique and Elephant Hills in Victoria Falls. John’s French speaking team includes Paul Murry worked with cruise liners during... [view entry]

For me March was the turning point as I entered the blogging scene full-time, after having worked for a boss for almost 9 years. Throughout the year, there have been happy moments and stressful ones due to delayed payments. Overall 2009 has been a very challenging year for myself in... [view entry]

Brett Davidge has been promoted to the position as the Hotel Manager for the refurbished Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, Cape Town, which was recently voted the No. 1 City Hotel and the No. 1 Hotel Spa in Africa and the Middle East. Related posts:The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa... [view entry]

Recently, staff at Hertz found a hidden passenger taking a free ride in one of their vehicles – a tiny black and white kitten, cute enough to turn the softies at Hertz to mush! Danniel Kruger, Administration Manager at Hertz’s Namibia office, took delivery of a vehicle that had been... [view entry]

154-room Hilton Windhoek scheduled to open mid-2010 Hilton Worldwide has announced the signing of a management agreement with Pride of Africa Hospitality (Pty) Ltd, Africa Pride Hospitality (Pty) Ltd and United Africa Group (Pty) Ltd for the first Hilton property in Namibia. The 154-room new build Hilton Windhoek in Namibia’s... [view entry]