Tessa Reed

Tessa Reed

Fair Trade Tourism has grown the number of operators to 52 that are approved to sell Fair Trade holiday packages.

Fair Trade gains traction among tour operators

07 Apr 2017

The tented lounge and dining area at Tented Adventures’ campsite in Pretoriuskop Rest Camp, Kruger.

New serviced tented offering opens in Kruger

07 Apr 2017

Discover Bushman culture

07 Apr 2017

A guide to affordable Botswana

07 Apr 2017

Five areas to include in an itinerary

07 Apr 2017

The Delta: Worth every dollar and then some

07 Apr 2017

Standard & Poor’s downgraded South Africa's credit rating after President Zuma fired former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan along with several other ministers and deputy ministers.

Tourism is the lever that can pull us out of a downgrade – CEO

06 Apr 2017

An unfenced tented camp in Nkuhlu region of the Kruger National Park is one of the investment opportunities identified by SANParks.

SANParks unveils investment opportunities

05 Apr 2017

Tourism Minister, Tokozile Xasa, addressing the Local Government Tourism Conference this week.

Value of tourism gaining traction in local government

05 Apr 2017

SANParks looks to private-sector partnerships to fund conservation

04 Apr 2017

Minister of Tourism, Tokozile Xasa, addressing government officials, the tourism trade and media at the Local Government Tourism Conference on Monday.

New Minister discusses radical socio-economic transformation

03 Apr 2017

New annual cycle challenge to feature homestays

03 Apr 2017

Clarissa Carsten, co-founder of International Convention Solutions, pictured with partner, Tsholo Wesi.

Hidden Gems: No easy road for women in tourism

31 Mar 2017

Following input from industry and grading accessors, TGCSA hopes to release new grading criteria shortly.

Webinar: Hear SA Tourism’s plans for grading

30 Mar 2017

Large enterprises do not trust SMEs, according to a recent study.

Large businesses still exclude SMEs – study

29 Mar 2017

Indaba offers the opportunity for tourism players in the country and on the continent to get a bigger share of the global tourism market, says SA Tourism CEO, Sisa Ntshona.

SA Tourism offers peek into this year’s Indaba show

28 Mar 2017

Indaba 2018 up for grabs

28 Mar 2017

The majority of tourists are prepared to make small changes to their behaviour when on holiday if it benefits local communities, according to a recent study.

Access to capital the greatest barrier to responsible tourism – study

23 Mar 2017

SA film industry has the potential to market SA well

Tourism should leverage SA’s growing film industry – study

20 Mar 2017

An email circulated to a number of smaller tour operators suggests that Protea Hotels by Marriott will be phasing out dynamic rates, offering STO to only a select number of wholesalers.

Protea’s push for dynamic rates ‘knocking out’ tour ops

10 Mar 2017

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