travel

21 Nov 2018

Why tourism is the quick fix SA needs

By Janice Roberts

The tourism industry has been hamstrung for a number of years by unfriendly visa requirements, introduced under ex-Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba’s leadership. These requirements negatively impacted the number of tourists entering the country. In particular, the controversial requirement that visitors travelling with children under the age of 18 years provide their unabridged birth certificates...

15 Sep 2016

Travel agents and tourists beware of fraud risks

By Janice Roberts

The number of international tourists arriving in South Africa has surged by 18,7% in the last quarter of the 2015/16 financial year, compared to the previous year, according to the Department of Tourism’s annual report.

05 May 2016

Common Sense Isn’t Common

By Janice Roberts

I recently spent a few days away at a trout fishing lodge in the Magaliesberg mountains.  The experience was enlightening and proved the often quoted saying: Common sense isn’t common.