Cape Town Accommodation hotting up!
As someone on the front line of the accommodation industry, Ive experienced first hand the rising demand for Cape Town accommodation. I currently manage a wide selection of luxury Cape Town accommodation including luxury villas, hotels & self catering apartments, and by now most of them are fully booked up for the Peak season. Camps […]
UK paper readers vote Cape Town ‘World’s Best City
The Telegraph Travel Awards for 2008 were released today and New Zealand, Australia and South Africa were voted the readers’ “favourite destinations on earth”; while their favourite cities were voted as Cape Town, San Francisco, Sydney and Vancouver. The Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town was named one of the favourite city hotels in the […]
When is the best time to visit Cape Town?
Recently I have had many clients asking me: “When is the best time of year to visit Cape Town?” Traditionally, one might have answered “December, or January” which is when most people have time off work, and ultimately, when Cape Town has some of it’s finer weather, and is abuzz with events and activities. But, […]
August in Cape Town
…though lunch at Olympia cafe never hurts on the worst of days
Spring time
Well, the weather has certainly changed since my last post. We have come into Spring, and for some reason the weather has not come to the party… Cape Town has had some crazy storms, and generally weather which has made me want to stay in bed! When the weather is bad, the second best thing […]
Weak Rand helps local tourism
While some in the tourism industry report a drop in occupancy rates, others feel popular local attractions and the affordable rand could help the Cape’s industry buck international trends. Some hotels and other establishments have reportedly lowered their prices in an attempt to attract visitors, in response to a drop in the occupancy rate in […]
5 SA Restaurants in global Top 10
Five South African restaurants rank among this year’s global best in the 2009 S. Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurants. The annual “guide to the best places to eat on earth,” an initiative of the UK’s Restaurant Magazine, is the result of a worldwide poll which canvasses the opinions of the “world’s best travelled and most polished […]
