Nothing beats the experience of staying with locals and supporting their local communities. The WHL Group puts forward here five of its favourite community-based accommodation initiatives in Africa.
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Finding Local Travel Opportunity in South Africa around the World Cup
The clock’s ticking. Every hour we move closer to 4pm South Africa time on 11 June 2010, when the World Cup 2010 kicks off in Johannesburg’s Soccer City Stadium. The anticipation is palpable, but so is the growing frustration and sometimes anger about the absurd room rates and out-of-focus travel opportunities in a country driven…
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Caught Between World Cup Games in South Africa? Get Close to the People and the Land
When the stadiums are empty, plan a tour or activity in or near the World Cup host cities to get to know the real South Africa “This World Cup belongs to Africa!” declared Sepp Blatter, FIFA president, at the Cape Town Convention Centre on 5 December 2009, the long-awaited day of the World Cup 2010…
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A Peek Inside ‘Clean Breaks, 500 New Ways to See the World’
Clean Breaks, 500 New Ways to See the World (read a review), published in August 2009 by Rough Guides, is a full-colour guide of the authors’ handpicked choices of the world’s best hotels, tours and activities run by people who are passionate about what they do in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. Needless to…
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Eight whl.travel Destinations Are Finalists for the New Seven Wonders of Nature
In December 2007, a global call for votes on 440 destinations in 220 countries netted a pared-down list of 77 sites, all vying for one of seven coveted spots as the New Seven Wonders of Nature. Then, on 21 July 2009, a panel of experts announced the even more select list of only 28 finalists….
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whl.travel Rounds Out Its Africa Regional Office Team
The whl.travel Africa office has rounded out its core team with the appointment of Peter Fabricius as sales manager. Peter, on whose shoulders the moneymaking responsibility perches, completed a degree in Tourism Management at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He says he has “a spirited passion for travel as well as marketing, especially in…
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