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Cape Town Accommodation 2007-06-04 16:35:00 Cape Town, arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the world, hosts one of our finest hotels - The Commodore. With its nautical theme, superb service and some magnificent views of the harbour and Table Mountain, The Commodore provides an unforgettable
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Intrepid Announces 15% Off Selected African Trips 2007-06-02 19:05:00 Fancy an African
adventure of a lifetime? Want to get a little wild? Swap city streets for wide, open spaces and join Intrepid for an amazing African experience! Intrepid is offering 15% off the price of any of its 19 Southern Africa trips, booked before 30 June 2007.
Spotlight on Kenya 2007-05-29 17:39:00 With close on 50 parks and reserves, and a further nine marine parks and reserves to choose from, you’re going to have to do some homework to cram everything in on a short visit.
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Dragoman Overland Offers Thrilling Overland Adventure Travel Package to Lake of Stars Music Festival in Africa 2007-05-26 20:33:00 With many music festival lovers being forced to miss out on Glastonbury, Dragoman Overland
has stepped in with two Africa
music tour packages unlikely to match the former's inevitable downpour! The first 21 day package takes music festival lovers from Johannesburg to Lilongwe to the amazing Lake of Stars music festival in Malawi along with three days of game watching at the South Luangwa National Park. Those looking for a 2008 start will surely find great excitement in their 21 day Festival
of the Niger package
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New bid for safer skies over Africa 2007-05-24 18:50:00 WHEN a brand-new Kenya Airways Boeing 737 crashed into a jungle swamp this month seconds after take-off from Douala airport killing all 114 people aboard, authorities mistakenly thought it had plunged to earth 160km to the south.
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Discover the Wilds of Africa with AdventureWomen 2007-05-23 19:18:00 LUSAKA, Zambia—AdventureWomen, the oldest worldwide adventure travel company for active women over 30, takes off on an authentic Africa
n wilderness safari adventure in Zambia, highly regarded by many as the continent’s greatest secret. This adventure, which runs from Oct. 26-Nov. 8, 2007, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity ideal for any woman with a truly bold spirit.More...
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Elephants use their feet to "hear" calls 2007-06-07 18:06:00 Researchers led by Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell of Stanford University Medical Centre in California also suspected that these rumblings generate seismic waves that travel through the ground, enabling elephants to pick up the signals through their surprisingly sensitive feet.
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Meeting the Maasai 2007-06-06 18:00:00 Finally I have internet on my computer and can post this! Sorry, it's REALLY long, but I think if you want to get at least an idea of what it was like, it's good. I am going to post in in sections so it's not too overwhelming. So, this is what I've been up to the last few weeks. Enjoy!
Africa Travel - on safari both wild and civilized 2007-06-11 16:45:00 This was Africa
, and this was adventure most civilized, in which even our tents had a touch of luxury. It was also an introduction to the people of East Africa and to the joys of small-group travel. The journey, with Overseas Adventure Travel
of Cambridge, Mass., was billed as a Serengeti safari, but it was a lot more...
Tax deductions for air travel to South Africa 2007-06-09 17:37:00 With the advent of air travel, the world has become a smaller place. Many families are now spread across the globe – it is not unheard of for SouthAfrica
n resident parents to have their children living, working and studying in the UK, Australia, the United States and many other countries.
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African culture is a unique tourism pull 2007-06-15 16:34:00 In what is to be a new initiative in marketing Africa to the outside world, the Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Alhaji Munzali Dantata, has called on African
countries to launch a sustainable campaign of their cultural festivals as a unique
way of selling Africa to the world.
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South Africa Travel Alert Announcement 2007-06-13 17:18:00 This Public Announcement
is being issued to alert U.S. citizens to the potential for a large-scale strike throughout SouthAfrica
scheduled to begin June 1, 2007. U.S. citizens are encouraged to consider the potential impact of strike-related activities before traveling to or within South Africa
at this time. This Public Announcement expires on August 1, 2007.
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Top travel tips when touring S. Africa 2007-06-17 17:58:00 Asurvey of South Africa
n Tourist Accommodation - www.southafrican.info - recently announced the substantial monthly tourist expenditure of R963,9-million per month over 2004 and 2005.
Al Qaeda's Franchise in Africa ? 2007-06-21 16:59:00 More than a year ago, I inaugurated this column with an essay whose title – "The War on Terrorism's Forgotten Front" – laid out what has been one of the recurring themes of this series.
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South Africa: Travel Booking Online Made Easier 2007-06-23 17:36:00 Price comparison engine HotPrice.co.za recently launched HotPrice Travel
, which enables consumers to compare airline, accommodation and car rental prices online. According to Daniel Martins, marketing manager for HotPrice.co.za, "this is the ultimate solution for anybody wanting to travel overseas or within SouthAfrica
as it provides everything that they need off one price comparison engine."
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Transport and trade improvements in Cameroon and Chad 2007-06-27 16:41:00 The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$201 million regional operation to finance transport and trade improvements in Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic.
On safari in Tanzania 2007-07-01 22:06:00 The young Masai warrior who is with us begins to laugh, long and deep. This is clearly the funniest thing he’s heard in a while. It’s like a Masai telling us he would survive in London by asking a passer-by for £100.
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Africa seeks to clean up air safety record 2007-06-29 21:26:00 Windhoek - Africa
n countries launched a body on Thursday to improve air safety on the continent, long viewed as the most dangerous place in the world to fly.
Brussels Airline to add four flights to East Africa 2007-07-04 18:08:00 Elgian flag carrier BrusselsAirline
s is to introduce four more aircraft for its East Africa
n customers. This is in a review of its operations in the region that will see the line take on competition from Nairobi and Entebbe.
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Volunteer tutor is Africa-bound 2007-07-08 18:34:00 According to the volunteer group's Web site, www.i-to-i.com, it is the world's leading volunteer travel company. Since1999, it has trained 15,000 people to teach English as a foreign language; has raised $130,000 to buy materials for projects around the world; and has sent 20,000 volunteers to work on projects overseas.
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Warns against trips to Zimbabwe 2007-07-12 16:47:00 Zimbabweans are suffering under increasing violence and hyperinflation, which prompted the Mugabe regime to order shops and businesses to reduce their prices or face arrest.
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Air France Launches Vacation Packages to Africa 2007-07-10 17:18:00 "We are very excited to add Africa
to the list of Air France
Holidays' destinations. This new venture provides our customers with the options and flexibility they require, while maintaining our mission of affordable, quality travel," says Paul Barry, President of Air France Holidays. "Africa offers diverse travel experiences from the beauty and serenity of the Serengeti to the ancient wonders of the Egyptian pyramids, and everything in-between."
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Namibia Eyes Chinese Tourism 2007-07-16 17:37:00 The NamibiaTourism
Board (NTB) recently went to China to find out the requirements of potential Chinese
travellers. This follows the signing of the Approved Destination Status (ADS) agreement between China and Namibia, which paved the way for the Namibian industry to pursue the growing Chinese outbound tourism market.
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