Should you fly or drive this summer? (Enter our competition!)
We’re certain you’ve had to face this travelling conundrum: You have to get out of town for a holiday or perhaps for a work conference, but before you even start packing, how do you know how to travel – must you fly or drive? When planning your trip, here are Continue Reading
New private game reserve to open its gates in SA’s conservation stronghold
The Waterberg, situated in the Bushveld district of the Limpopo Province, is a conservation stronghold and an important Unesco-declared biosphere reserve, which the South African National Biodiversity Institute has named a critical biodiversity area. Now, an exciting new reserve boasting the Big 5 in a malaria-free region is opening its Continue Reading
Hazendal Wine Estate on track to open luxury Winelands hotel in 2023
Hazendal Wine Estate continues its remarkable reinvention, with a chic new destination hotel set to open on this historic South African wine estate in 2023. Set alongside the world-class 18-hole par-3 golf course, and overlooking a picturesque reservoir and the Bottelary Hills, the elegant Hazendal Hotel will further enhance the Continue Reading
Grande Roche Hotel celebrates Pearl Anniversary
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Grande Roche Hotel; a remarkable milestone for this celebrated address in the Paarl Winelands. And with the town first named for the ‘pearls’ of granite which shimmer on the mountain slopes above, it’s by happy coincidence that the ‘pearl’ Continue Reading
Serengeti sojourn mobile camp launches in the Togoro region this June!
The magnificent Serengeti Sojourn Mobile Camp has announced a new location for its second home. After years of opening in the Tanzania’s Lobo region every June, the luxury mobile camp is now making Togoro 1 (there are 3 camps in the area) its second home base. Like its name suggests, Continue Reading
Recently refurbished Winchester Hotel wins global design award
THE Winchester Hotel, which reopened its doors at the end of 2021 after a comprehensive and transformative R90-million renovation, has won a prestigious accolade from the international LIV Hospitality Design Awards. This much-loved seafront hotel overlooking Cape Town’s scenic Sea Point promenade, which was originally built nearly 100 years ago, Continue Reading
Cape Town to gain unique boutique retreat
THE Apostle Battery, a World War II defence station which falls within the SANParks managed Table Mountain National Park, is set to be revitalised and reimagined in a joint collaboration between NEWMARK Hotels & Reserves and ILIOS Travel. The historic military battery on the mountains above the seaside enclave of Continue Reading
ANEW Hotels & Resorts remains on-trend
Despite the setbacks brought on by the Covid-19 global pandemic, ANEW Hotels & Resorts has shown considerable growth during the past two years. Not only has the group expanded their property portfolio from three to 14 properties during this time, but as a business, the group eagerly anticipates staying abreast Continue Reading