R3.1 billion spent in South Africa during the World Cup
Foreign Visa card spending reached R3.1 billion during the lead-up to, during and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Spending continued in the three weeks after the final and was up 55 percent over 2009 levels with 49,000 Visa transactions on average a day from the start of June until the end […]
Cape Winelands to feature on google street view
Building on this year’s exciting Street View launch in June, Google will be adding a further 19 SA wineries to the most comprehensive database of winelands imagery in the world. This will include leading wineries such as Vergelegen,Thelema Mountain Vineyards and Villiera. Street View adds another dimension to Google Maps, with 360 degree street-level images […]
Number of foreign visitors up in 2010
Foreign visitors to South Africa had risen by more than 350 000 for the first four months of this year as compared to the same period in 2009, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has said. Speaking ahead of the launch of the annual Tourism Month on Thursday, van Schalkwyk said from January to April this […]
