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Airline touts affordable South Africa stays

Airline touts affordable South Africa stays

SAA VACATIONS®’ “AFFORDABLE SOUTH AFRICA” PACKAGE OFFERS LUXURY AND EXPLORATION AT A VALUE PRICE FOR 2013 9-Day, Air-Inclusive Package Includes Cape Town with Tours plus a Safari Stay Starting at $2,779* (restrictions apply); Add-ons to Victoria Falls Available Fort Lauderdale, FL (Dec. 14, 2012) – South African Airways Vacations® (SAAV) announced its 9-day “Affordable South [...]

December 14, 2012No CommentRead More

Carrier puts Africa on ‘super-sale’

Carrier puts Africa on ‘super-sale’

PRESS RELEASE FROM SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS: South African Airways OFFERS A SUPER SALE TO AFRICA WITH FARES AS LOW AS $985* rt (restrictions apply)  Give the Gift of Africa for the Holidays Fort Lauderdale (Nov. 27, 2012) – South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, is encouraging travelers to give themselves or a loved [...]

November 27, 2012No CommentRead More

SAA sets 2013 US showcase dates

SAA sets 2013 US showcase dates

PRESS RELEASE FROM SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS South African Airways and On Show Solutions ANNOUNCE DATES FOR AFRICA SHOWCASE 2013  5th annual TRAVEL SHOW TO VISIT MAJOR U.S. CITIES IN SEPTEMBER Fort Lauderdale (Nov. 12, 2012) – South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, and South Africa-based event organizer, On Show Solutions, have announced the [...]

November 12, 2012No CommentRead More

SAA offers 48-hour roundtrip sale

SAA offers 48-hour roundtrip sale

PLANTATION, Fla.–South African Airways is offering roundtrip transatlantic fares from Washington, D.C. to Johannesburg starting from as low as $860 (with restrictions), good for travel through Dec. 12 when booked by Nov. 9. For more information or to book, visit www.flysaa.com or call 800-521-8485.

November 8, 2012No CommentRead More

SAA selects 2013 onboard vintages

SAA selects 2013 onboard vintages

PRESS RELEASE FROM SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS: South African Airways Names 2013 Trophy Wines Cape Town, Nov. 4, 2012 – South African Airways (SAA) today announced the winners of its competition for wines to be served on board its aircraft in 2013. The winning wines will be served on all SAA domestic, regional and international flights [...]

November 5, 2012No CommentRead More

Video: Sounds of a township

Video: Sounds of a township

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — It was a chilly, blustery winter day in Cape Town. Some time on my hands before dinner at my hotel, I strolled over to the V&A Waterfront — a harborside collection of shops, eateries, attractions and even a Ferris Wheel akin to San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf — to see what [...]

June 25, 2012No CommentRead More

Review: On track for fine dining

Review: On track for fine dining

DURBAN, South Africa — Over the past dozen years, I, like many correspondents covering the travel and tourism industries, have of necessity boarded my fair share of trains. Quick one-day roundtrips from New York to Washington, D.C. aboard Amtrak’s Acela, even speedier rides between European and Asian cities on those continents’ ever-growing, ever-faster networks of [...]

June 25, 2012No CommentRead More

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Gettin’ some gemutlichkeit: Day 2

Recently, treKKen’ headed overseas to southwestern Germany for a 10-day, culinary- and culture-themed trek from Mainz to Lake Constance, with stops in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Hohenzollern Castle and other towns, cities, vineyards and sightseeing spots well-known, and less so, across the Black Forest, the Schwabische Alb (Swabian Alps) and the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. [...]

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