Tag: Table Mountain
Dead whale highlights major faults with octopus fishing industry in False Bay
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 19:20Another dead 12-metre Bryde’s whale was found in False Bay near Cape Town last week after becoming entangled in octopus trap ropes. The traps have been in use by a ... Read More
Window or aisle? Where most people prefer to sit on a plane
Chief Assignment Editor- June 4, 2019 18:35When it comes to where you sit on a plane, location matters. So, which is it? Window seat, aisle seat or even the middle seat? Thomas Cook Airlines decided to ... Read More
World Travel Awards 2019: Complete list of winners for Africa & the Indian Ocean
Alain St.Ange- June 4, 2019 02:16The World Travel Awards took place in Mauritius. Businesses from all over Africa were competing to be the best of the best. This is the 26th Wrld Tavel Awards organized ... Read More
United Airlines announces first-ever nonstop New York/Newark-Cape Town service
Chief Assignment Editor- April 30, 2019 15:23United Airlines today announced tickets are now available for purchase for the first-ever nonstop service by a U.S. carrier between New York/Newark and Cape Town. United will begin three-times weekly ... Read More
United Airlines plans nonstop service between New York/Newark and Cape Town
Chief Assignment Editor- April 15, 2019 19:40United Airlines today applied with the U.S. Department of Transportation for authority to begin new service between New York/Newark Liberty International Airport and Cape Town International Airport. United plans to ... Read More
Marriott Hotels brings TED Fellows Salon to Cape Town
Chief Assignment Editor- March 22, 2019 15:30Marriott Hotels in partnership with TED, hosted its first TED Fellows Salon in Cape Town, South Africa, sparking conversations around Africa’s beauty, rich heritage and innovative spirit. Held at the ... Read More
Source of The Nile Bridge part of Global Greening for St. Patrick’s Day
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- March 16, 2019 18:14The Embassy of Ireland in Uganda, in partnership with the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and the Uganda National Roads Authority, illuminated the "Source of the Nile" Bridge green ahead of ... Read More
Cape Town selected for prestigious study on global destinations
editor- March 12, 2019 19:30Cape Town, South Africa, was selected as one of 15 top global destinations to be chosen as ideal subjects for a case study by the United Nations World Tourism Organization ... Read More
Leading industry figures take the helm at Cape Town Tourism
eTN Managing Editor- December 4, 2018 22:05Two renowned tourism professionals to provide guidance to Cape Town's premier industry organisation. Read More
Table Mountain officially inaugurated as New 7 Wonder of Nature
editor- December 4, 2012 02:14It was a proud moment for all South Africans when the official inauguration of Table Mountain as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature took place at a ceremony ... Read More
Accolade boosts Table Mountain tourism
editor- November 24, 2012 01:37South African tourism has received a welcome boost with the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway recording a marked rise in visitor numbers since the Mountain was named one of the provisional ... Read More
Tanzania Tourist Board acknowledges voting of two African mountains
editor- November 16, 2011 05:42TANZANIA (eTN) - Provisional voting of Table Mountain in South Africa in the list of New7Wonders of Nature and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania among most attractive sites in Africa has ... Read More
Cape Town’s Table Mountain named one of the New7Wonders of Nature
editor- November 12, 2011 06:04Table Mountain has been announced as one of the New7Wonders of Nature along with the Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, and Puerto Princesa Underground River. Read More
Experience Table Mountain for Father’s Day
editor- June 16, 2011 04:47Do something different with dad this Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, in the form of an exhilarating bike ride or hike on Table Mountain. Read More
‘Tired’ tourist airlifted from Table Mountain
editor- October 8, 2008 03:07An American tourist had to be rescued after he took a wrong turn hiking on Table Mountain and became stuck on a ledge on Monday. Read More
Fuse leaves tourists high and dry
editor- May 15, 2008 04:16For the second time this year tourists have been left dangling in cable cars high above Cape Town's Table Mountain. On Tuesday, scores of frustrated tourists and locals left the ... Read More
South Africans galvanized to stop muggings on Table Mountain, Cape Town’s tourist icon
editor- March 21, 2008 04:16CAPE TOWN, South Africa: Cape Town has reclaimed its mountain from the muggers. After months of knife-wielding thugs on Table Mountain grabbing purses and headlines, authorities are quietly confident that ... Read More
SA tourists trapped in cable car
editor- January 23, 2008 04:31More than 30 people in South Africa were trapped in a cable car in mid-air for more than three hours near the top of Table Mountain after a power cut. ... Read More
