W Cape still reliant on consumer spend

The economy of the Western Cape is growing steadily, but rising fuel and electricity prices could put pressure on consumers, its main growth driver.

• Climate change a threat to rooibos tea
• Inflation, joblessness hamper W Cape
• W Cape economy limps along

Body count rises in hotel sector

A number of bankrupt Cape hotels will go under the hammer following a spate of recent closures.

• Protea plans to buy stressed hotels
• Sun International earnings take a dive
• Iconic Joburg hotel closes

Top hotels eye Africa for growth

As the continent's tourism growth outpaces that of developed countries, global hotel chains are poised to spend hundreds of millions on new facilities.

• Iconic Joburg hotel closes
• Protea plans to buy stressed hotels
• Revenue rise for Sun International

Top Cape hotels almost 90% full

After somewhat of a lull following the World Cup soccer tournament, the occupancy levels of Cape Town's five-star hotels have risen sharply.

• Pricey Cape hotels on global list
• Cape Town hotels 40% full
• Glut of 5-star hotel rooms in SA

Glut of 5-star hotel rooms in SA

Hotel occupancies are down after too many new rooms were built in the run-up to the World Cup.

• Hospitality moves on top hotels
• World Cup blow for SA hotels
• Holidaymakers ditch hotels for tents

No longer necessary to spend

FEARS THAT HOTELS and airlines would push through exorbitant price hikes over the June/July school holidays on the back of the Fifa Soccer World Cup appear to have been premature. In fact, there’s now great value to be had for South African travellers, especially those planning a trip to Cape Town and Durban where demand from overseas soccer fans hasn’t materialised to the extent originally anticipated. Some hotels are offering rooms for selected periods in June/July for as little as a third of