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Animals Who’ve Travelled the World
As pet owners know, our four-legged (or no legged) friends are constant companions who help brighten up even the dreariest of days. The affection that your pet feels for you can always be seen, reflected in their eyes and in their love of getting your attention. We’ve written previous posts on how to travel with […]
The Portswood Hotel – Cape Town, South Africa
The following post is by Marosane Hutchinson, Booking Agent at TravelGround.com. The Portswood Hotel is just minutes away from the world famous V&A Waterfront and is part of Cape Town’s colonial history. The restaurant and lobby of the hotel is build over the original well and holding cells of prisoners en-route to Robben Island some 300 […]
Growth continues at TravelGround.com – and its not because of the World Cup
Many of you were thrilled to hear about our significant Traffic Growth over 2009, and we’re happy to anounce the the trend has continued for the first six months of 2010. If you are wondering how this scale compares to our previous enquiries graph,rest assured that the last week shown here had over double the […]
Cape Town Honoured by Forbes
Cape Town has recently been selected by Forbes as one of the 12 most beautiful cities in the world! The selection of cities was done by a multi-national team of respected experts who lauded Cape Town for its low environmental impact and scenic qualities. We agree! Cape Town is an amazing city to live in […]
Awards for our Most Popular Accommodations of 2009
Today we have begun a tradition here at TravelGround.com. We are giving awards to our most popular accommodations of 2009, and we will be awarding them every year from now on. Choosing the winners Since TravelGround opened only 6 months ago we have received almost 250,000 page views and thousands of accommodation enquiries, bookings and […]
What each star grading means
The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa‘s Star Gradings are independently assessed and are the only Star Gradings accepted and displayed on TravelGround.com. The TGCSA may award between 1 and 5 stars to an accommodation depending on the overall standard that a guest can expect, as well as the facilities on offer. We are proud […]
Cape Town gets a pat on the back
On Monday night the World Travel awards were held at the ICC in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. Since they were established in 1993 the awards have constituted the most prestigious tourism rating the planet has to offer. It was at this prestigious ceremony that Cape Town was selected as Africa’s premier tourist traction. Mansoor Mohammed, who […]
IPL proves South Africa’s ‘can do’ attitude
**Please note that Zissu Travel was officially changed to TravelGround in late 2009. Please see the “About Us” section for more information.** Congratulations to the South African Tourism Ministry for lending their full support to the IPL! This kind of “can do” (‘n boer maak ‘n plan) attitude is what living in the new South […]
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