Posts Tagged ‘
Botswana ’
Jan 9th, 2021 |
By The Editor
From next week all passengers coming into the UK will be required to have had a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of your arrival in the UK.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Angola, Botswana, Common Travel Area, COVID- 19 negative tests, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Scotland entry rules, Seychelles, South Africa, UK entry rules, Welsh entry rules, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Dec 27th, 2020 |
By The Editor
As usual Just about Travel looks at some of those organisations involved in the industry to see what they are tipping for the coming year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Atigua, Bali, Botswana, CV Holidays, GIC Holidays, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuoni, Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Jul 15th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Ruth and Tony Daly are passionate riders, the husband and wife team running tour operator Ranch Rider – one of the very few remaining independent specialist horseback holiday companies. They give their take on their favourite holidays from American ranch stays to Caribbean cruises…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: America, Arizona, Austin, Big Five, Botswana, Brexit, Caribbean, Grand Canyon, Guidebook, guidebooks, horse riding, London, Memphis, New Orleans, ranch, saddle, San Francisco, Texas, UK, USA, Wyoming
Nov 29th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Hardly had the announcement been that Prince Harry was going to marry Meghan Markle than the tourism industry went into overdrive.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Botswana, Buckingham Palace, Caribbean, Los Angeles, Sandals, Visit Britain
May 4th, 2017 |
By The Editor
From June 1st, Botswana will introduce a Tourism Development Levy on all visitors coming from outside SADC countries.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Botswana, Tourism Development Levy, visa charges
Mar 8th, 2017 |
By The Editor
As Botswana becomes more successful, the poachers may well try harder. Then Botswana will require more outside assistance to combat those whose only interest is short term gain.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Botswana, ITB, poachers, Tshekedi Khama
Oct 12th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Welcome to Botswana
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Breathtaking Botswana
Tags: Africa, Botswana, elephants, Lonely Planet, safari, Shoreditch, Travel, Tsodilo Hills, wildlife
Sep 16th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
The low-down on the Tour d’Afrique – one of the longest bicycle races and expeditions in the world
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Africa, bikes, biking, Botswana, Cairo, Cape Town, cycling, Kenya, Kilimanjaro, Lake Nasser, Malawi, Nairobi, Namibia, race, Sahara, Tanzania, Zambia
Apr 2nd, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Africa, Air Passenger Duty, Airport Duty, Australia, Botswana, EU, Great Barrier Reef, Kenya, London, Norway, passport, Qantas, Queenland, spain, Swansea, Sweden, Tanzania, tax, The Netherlands
Nov 21st, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
Remembering the Paris tragedy, Adrian looks ahead as well to the Christmas markets that are about to open throughout our countries shortly.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Birmingham, bomb hoaxes, Botswana, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Holiday Hypermarket, Lausanne, Mexico, New Orleans, online hotel reviews, TripAdvisor
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
By The Editor
Some destinations are using animals as part of their promotions to get us to holiday in their countries.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Botswana, destination marketing and animals, Kenya, Taiwan
Dec 29th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Guide and owner of Golden Africa, Robert Barber, talks travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Robert Barber, director of Golden Africa and professional guide of Botswana
Tags: Africa, Argentina, Botswana, Europe, Franschhoek, Garden Route, Indian Ocean, Robert Barber, South Africa, South America, The Adventure Travel Show, Travel, Zanzibar
Jul 8th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Karibu Safari’s Stuart Bartman on polar bears and the beauty of Botswana
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Africa, Alaska, Botswana, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Karibu Safari, lagoon, Okavango Delta Botswana, polar bears, safari, tour operators, Xini Lagoon
Oct 31st, 2013 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, it’s a great time to visit Poland or the pandas in Chengdu but Botswana is being boycotted
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: amsterdam, Australia, Botswana, Brits, Brussels, Caribbean, Chengdu, England, Europe, Jamaica, Kenya, Maldives, Male, Poland, Tourists, Warsaw
Oct 31st, 2011 |
By adrienne
When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is no where like Namibia, says Adrienne. Over the next few weeks, she will be sharing her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers.
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Africa, Botswana, Gatwick, Manchester, Nairobi, Namibia, Tanzania, Windhoek
Jun 11th, 2010 |
By The Editor
You might wonder what an African country and the largest conservation charity in the UK have in common. At this time of the year there are tourism awards that are given out and both have received a pretty similar award.
The World Travel & Tourism Council, (WTTC) is a body that you may not have come across. It is a forum for 100 of the top business leaders in travel and tourism across the world. They have just announced what they call their Tourism for Tomorrow Awards which reward sustainable tourism. The destination that has won this year’s Destination Stewardship Award is Botswana for the way that it treats tourism in the Okavango delta
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news |
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Tags: Belfast Maritime Festival, Botswana, National Trust, Northern Ireland Tourism Awards, Okavango delta, Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, World Travel & Tourism Council, WTTC
Mar 22nd, 2009 |
By Adrian Lawes
As some of you settle into your armchairs tonight to watch the latest episode of the Mma Precious Ramotswe, No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series spare a thought for the Botswana tourism.I’m told it’s a beautiful place and over the last few years it has worked hard at trade shows to encourage tourists to visit the game reserves. It is a peaceful country. One of the safest to visit and has good communications.But it takes a feel-good television series to really persuade people that they
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Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Botswana, Tourism and & Precious Ramotswe
Tags: Alexander McCall Smith, Botswana, The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency