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Enjoy this weeks snippets, specials and comments; and if you want to give me any feedback, just email me at details at the end of this newsletter. Remember that we are trying to thwart spammers ( sending unsolicited email ) so we have put spaces all email addresses you see in this newsletter - remember to take the space out when sending email !

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THIS WEEKS TRAVEL SNIPPETS

#  The AA Travel Guide Accommodation Award winners were announced at Indaba recently. More than 25 000 consumer questionnaires were received over the past year, giving feedback on approximately 1 000 establishments throughout the country.
Among the winners were:
* Luxury Hotel: Winchester Mansions Hotel, Cape Town
* Luxury Lodge: Mothabeng Guest Lodge and Conference Center, Madibeng
* Heritage Accommodation: De Oude Herberg, Tulbagh
* Commercial Hotel: The Paxton, Port Elizabeth
* Country Commercial Hotel: The Manderson, Stutterheim
* Full-service Hotel: Knysna Log-Inn, Knysna
* Township Accommodation (Modern): Botle Guest House and B&B, Johannesburg South
* Township Accommodation (Traditional): Neo’s B&B, Johannesburg South.

# The Brand family announced the sale of The Grace in Rosebank to African Sun Hotels (ASH), a division of the Zimsun Leisure Group, on May 20 and said that the five-star property officially became part of ASH on April 1.
The hotel is ASH’s first South African property. The hotel will continue to operate under the existing name, The Grace in Rosebank, and Chippy and Cynthia Brand will stay on with the hotel as consultants..  [snippet supplied by www.travelnewsnow.co.za]

# GUESTEX, which caters for the guesthouse and B&B sector, will be held this year in conjunction with Hostex Cape 2004 at the Cape Town International Convention Center, from June 2 to 4. [snippet supplied by www.travelnewsnow.co.za]

# 1Time, the low-fare airline in SA, has confirmed that it will not be adding a fuel surcharge and that its fares will remain at R581 one-way, or below, as advertised. Meanwhile, speculation is that competing low-fare carrier, Kulula will also not charge a fuel surcharge, although the airline is not commenting on the matter at this point. According to John Morrisson, CE of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa, the levy of R28 domestically and $10 (R70) internationally, is an optional charge and South African airlines are not obligated to it.

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TRAVEL SPECIALS

:: SNOW SKI packages to Austria for Christmas and New Year 2004 / 05 !!
> Have a look at the latest ski packages and specials on www.skiAustria.co.za  
::more information on packages or email reservations @skiAustria.co.za ( remember to take the space out when sending email )

:: Flight specials !!
South Africa & International
> local and international flights in real time [click here]

:: International Packages !!
> Have a look at the NEW specials page on www.iTravelto.com/specials  

:: City packages around South Africa !!
> from R1 095.00 pps for a 2 night weekend stay in Durban, Cape Town or Johannesburg with return flights, 2 nights accommodation, 2 day car hire and insurance
::for more information on city packages have a look at www.iTravelto.com/specials - n / a over peak season
[ conditions apply ]

:: Sea Cruises !!
> Have a look at the revised sea cruises page on www.iTravelto.com/cruises

...or contact us for any of these specials by res @iTravelto.com. ( remember to take the space out when sending email )

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UPDATE

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PROMOTE YOUR TRAVEL WEB SITE

If you have a travel and tourism website you will know how frustrating it can be having no-one look at it ... one of the ways to help is to add your details to as many related search engines on the Internet. www.iTravelto.com, the online travel website for travel TO, FROM and AROUND South Africa, has recently revised its search engine and invites all travel and tourism related website owners to submit their website details to the only travel search engine dedicated to South African Travel and Tourism websites... go to www.iTravelto.com and click on the [add a site] button near the bottom of the page.... best of all IT'S FREE and gives you more exposure.

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TOP WEEKLY SA TRAVEL WEB SITES

The "Top SA Website of the Week" feature is a service where we offer a platform for SA travel web sites to have their web site promoted to the wider world. This feature is dedicated to give all operators an equal opportunity to have their site highlighted on the front page of iTravelto.com. The following are being featured for the following week:

Cape Angel Guesthouse, Kwenga safari Lodge, The Cape Grace Hotel, The Palms Guesthouse and the Artist's Cafe and Guesthouse.

Have you entered your travel / tourism web site in this feature? No? Enter your website information now by sending your website address to features @iTravelto.com - ( remember to take the space out when sending email ). It's FREE and your web site will be featured on the front page of www.iTravelto.com

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BOOK FLIGHTS ONLINE

Online flight bookings in South Africa are picking up at an incredible rate and what better way to remind you that our flight quote and booking system gives you the best AVAILABLE seat prices - what's the point of doing an online quote if the price given to you is not available to be booked ??!! You may think this is a flippant remark but you will be amazed how many systems do not give you real time availability out there.

That's it for this fortnight, let me know if you have any queries or comments.

Kind Regards,
Thomas Altmann
iTravelto.com
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