Vroom: From R11,400 for a Hyundai H1 with unlimited mileage from 27 December to 5 January 2013 from King Shaka. *Navigate to Drive South Africa to see whether it's still available. |
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A holiday can turn into a disaster if the accommodation is inferior. And as most establishments speak in superlatives, it's difficult to identify which are the quality spots to stay at. |
Cruise news: From R7220 for 2 adults sharing a cabin on OP004, the 26 November cruise on the MSC Opera to Maputo & Inhambane. Compare prices to staying at a hotel (below) & it becomes clear what good value cruising is! |
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Top 15 Cape Town Hotels & B&BsHere's a list of the top 15 hotels & guest houses in Cape Town. *The prices next to them were the prices for 2 people sharing a room from the 14th until the 20th December 2012 (may have changed since we surveyed them). Close to City Centre
Green Point
Sea Point
Bantry Bay
V&A Waterfront
On a Golf Course
Kommetjie
Simonstown
Why is your hotel not on the list?We don't profess to know every single hotel in Cape Town. If you believe your establishment is one of the best in Cape Town, then please email cheapflights@southafrica.to. We are maintaining a live list, and if you can convince us then we'll place it on the list. The Cape Grace"Cote de Texas" did this lovely writeup of her visit to The Cape Grace Hotel, which is situated prominently on the V&A Waterfront.
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Abbey Manor is situated in Oranjezicht. It offers excellent service and views of Table Mountain. Room tip - go for room 1, with its corner terrace looking over the city and side view of Table Mountain. |
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London flight prices
Cheap CPT-London from R9,184* Cheap DUR-London from R8,134* Direct JNB-LON from R10,577* Direct CPT-LON from R7,837* Premium Econ. JNB-LON from R14,747* B. Class JNB-LONfrom R22,571* B. Class CPT-LON from R23,791* 1-way JNB-LON from R5,229* *This is not an offer, but merely a snapshot of cheapest airfares as we saw them. There was very limited availability (don't expect it to be on every date, it was the cheapest we could find) when we checked & prices may have increased already. Click through the link on the price to check whether the price is still available. Remember to change class once page has loaded to check prices for Premium Economy and Business Class. For Direct Fligth prices, select direct flights once page has loaded. |
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Just some musicians jamming on Signal Hill at sunset. |
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We spotted an "operated by Cem Air" logo at the bottom of Fly Go-Air's website, which means they are probably leasing planes from them. Cem Air have a fleet of CRJ 100LR and Beech 1900 aircraft. |
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From 15 January 2013 Air Namibia is reducing the number of Saturday Cape Town - Windhoek flights and Johannesburg to Windhoek flights from 3 to 2. |
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The Purple shall rule! Reactions to 1time going under ranged from sadness at losing an airline to anger at losing money: |
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The Bottom Line: 1time JSE SENS announcement on Friday: "It is with regret that the board of directors of 1time (“the board”) hereby advises shareholders that the Company’s main trading company and subsidiary, 1time Airline Proprietary Limited, has filed for liquidation. At the board meeting held today and in consultation with the Business Rescue Practitioner, it was recognised and agreed that the business had no reasonable prospect of being rescued. Shareholders are further advised that trading has been halted on the 1time share and the Company will make application for suspension thereof." |
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