Monthly Archives: August 2011

Attracting more Chinese tourists to Africa

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Ghale Treks

A group of the best tourist destinations in Africa have gathered to launch the “China To Africa” (CTA) Project. The goal of the CTA is to increase the number of Chinese tourists visiting Africa, for both leisure and business trips. … Continue reading →

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Upcoming tourist season: Hotel bookings rise

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Ghale Treks

Domestic hotel industry is looking buoyant with encouraging bookings for the upcoming tourist season. Leading five-star hotels say bookings for September have crossed 70 percent, while bookings for October and November are at 80 percent each. The figures, according to … Continue reading →

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Aus Kaltenbrunner becomes first women to conquer 14 8,000 meter summits

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Ghale Treks

Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner became the first woman to conquer all 14 8,000-metre summits sans artificial oxygen on Tuesday, after she scaled the K2. Kaltenbrunner (40) is the third woman only to scale all 14 highest summits but the first … Continue reading →