Cape Town is an easy city to fall in love with — and a surprisingly easy city to misjudge. Every year, visitors arrive intending to stay for “a few weeks” and quietly extend to two or three months. Others plan a long stay with confidence, only to discover that what works for a holiday weekend […]
Why Bad Reviews Aren’t About Perfection (And How Great Airbnb Agencies Fix Mistakes Guests don’t expect flawless stays. But when things go wrong, here’s what separates great agencies from the ones that tank reputations. By the way: did you notice the header image spelling mistake? Table of Contents The First Domino: Why Initial Problems Set […]
South African Short-Term Rentals: Transforming Local Communities Where Neighborhood Stories Shape Tourism’s Future STR Policy Impact South Africa: This article explores the impact of distributed tourism in Cape Town, based on 2023 Airbnb data and observations from local communities. While some examples and stories have been paraphrased to protect privacy, all statistics and locations mentioned […]
The R2 Trillion Question: Is South Africa Taking a Nap While Tourism Booms? While Spain serves 85 million tourists their paella, we’re serving 2 million our braai. And we just won World’s Best Food City South Africa vs Spain Tourism Picture this: Two countries are playing the tourism game. One is Spain—about the size of […]