If you picture a safari, chances are you’re imagining khaki outfits, with boots, binoculars and those funny hats that look like they were modeled on World War Two helmets (known as pith helmets for those interested). You’ll most likely also picture large herds or packs of lions, zebra’s, elephants and co. coming to meet you, […]

Sitting next to crystal clear water, with the warmth of the sun gently bronzing your skin whilst sipping margarita’s, may be the perfect holiday for some, but for others, feeling the wind whip through their hair and caress their cold cheeks as they slide down a zip line on a canopy tour, is the only […]

It’s that time of year when the bees are buzzing, the birds become vocal far earlier in the mornings, and the flowers are starting to bloom abundantly as Spring gains it’s foothold a little later than usual. A new season of growth, changes and opportunities lie ahead, and speaking of changes … The ever ethereal […]

The following post is by Marosane Hutchinson, Booking Agent at TravelGround.com. WOW . . . is all I can say about this hotel!!!  Greeted by the music of a playing piano, modern decor and furnishes and friendly staff, you will surely be treated like royalty on your visit to The Pepper Club Hotel & Spa (5 stars).  It […]

The following post is by Marosane Hutchinson, Booking Agent at TravelGround.com. The Portswood Hotel is just minutes away from the world famous V&A Waterfront and is part of Cape Town’s colonial history.  The restaurant and lobby of the hotel is build over the original well and holding cells of prisoners en-route to Robben Island some 300 […]

Continuing with the ‘tradition’ that we started last year, we are giving awards to our Most Popular Accommodations of 2010. Selecting the winners When we handed out the 2009 awards, TravelGround.com was less than 6 months old and the TravelGround Awards were based on around a quarter-million page views along with the corresponding enquiries, bookings […]

Last time we reported on our traffic, we promised that our growth up to June/July 2010 would continue beyond the World Cup. So here’s the proof, straight from Google Analytics! From the first week of January 2010, to the first week of January 2011 we have seen a 5 fold increase in traffic. In November […]

Many of you were thrilled to hear about our significant Traffic Growth over 2009, and we’re happy to anounce the the trend has continued for the first six months of 2010. If you are wondering how this scale compares to our previous enquiries graph,rest assured that the last week shown here had over double the […]