| Johannesburg: The City of Gold
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| | Whilst some business tourists like to
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| The discovery of gold in what is now
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| | stay in the business hub itself, others
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| known as the city of Johannesburg sparked
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| | prefer to stay at the hotels a short
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| off one of the fastest South African
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| | drive away where they can have the
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| urban developments. Johannesburg or the
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| | feeling that they are also on holiday.
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| 'city of gold' as it is fondly referred
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| | There is a huge amount of variety when it
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| to, is one of the most diverse areas in
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| | comes to accommodation in Johannesburg
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| South Africa. It is South Africa's
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| | and business travellers will always find
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| premier business destination and is as
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| | the perfect location to suite all of
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| rich as the cultures and heritages made
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| | their needs. Many of the hotels offer
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| up by its 5 million inhabitants.
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| | conference facilities which companies can
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| South Africa's business hub
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| | hire, making the commute from hotel room
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| South Africa's premier business
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| | to boardroom that much more seemless.
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| destination, Johannesburg, is the most
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| | Many businesses chose to hold their
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| powerful commercial centre on the African
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| | conferences in hotels such as this as it
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| continent. 74% of South African
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| | is more practical for the company. The
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| companies' headquarters are located in
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| | hotel will usually set up the room,
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| this business hub. It is also home to the
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| | provide the technological assistance and
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| Johannesburg Securities Exchange, the
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| | the catering.
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| biggest stock exchange in Africa and the
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| | Tourist attractions in the surrounding
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| 16th biggest in the world. Though
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| | areas
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| Johannesburg has financial, municipal,
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| | Whilst on business to Johannesburg most
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| transport and telecommunications
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| | travellers try and fit in some time to
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| infrastructure that rival leading first
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| | see the very worthwhile tourist
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| world cities the cost of living is so
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| | attractions in the area. There are a
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| much lower, making it the ideal location
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| | multitude of museums, parks, botanical
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| for business tourism.
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| | gardens and historical sites in and
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| Business Tourism
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| | around Johannesburg. The casinos in and
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| Johannesburg has become the premier
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| | around the area provide fun-filled
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| destination for domestic and
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| | evenings after a long days work. There
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| international business tourists. 36% of
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| | are a variety of fantastic golf courses
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| domestic and 32% of international
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| | in the area as well, some of which are
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| tourists to Johannesburg come solely for
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| | world ranked and often frequented by
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| business purposes. It makes financial
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| | business tourists. Travelling around
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| sense for international business
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| | Johannesburg taking in the sights and
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| travellers to come to Johannesburg as it
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| | sounds of its different suburbs, sampling
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| will cost two to three times less than
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| | local as well as international cuisine
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| when travelling to London, New York or
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| | and the impressive nightlife are but a
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| Paris for the same purpose. Johannesburg
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| | few of the things to do whilst on
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| has become a magnet for international
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| | business in this cosmopolitan city.
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| conventions such as the 'World Summit on
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| | For those who want to explore
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| Sustainable Development'. It is the
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| | Johannesburg on a grater scale a 50
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| cities world class venues, such as the
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| | minute drive will take them straight to
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| Sandton Convention Centre, and
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| | the 'Cradle of Humankind'. A world
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| infrastructure that have enabled it to
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| | heritage site consisting of over 200
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| become a much sought after destination
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| | caves in which 13 fossil sites have been
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| for international business tourists.
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| | found, the oldest of which is an
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| Johannesburg international Airport
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| | estimated 2, 5 million years old.
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| The busiest and most business friendly
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| | The Hartebeespoort dam located not too
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| airport in Africa is located in
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| | far out of the business hub is an
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| Johannesburg. The Johannesburg
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| | excellent venue for water sports such as
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| international airport accommodates
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| | boating, fishing and water skiing. There
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| approximately 13 million passengers a
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| | is also a snake park, fresh-water
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| year and about 1.2 million of these are
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| | aquarium and a 2 km cableway taking
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| business travellers. The airport is
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| | visitors to a viewing site on the
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| located approximately 30 minutes away
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| | Magaliesberg.
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| from Johannesburg's business. There are
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| | Choose Johannesburg
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| various car rental companies that operate
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| | Johannesburg, South Africa's major
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| from the airport and there are a variety
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| | business destination is home to world
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| of taxi services that can take business
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| | class venues and infrastructure. There is
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| tourists to their hotels.
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| | so much to do and see in this city of
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| Accommodation
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| | gold that business tourists are afforded
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| There is no shortage of accommodation in
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| | the opportunity of being leisure tourists
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| Johannesburg and its surrounding areas.
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| | as well.
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