A little update from the team at BlyLekker. Some of you have asked what we’ve been working on, and we’re excited to share a little of what’s happening behind the scenes. We are currently helping hundreds of guesthouses prepare to join BlyLekker. Our team is working alongside them to get their information ready, showcase their accommodation and help future guests discover what they can enjoy in the surrounding area. When you plan a holiday, where you stay is only part of the decision. You also want to know what there is to do, where you can eat and whether the destination offers the kind of break you have in mind. BlyLekker is bringing these details together to make planning your next getaway easier. For guesthouse owners, this means an opportunity to share more of what makes their property and their area worth visiting. We want the accommodation, local businesses and experiences we feature to be the reason people stop, explore and start planning. There is a lot of work going into making this happen, and we want to thank our staff for their long hours, patience and commitment. Thank you for helping each guesthouse through the process and giving your time and care to getting things ready. To the guesthouses joining us: we appreciate your trust and look forward to introducing more travellers to your doorstep. Your next holiday could begin with a place you haven’t discovered yet. ────────── ’n Kykie agter die skerms by BlyLekker. Van julle het gevra waarmee ons besig is, en ons is opgewonde om ’n bietjie meer te deel. Ons help tans honderde gastehuise om gereed te maak om by BlyLekker aan te sluit. Ons span werk saam met hulle om hul inligting gereed te kry, hul verblyf mooi ten toon te stel en toekomstige gaste te wys wat hulle in die omgewing kan geniet. Wanneer jy ’n vakansie beplan, kies jy meer as net ’n slaapplek. Jy wil ook weet wat daar te doen is, waar jy kan gaan eet en of die bestemming die soort wegbreek bied waarna jy uitsien. BlyLekker bring hierdie inligting bymekaar om dit makliker te maak om jou volgende vakansie te beplan. Vir gastehuiseienaars is dit ’n geleentheid om meer te vertel oor hul verblyf en wat hul omgewing ’n besoek werd maak. Ons wil hê die verblyfplekke, plaaslike ondernemings en ervarings wat ons uitlig, moet mense lus maak om verder te kyk en hul tasse te pak. Daar gaan baie werk in om alles gereed te kry. Aan ons personeel: dankie vir die lang ure, geduld en toewyding. Dankie dat julle elke gastehuis deur die proses help en soveel tyd en sorg daaraan bestee. Aan die gastehuise wat by ons aansluit: dankie vir julle vertroue. Ons sien daarna uit om meer reisigers met julle besonderse plekke te laat kennis maak. Onthou - Jy slaap dalk lekker. Maar bly jy lekker op jou volgende vakansie? #BlyLekker #DiscoverSouthAfrica #OntdekSuidAfrika #SupportLocalTourism #Guesthouses #Gastehuise

Jy slaap dalk lekker. Maar bly jy lekker op jou volgende vakansie? That is the question we want South Africans to start asking. Because a holiday is not just about where you sleep. It is about where you go, what you discover, the places you stumble across, the food you try, the people you meet and those unexpected moments that end up becoming the best part of the trip. And that is exactly where BlyLekker is heading. We are busy building a completely new travel and discovery experience for South Africa — one that helps you find far more than just accommodation. Want to know what is happening in the town you are visiting? What is nearby? Where to eat? What to do? Which local businesses are worth discovering? Or maybe you have no idea where you want to go yet and simply need a little inspiration. That is what BlyLekker is being built for. Interactive maps. Dedicated town pages. Accommodation. Local attractions. Experiences. Businesses. Hidden gems. And a much smarter way to discover your next South African getaway. For the guesthouses, lodges, tourism operators and local businesses joining us, it also means becoming part of the actual journey — not just another listing buried somewhere online. We are not trying to build another place where you simply book a bed. We are building the place you visit when you start asking: Where should we go next? And more importantly... Dis nie net waar jy slaap nie. Dis waar jy lekker bly. Something big is coming. BlyLekker — Jy slaap dalk lekker. Maar bly jy lekker op jou volgende vakansie? #BlyLekker #WaarGaanJyBlyLekker #SouthAfricaTravel #ExploreSouthAfrica #DiscoverSouthAfrica #LocalTourism #WeekendGetaways #HolidayAccommodation #TravelLocal #SupportLocalTourism

Something exciting is taking shape, and this one is very close to our hearts. Explorio is coming. A new travel and tourism platform built around one simple idea: discovering somewhere new should feel exciting from the very beginning. Too often, planning a trip means opening countless tabs, jumping between social media pages, trying to work out what is actually worth visiting, where to stay, what to do, where to eat, and which local experiences you may be missing completely. We want to change that. Explorio is being created as a place where travellers can discover destinations in a richer, more connected way. Not just the obvious places. The hidden gems. The local experiences. The small tourism businesses. The guest houses, lodges, restaurants, attractions, guides, adventure operators, events and places that help turn a destination into a memory. And for the businesses behind those experiences, Explorio is about something just as important: being seen properly. We want tourism businesses to have more than just another listing. We want them to have a space where people can actually understand what they offer, discover their story, and connect with them while actively planning where to go next. Our team is currently working behind the scenes on the new Explorio environment, building the structure, refining the experience and bringing together the pieces that will eventually make it much more than a traditional tourism directory. The vision is bigger than that. Imagine discovering a destination, finding somewhere beautiful to stay, seeing what is happening nearby, discovering a restaurant you never knew existed, finding an activity for the next morning, and uncovering local experiences you would otherwise have driven straight past. All from one connected place. That is what we are working towards. There is still more to build, more to reveal and many destinations and businesses still to bring into the journey, but seeing Explorio begin to take shape has made us even more excited about what is ahead. To the travellers, explorers, tourism businesses and people who simply love discovering new places: Keep watching. Something special is on its way. Explorio — Where your journey begins. #Explorio #WhereYourJourneyBegins #TravelSouthAfrica #TourismSouthAfrica #TravelDiscovery #ExploreSouthAfrica #LocalTourism #TravelInspiration #HiddenGems #TourismBusiness #TravelPlatform #DiscoverMore #ComingSoon