{"id":10053,"date":"2016-04-06T17:02:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T16:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=10053"},"modified":"2016-04-06T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T16:02:10","slug":"tour-operator-app-to-boost-rural-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/04\/tour-operator-app-to-boost-rural-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour operator app aims to boost Southern African rural tourism\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tourismtattler.com\/?p=61424\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Tour-Operator-App-to-Boost-Rural-Tourism.png\" alt=\"Tour operator app aims to boost Southern African rural tourism\u00a0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>African\u00a0non-profit organisation Open Africa in partnership with Die Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) are working together on innovative project to develop an 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