Currently, 53% of local tourism businesses are not considering permanent closure, although 69% have applied temporary closureThis is according to the Tourism Industry Survey of South Africa: COVID-…
Cruising sector likely last to recover post-COVID
Seychelles Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marines, Didier Dogley, has announced a ban on cruise ships at Port Victoria for two years, effective immediately.Quoted in Seychelles Nati…
What post-COVID air travel will look like
When air travel eventually resumes it is unlikely to look as it did pre-COVID-19. So what in the passenger’s experience will change?Linden Birns, MD of Plane Talking, told Tourism Update&rsqu…
Cape Town Airport wins ‘Best airport in Africa’
Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) has been voted ‘Best airport in Africa’ for the fifth consecutive year by the Skytrax World Airport Awards.“This is a massive vote of confid…
Air Namibia resumes domestic flights
Air Namibia resumed domestic flights last week, as President Hage Geingob announced a four-stage strategy for Namibia to exit its COVID-19 lockdown.Corporate Communications Officer for External Rel…
SADC countries ease COVID-19 restrictions
As South Africa entered Level 4 of the COVID-19 framework for the risk-adjusted strategy on May 1, many other southern Africa countries have instigated similar strategies in an effort to revive the…
Suspension of Blue Train services extended
Amidst the nationwide lockdown and the impact of COVID-19, The Blue Train has announced that the current suspension of services will be extended to June 30.This will allow the development and imple…
BRPs appointed as Comair enters business rescue
Listed airline company, Comair, today (May 5) announced that the group would enter business rescue to “safeguard the interests of the company and its stakeholders” after the COVID-19 cr…
Animal smuggling in Africa is a growing problem yet again
In recent weeks, nature, without the action of man, has proved that it can recover itself. We have seen swans and rays return to the canals of Venice, the Himalayas being observed from regions of I…
RIP SAA. Long live a new national airline?
Exactly how will Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, fund his vision of a new national airline?This is one of the biggest questions arising after the Department of Public Enterprises (D…