The Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront has remained operational during the lockdown, to service existing guests as well as those from other establishments who were unable to travel home.“We’…

The Mantis Collection opened Mantis Olô Bé Lodge in March in Andavadoaka, Madagascar.The lodge is a six-hour drive from the nearest international airport in Tulear and has seven rooms …

A new tourism initiative – Project Hope Travel – has been launched with the support of 26 African countries. This is a public-private partnership to prepare for a new reality of the tra…

Air Mauritius – which was placed under voluntary administration earlier this week – has appointed Sattar Hajee Abdoula, FCA and Arvindsingh K. Gokhool, FCCA as voluntary administrators …

As many as 1.1 million people may lose their jobs in South Africa because of the effects of COVID-19 on the tourism industry, and the containment measures implemented globally and in SA.This may co…

Airbnb has launched a platform for online and virtual experiences, allowing hosts to still make an income despite travel bans across the globe.Following the announcement of the global pandemic by t…

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the COVID-19 nationwide lockdown.The lockdown, which started on March 30, was meant to end on Sunday (April 19) but has been extended to M…

South African Airways (SAA) is on the brink of collapse, reports Bloomberg.According to a proposal to labor groups viewed by the news outlet, the carrier offered a severance deal to all 4,700 of it…

Opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has thrown its weight behind the small, medium, and micro enterprise (SMME) sector’s efforts to change the qualifying criteria for government fundin…

The COVID-19 UIF Beneficiary Process Temporary Employers Relief Scheme (TERS) has been finalised and applications are open.TERS is the final product of the Memorandum of Understanding between the T…