The tourism industry needs to fast-track its adoption of new technology to ensure a quicker post-COVID-19 recovery.This was highlighted by tourism industry leaders during a webinar hosted by South …
SAA flies Canadian citizens home
SAA has worked with the Canadian government to facilitate the repatriation of 313 Canadian tourists who had been stranded in South Africa.The citizens and permanent residents travelled on a repatri…
Coronavirus devastates African safari market
A new survey has revealed the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the African safari industry.Almost all tour operators are experiencing a decline of 75 per cent or more in bookings, acc…
Prepayment refunds – ‘It’s the customer’s money, not yours!’
There is currently no insurance covering tour operators and/or destination management companies for a pandemic like COVID-19, therefore South African-based suppliers should consider that they are l…
Global villa rental company expands into SA
Global villa holiday specialist, Oliver’s Travels – which mostly features villas in Europe and Asia – has expanded into South Africa with new properties in two provinces.Esiweni L…
New hospitality offerings in Rwanda
The Mantis Collection has opened two new properties in Rwanda – Mantis Akagera Game Lodge and Mantis Kivu Marina Bay Hotel.Akagera Game Lodge has been recently refurbished and is two hours fr…
European airlines to offer repatriation flights out of SA
European airlines – including Lufthansa, Air France KLM – have started to organise repatriation flights to bring foreign nationals home from Southern Africa.The Lufthansa Group began re…
Airlink ‘083’ ticket update
Airlink says it is working with SAA on revalidation and re-accommodation of tickets issued by SAA for travel on future Airlink flights.The airlines are working on a solution that will permit the re…
MoU to fast-track UIF access
Reiterating that government was focused on helping the tourism industry recover post-lockdown, South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, said her department was working wi…
Seychelles a leader in ocean conservation
Ahead of international targets by 10 years, Seychelles has designated 30% of its waters marine protected areas.This was made official earlier this month when Seychelles President, Danny Faure, sign…