South African Tourism has officially opened registrations to exhibitors for Africa’s Travel Indaba 2020.The event will take place from May 11-14 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Con…
Visitors get a leg up Mount Elgon
Metallic foot ladders have been constructed in the Mount Elgon area of Sironko District, Uganda, enabling visitors to easily access amenities and boost tourism.Mount Elgon is the fourth-highest mou…
New tented safari lodge opens in Serengeti
Tanganyika Wilderness Camps has opened the latest addition to its portfolio, Lahai Tented Lodge, in central Serengeti.The lodge is in the central western corridor of Serengeti, with views to the Mu…
Lions introduced to Bulawayo wildlife sanctuary
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has introduced three lions to the Chabalala Wildlife Sanctuary, 10km outside Bulawayo.Zimparks Public Relations Manager, Tinashe Fara…
Chobe River Camp suspends boat cruises
Namibia’s Chobe River Camp, located 4km from the Ngoma border post between Botswana and Namibia, has been forced to suspend all boat cruises, due to the effects of the drought.The Chobe Camp,…
Jamaica minister of tourism heads to New York to promote sector
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism for the Caribbean island of Jamaica, is set to meet with partners at the United Nations this week to discuss developments in the sector.While in New York, he wi…
Mother City, Big Apple partnership bears fruit
Marking the culmination of a shared marketing agreement between Cape Town and New York, Enver Duminy, CEO of Cape Town Tourism and Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportun…
Llama Travel to start African holidays
Llama Travel has recently launched holidays to southern Africa, offering 20 itineraries to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls.“We are delighted now to offer the same combinati…
CT dam levels increase
Dam levels in the Western Cape have increased after rain was driven by at least two cold fronts over the past few weeks.Good rainfall saw the Clanwilliam Dam rise to 71.6%, up by 24.3%, while the T…
It’s time to take tourism seriously
There is great potential for the tourism industry to boost South Africa’s economy, and help alleviate the high levels of unemployment. But for some reason, tourism as an industry is often ove…