Bay View Resort, a new luxury 44-room beach hotel, opened this month between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay in Namibia.Dean van Rooyen, General Manager, told Tourism Update that the hotel had four King …
What to expect from Millennials in 2018
Sarah Burkhard, Trekksoft researcher, says, “Last year, we talked about how Millennials are coming into their own. As the largest living generation at the moment, they have got their fair sha…
New Uganda expressway will reduce travelling time
A new expressway between Entebbe and Kampala, scheduled for completion in May, is expected to reduce travelling time to about 20 to 30 minutes.The 49km-long expressway is expected to significantly …
SAT moves to develop Indian market
South African Tourism is combating the recent decline of Indian arrivals into South Africa and recently held a bidding process for local operators to host 32 regional media representatives from Ind…
SA’s ten most endangered cultural heritage sites revealed
The Most Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites campaign, an annual initiative of the Heritage Monitoring Project (HMP) has identified 2017 cultural heritage sites that face significant risk from natur…
A guide to gorilla trekking
Tracking the gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda is a bucket-list experience. Tourism Update gets insider tips from the industry.When to go?Christiaan Steyn, Marketing Manager for Drifters Adventours sai…
Africa Edges Toward Adoption of Visa-Free Travel
Crowds watch as Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, center, and Deputy President William Ruto, center right, appear on a video screen at his inauguration ceremony at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya…
SAA confirms highest Halaal standards
Amidst claims that South African Airways serves contaminated foods that do not comply with Halaal standards, SAA Spokesperson, Tlali Tlali, says: “SAA’s Muslim customers can be assured …
Fly540 resumes Dar es Salaam flights
Kenyan low-cost airline, Fly540, has resumed flights between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, five years after it pulled out of the route.On Monday, Fly540 also added Mombasa and became the first airline…
National Aviation Services partners with #VisaFreeAfrica
The Kigali Global Shapers has partnered with National Aviation Services (NAS), an aviation services provider in the emerging markets, for an exclusive sponsor of #VisaFreeAfrica (VFA), a global cam…