Ethiopian Airlines has begun its services to Bahrain effective August 2017 with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior. A nation comprising of more than 30 islands in the Persian Gulf…
Tourist guide organisation launches
The Institute of Professional Tourist Guides of Southern Africa (IPTGSA) – an organisation for Tourist Guides by Tourist Guides – was launched in Maboneng, Johannesburg, on June 22.The …
Celebrity Cruises partners with Regional Maritime University, Ghana
Celebrity Cruises has signed a partnership with Regional Maritime University in Ghana.For the first time in cruise industry history, female bridge officers will be openly recruited from a West Afri…
New special niche camp to open in Botswana
Pangolin Photo Safaris has teamed up with Natural Selection to open the Pangolin Khwai Camp in the Khwai Private Reserve, Botswana, hosting clients from March 2018.Pangolin will design the guest ex…
Cape Town City extends contract for service excellence
The City of Cape Town has agreed to expand Cape Town Tourism’s service level agreement (SLA) for another year.The mutually beneficial partnership between the City of Cape Town and the organis…
Lagos slumps as African aviation continues to grow
An analysis of seat capacity for travel to the top ten international airports in Africa, produced by ForwardKeys, reveals that Lagos is seeing substantial declines in both domestic and internationa…
Industry members say hands off our association!
The unanimous sentiment from those we spoke to was one of support for the current Satsa leadership. Additionally, while most acknowledged that there were issues that needed to be addressed, all fel…
Coastal highway in Nicaragua set to be completed this month
The construction of the Costañera Del Pacifico highway in Nicaragua is set to be completed by this month.The 131 kilometre highway will stretch from the north to the south of Nicaragua&rsquo…
Arrivals follow-up: UK shows sluggish growth
Tourism Update has analysed the latest arrival figures released by Statistics SA, which showed notable growth from France, however arrivals from the UK, South Africa’s leading key source mark…
Cableway reopens following maintenance
Table Mountain Cableway reopened on August 7 following a scheduled two-week annual closure for maintenance and upgrades, including the rebranding of the cable cars.Changes include an exit and entra…