South African National Parks (SANParks) will soon make an announcement on the opening of accommodation in individual parks following the Minister of Tourism’s declaration permitting accommodation to open for leisure travel intra-provincially.SANParks Acting Head of Communications, Reynold Thakhuli, told Tourism…
Last week’s announcement by the Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, that overnight leisure accommodation in one’s own province was now allowed, was hailed by some in the industry as a step in the right direction, while others – including Cape…
What better way to spend post-lockdown than in the middle of the untamed wilderness of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger.An intimate oasis, surrounded by the harshness, unpredictability and unspoiled appeal of the African bushveld, Makumu…
Following the reopening of domestic tourism and international charter flights on June 17th, Rwanda Development Board has announced that commercial flights will once again be welcomed back into the East African country from August 1st.The well-being of all travellers is…
The tourism sector in Morocco and Tunisia had a double-digit growth last year (2019), a rare occurrence in the field. Nine per cent (9%) more visitors for the two North African tourism engine nations, Tunisia and Morocco, could have been…
RwandAir will resume commercial passenger services from August 1st.Flights will restart with select African routes where travel restrictions have been eased and borders have reopened.Flights to the long-haul destination of Dubai will also recommence with a thrice weekly service and…
The government of Botswana has selected Pangea to integrate its eVisa solution as part of the country’s efforts to expand its digital and online services.Pangea specialises in digital transformation of government and business services and the new service will also…
South Africa’s tourism sector faces a potential 75% reduction in revenue for 2020, thus putting at risk a further R149.7bn (€7.8bn) in output, 438 000 jobs and R80.2bn (€4.2bn) in foreign receipts.This was highlighted by Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane,…
RwandAir will resume operations on August 1, initially flying between Kigali and selected destinations in Africa, including Dar es Salaam and Lusaka, as well as Dubai. More destinations will be added as countries lift travel restrictions.RwandAir CEO, Yvonne Makolo, said:…
In Tunisia, it was inevitable that tourism would be the first sector to be wiped out by the coronavirus crisis. Despite the resilience it has shown on many occasions, the sector is now facing an unprecedented situation where the coronavirus…
