An orphaned rhino calf was rescued in the southern part of the Kruger National Park on Sunday, July 5. The calf had faced poachers, angry elephants and even lions before finally being saved.The male calf, who is estimated to be…

The Western Cape has launched the Tourism Product Development Fund, which commits R5m (€263 335) to support new or existing tourism experiences in the province.“The Tourism Product Development Fund is one of the many ways we are working hard to…

To attract new entrants to the tourism and hospitality sector, the approach to higher education needs to change to ensure ongoing trust in the sector and fuel the hope that it’s still a viable career.This was highlighted during a webinar…

SAA creditors overwhelmingly voted for the rescue of the airline on Tuesday, after what some creditors called a railroading of the process by the Department of Public Enterprises.An 86% majority carried the vote by proxy at the second online creditors’…

Tintswalo Lapalala in Limpopo is to introduce fly-fishing on a ‘catch, release and research’ basis as a new activity.A three-hour drive from Johannesburg, the Lapalala Wilderness Reserve is home to 37km of the Palala River. With riverside locations that are…

Tourism KwaZulu-Natal (TKZN) has launched a tourism marketing plan to recover some of the prospects lost as a result of COVID in time for the approaching summer season.The strategy kicked off with a video of hope on social media to…

Almost two-thirds of international travellers are eager to travel immediately after the lifting of international travel restrictions or within a year thereof, according to SA Tourism’s survey on international traveller post-COVID-19 preferences, conducted in May.Millennials aged 25-34, with their perceived…

GOVERNMENT may have another week – until July 22 – to provide the funding commitment for the SAA business rescue plan (BRP), according to proposed amendments to the plan published just before midnight last night.The amendments follow submissions by creditors,…

South African National Parks (SANParks) has advised customers that it is not open for overnight accommodation under Level 3 lockdown regulations on leisure and interprovincial travel.Despite having announced on June 19 that it was preparing to recall hospitality staff for…

Elephants, rhinoceroses, giraffes: to see wildlife on safari, huge numbers of tourists travel to Africa every year. But now the coronavirus pandemic threatens the safari tourism sector and the lives of wild animals.While summer holidays in Europe are becoming possible…