SAA creditors and trade unions have begun submitting their proposals for amendments to the airline’s business rescue plan, to be republished on July 7. Meanwhile, less than half of employees are said to be ready to sign the R2.2bn (€115m)…
Loss adjustment firm, Insurance Claims Africa, is taking its battle for Business Interruption (BI) insurance for the tourism and hospitality sector to court.“We are taking two insurance companies to court and are looking into legal action with other companies as…
The potential growth and post-COVID recovery of the tourism sector has been dealt another blow with confirmation – by Tourism Business Council of South Africa CEO, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa – that the Department of Tourism’s budget has been cut by R1bn…
Tanzanian Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr Hamisi Kigwangalla, has launched a domestic tourism promotion initiative in Dar es Salaam, which focuses on key stakeholders in the tourism sector.The Domestic Tourism Promotion Initiative was developed to raise awareness about…
The Greater Makalali Nature Reserve (GMNR) in Hoedspruit, home to aha Makalali Private Game Lodge, has received a donation of 45 disease-free African buffalos from local landowner, Antony Rogers.Aha Makalali Private Game Lodge and GMNR had collaborated to breed buffalo…
Spain’s king and queen visited a Canary Islands beach on Tuesday on the first leg of a tour intended to help rescue the tourism-dependent economy, battered by the coronavirus crisis.King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia also visited a museum for…
SATIB Insurance Brokers has joined forces with the Financial Intermediaries Association (FIA) – as part of the newly formed COVID-19 task team – to lobby the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) for fair responses to Business Interruption (BI) insurance claims…
Government opposes an application by Airlink to have SAA placed under provisional liquidation, terminate the business rescue process, sack the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) and stop a creditors’ meeting from voting on the plan, the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)…
Gauteng tourism suppliers, attractions and operators will need to re-adjust their tourism strategies to fast track the recovery of the sector in the province. This includes downscaling physical operations and upscaling digital offerings.This was highlighted during the first of a…
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has announced the reopening of tourism activities, with international charter flights resuming on Wednesday (June 17).“Rwanda’s tourism industry is adapting to create a safe environment for travellers and operators to thrive in these unprecedented times,”…
