British Airways and Royal Air Maroc have announced a new codeshare agreement which will open up new routes across Morocco including Casablanca and Agadir.It will also give customers more flight flexibility between London Heathrow and Marrakesh.Customers will be able to…
In a busy week for the programme, Green Africa Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding for 50 A220-300 aircraft from Airbus.The order from Nigeria’s Lagos-based airline is one of the biggest to be placed globally for the A220 and…
The Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa will be celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2020, having opened their doors in April 2000 as a 26-suite luxury hotel and executive conference centre.In the interim the Saxon has built their reputation for unequalled…
New tented camp, The Wallow Lodge, will open in May in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.The lodge, which offers 16 double rooms, is in a private concession in Victoria Falls National Park, overlooking the Masuwe River.Spokesperson for the lodge, Shane White, told…
13 million tourists visited Morocco in 2019, which represents an increase of 5.2% compared to the previous year, according to data published by the Tourism Observatory.Most visitors arrived in the country from France and Spain. The number of tourists from…
While the Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, has called for a review of the SAA route changes, an economist has spoken out in defence of the business rescue plan.“The decision to rationalise the current routes makes economic sense and…
The number of rhinos killed for their horns in South Africa has dropped for a fifth consecutive year, according to recent data released by the Ministry of Environmental Affairs.A total of 594 rhinos were killed in South Africa in 2019,…
National carrier, SAA, is offering special travel trade fares to travel advisers and travel industry professionals attending the numerous upcoming tourism conferences being hosted in South Africa.These special fares are available for delegates attending the International Luxury Travel Market (April…
There has been a spike in Italian travellers staying at aha Makalali Private Game Lodge in Hoedspruit – including Main Lodge and River Lodge.GM of aha Makalali Private Game Lodge, Hanlie Lombard, told Tourism Update that safaris were popular with…
FCM Travel Solutions is expanding its footprint in Africa.The global travel management company has signed partnership agreements giving it presence in an additional four countries – Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Congo and Ethiopia.The expansion follows increased demand from new…
