Embraer has signed a firm order for ten E195-E2 jets with Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline.The order was announced during Embraer’s Africa Airline Business Seminar in Mauritius.With this order, Air Peace will become the first E-Jets E2 operator in Africa.The…
The Riverside Hotel in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, has decided to operate independently after 20 years, breaking away from operating as part of the Three Cities Group and, more recently, aha.The four-star, full-service hotel has 169 rooms and suites, conference facilities,…
The South African Department of Tourism has held an invitation-only tourism investment seminar in Dubai.Taking place at the Palace Downtown Hotel, the event was designed to promote South Africa as a market ripe for tourism investment among UAE investors.The event…
Shishangeni Lodge at the Mpanamana Concession Crocodile Gate, Kruger National Park, has added local village tours to its experiential offerings for domestic and foreign visitors. The tour allows visitors to explore Orlando village and spend a day with the local…
The King of Pondoland has signed a lease agreement with a Chinese company that will see 10 000ha of land and 30km of coastline and adjacent waters near Port St Johns undergo substantial industrial and leisure development for an annual…
Lerai Safari Camp, situated in the Masai Mara’s Olerai Conservancy, is set to open on June 15.The camp will have six tents and is the sole property in the conservancy. Rooms will have large bathrooms with a separate shower and…
Tourism players should work together to promote and successfully sell a destination, says Phindile Makwakwa, Acting CEO of Tourism KwaZulu Natal (TKZN).“We have a number of special developments in the pipeline, including a world-class game lodge in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. There…
South Africa and East Africa are being trumped by Africa’s emerging safari destinations.Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia are sweeping up travellers’ interest, whose curiosity is expanding to destinations beyond the well-trodden safari hotspots.Ryan Brown, Head of Marketing at Go2Africa, says the…
Nothing gets to the point faster than a Speed Marketing session at Africa’s Travel Indaba.Speed Marketing forms part of Africa’s Travel Indaba, which takes place from May 2 to 4. The sessions will take place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli…
Foreign minors travelling with both parents, who have the same surname, will soon no longer have to present a birth certificate when entering South Africa.This was stated in an updated advisory by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), which was…
