SAA has cancelled flights to and from Mauritius today (April 24) due to severe tropical storm, Fakir.“We apologise for these cancellations, which were caused by circumstances beyond our control. SAA will operate a bigger aircraft, the A340-600, on the route…
Air Botswana is in negotiations with the Botswana government to secure funds for the acquisition of a new aircraft to service the Cape Town-Gaborone direct route.Minister of Transport and Communications, Kitso Mokaila, recently told a press briefing that the Ministry…
Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde, launched the world’s first water-offset tool on Wednesday (April 18), My Water Foot Print, as part of a bid to boost water-wise tourism in Cape Town and the Western Cape.The offset tool…
The Transnet National Ports Authority has concluded an agreement that will see KwaZulu Cruise Terminal Pty Ltd (KCT) finance, construct, operate, maintain and transfer a new cruise terminal facility in the Port of Durban by October 2020.KCT, a joint venture…
Wine tourism in the Western Cape could further unlock its earning potential with information supplied by big data that analyses computationally, to reveal patterns, trends and associations.Wine tourists in the Western Cape are increasingly opting for guided tours with a…
A nationwide strike will see the MyCiTi bus service suspended, from Wednesday, April 18, until further notice.The strike, which will affect the entire South African bus industry, comes as a result of deadlocked wage negotiations, with unions – who are…
The Moroccan foreign exchange office’s statistics show that the revenues from international business travel in the country amounted to 3.2 MMDH (about $US 350 000) in 2017, or barely 4.4% of the total tourist revenues of 71.9 MMDH (about $US7.8M)….
Total tourist arrivals into South Africa showed sluggish growth, increasing by 6% in January 2018, from 1 040 534 in January 2017 compared with 1 103 940 in January 2018. This is according to the latest statistics released by StatsSA.In…
Alitalia, today re-launched its Johannesburg-Rome route after 16 years away, making it the only carrier to host a direct flight between the two cities.“We [the city of Ekhuruleni] are extremely excited at the return of Alitalia after a 16-year absence…
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI), and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) have joined forces with Africa Tourism Partners (ATP) and Grant Thornton to host a capacity-building Business Tourism and MICE Masterclass course from June…
