With KPCB’s global trends indicating that business in developed countries is mainly conducted through Internet-based platforms, digital initiatives are starting to drive tourism bookings in Southern African countries.Tourism Update looks at a new initiative, RTG Gateway, and the success of…
Flight delays are expected, as part of OR Tambo International Airport was evacuated on Monday (Feb 19) as the South African Police Services dealt with an unattended bag.“From an airport operations perspective, we have returned to normal. However, we do…
Meliá Serengeti Lodge has become the brand’s first state-of-the-art, sustainability focused hotel.It is located in the Serengeti National Park, the oldest National Park in Tanzania, on the western border of Lake Victoria, a World Heritage Site.The property is positioned on…
Botswana’s troubled airline, Air Botswana, is up for privatisation again.Kabelo Ebineng, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, said plans were under way and that the Ministry hoped to achieve privatisation before winter this year.In February last year,…
Canadians will shortly be able to fly overnight non-stop to Africa arriving at 7am.Ethiopian Airlines is about to introduce direct flights from Toronto and Washington DC, and from Chicago in June.Ethiopian Airlines’ hub in Addis Ababa has connecting flights to…
Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said that the government is in the process of reviewing the country’s visa requirements to boost tourism and attract foreign direct investment.“Zimbabwe should take advantage of the international community’s confidence in the new administration…
Lodges and camps in Kenya’s Tsavo East and West and Amboseli national parks are enjoying brisk business following a rise in international tourists coming for game viewing.Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC) Tsavo and Amboseli Branch Chairman, Willie Mwadilo,…
The Mount Zebra Camdeboo Protected Environment’s (MZCPE) first phase one of the Karoo Corridor Project has been approved by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA).The Karoo Corridor initiative will see 286 343 hectares of private and public land in the…
A US$13 million multi-purpose shopping mall is being built in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Sawanga Shopping Mall will be the first mall to be built in the town and will encourage longer stays and greater spend by tourists. Construction is expected…
South African Airways has announced plans to introduce the new A330-300 on the London route from March.The airline has also decided to adjust frequencies on the route to a single daily service.“We have decided to focus on those areas of…
