On day one (October 30) of the Tourism Transformation Summit, Minister of Tourism, Tokozile Xasa, launched the Tourism B-BBEE Portal and further discussed the Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF), which will be launched later this financial year.“These initiatives serve to address…
Madagascar tourism feels the negative effect of the current plague epidemic. The tourism minister, Roland Ratsiraka, confirmed cancelled reservations.“The recorded arrival rates are 10% for business tourism and 15% for conventional tourism,” said the government member. According to him, the…
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya, is set to undergo a major expansion with the construction of a new KSh37 billion (€302m) runway.The new 4.8km runway, which will be 75 metres wide, will have the capacity to handle…
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) won the Airports Council International (ACI) 2017 Safety Award for best airport in Africa within its category, on October 17 at the 27th ACI Africa World Annual General Assembly, which took place in Mauritius.The ACI…
British Airways is increasing its capacity to Africa. From next month it will add 680 seats a week between London and Johannesburg by increasing its current 10-times-a-week A380 service to double daily, replacing the four weekly B747 flights.Johannesburg will be…
Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba, is expected to brief the nation on how SAA will be funded when he tables his maiden Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in Parliament on Wednesday.The national carrier, which was moved from the portfolio of Public Enterprises…
Brand South Africa and the United Nations will host a six-month exhibit, ‘The Role of the United Nations in the Struggle for Freedom in South Africa’, at the Apartheid Museum from October 19, 2017 to April 30, 2018.The exhibit will…
A lack of direct, international flights from Europe is a major stumbling block to revival of tourism in Kenya’s resort towns of Malindi and Watamu in Kilifi County.Recently, Italian billionaire and ex-Formula One boss, Flavio Briatore, said he was seeking…
Shangri-La’s Le Touessrok Resort & Spa, Mauritius, has appointed Gerhard Hecker to the role of general manager.Having joined the property this month, Hecker is set to continue to establish the resort as one of the leading hotels in the Indian…
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Edelweiss and Eurowings will be adding or increasing frequency to Cape Town in the coming months.Announcing the re-introduction of Austrian Airlines to South African skies, Wesgro CEO, Tim Harris, said the demand for direct routes to Cape…
