Tourism Update invited the group of concerned Satsa members to present their concerns in a video to our readers. Bill Harrop, CEO of Bill Harrop’s Original Balloon Safaris provides his side of the story in the video below.The unedited statement…
The Kenyan government will start construction of the first cable car project on the Likoni channel in Mombasa County in November.Kenya’s Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary, James Macharia, said the Ministry would soon sign contracts to pave the way for…
Arrivals from the US into SA have performed consistently well throughout the year so far, with an increase of 8% year-to-date recorded by Stats SA.Tourism Update investigated why US arrivals are on the up in both Southern and East Africa,…
Tourism Update has analysed the latest arrival figures released by Statistics SA, which showed notable growth from France, however arrivals from the UK, South Africa’s leading key source market remain sluggish.European arrivals were up by 7% month-on-month for May 2017,…
Air Mauritius will no longer service Maputo, effective August 9.The airline head office has decided to close the route because it is no longer commercially viable.Air Mauritius currently flies to Maputo as part of its Mauritius-Maputo-Durban-Mauritius route, but the flight…
The owners of Leeu Collection have partnered with La Colombe to open La Petite Colombe restaurant in Franschhoek. It will replace The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français and will offer eight- and 12-course tasting menus.Business partners and chefs, Scot…
The tourism industry has welcomed the enhanced security measures implemented at OR Tambo International Airport (Ortia) but it has raised concerns that the recent warning issued by the US Consul General advising US citizens to exercise caution when travelling from…
South African Tourism has decided to increase its marketing focus on the Nordic countries to attract four million more international tourist arrivals over the next five years, and to hold a roadshow from October 23-27.Members of the South African travel…
Despite the recovery of Morocco’s tourism sector, the revenues of the industry are almost stagnant, according to the Foreign Exchange Office’s preliminary financial flow indicators for the first half of 2017.At the end of June 2017, Morocco’s tourism revenue totaled…
Lanseria Airport will introduce self-service bag-drop at the end of August, the first airport in South Africa to do so. The service makes use of SITA’s self-service systems to allow passengers to check in and drop-off their bags. Passengers who…
