DERTOUR Deluxe, a German tour operator, together with SA Tourism, has invited 50 German travel agents to experience the Eastern and Western Cape, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal, North West and Gauteng. The group are travelling from July 8-18.The 50 agents will…
The significant economic benefits to host countries of the influential Africa Hotel Investment Forum have been quantified in an independent assessment by the international audit, tax and advisory experts, Grant Thornton.The total contribution to African economies is estimated at $16.8…
The Kenyan government has been urged to implement the open-skies policy at Moi International Airport, Mombasa, to bolster international tourist arrivals at the coast.Tourism Cabinet Secretary, Najib Balala, said when the government authorised more international airlines to operate flights to…
SA Tourism and The Netherlands will host the sixth annual roadshow in Amsterdam, from October 30 to November 3.The roadshow will reintroduce the South African trade to the Dutch travel industry, as well as give important insight into Dutch consumers…
Effective July 27, Air Seychelles will its twice-weekly flights between Durban and Seychelles, saying that the volume of traffic from Durban did not meet company expectations.“Since being launched, the route has relied on travellers connecting to our Mumbai flight on…
Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary, Najib Balala, has expressed concern over the grazing of cattle in the popular Maasai Mara National Reserve.Balala pointed out that, apart from the large number of cattle grazing in the park, it also faced challenges of…
SA Tourism will be hosting a ‘We do Tourism’ roadshow during July and August, to provide a platform for dialogue between South African Tourism and key stakeholders, allowing engagement on topical and crucial issues.Stakeholders will be given the opportunity to…
Private and community-owned game reserves, represented as the Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Foundation (GKEPF), on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park, have joined forces with conservation agencies, NGOs and security service providers to bolster conservation management integrated anti-poaching…
Giraffe Manor in Nairobi has added two superior double rooms as well as a new gift shop and treatment room.The hotel now offers 12 rooms, with the new ones named after two of the manor’s giraffes, Edd and Salma.The rooms…
MalaMala Main Camp and Sable Camp in MalaMala Game Reserve in Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, will undergo a three-phase refurbishment, starting in October.Sable Camp will not be open for bookings as a separate camp for the duration of the refurbishment, but will…
