SeaDream Yacht Club made official a plan to resume Caribbean cruises in November, on seven-day sailings from Barbados.The line said starting Nov. 7 it will offer 22 sailings from Bridgetown that call in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada….
Oman Air will return to scheduled service on October 1st, offering flights to 16 cities in 12 countries.The airline will connect Muscat with London, Istanbul, Frankfurt, Cairo, Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi, Dubai, Doha, Dar Es Salaam, Zanzibar, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Lahore…
As Saint Lucia continues to welcome back tourists, new experiences and excursions are to be reopened in time for the winter sun holiday season.With holidaymakers looking for overseas sunshine in safe destinations, they can continue to be reassured that Saint…
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimates that for every $1 million in lost international tourism revenue, a country’s national income could fall by $3 million. The effects on employment could be dramatic.The global tourism sector could lose…
Tourism Update’s Boitumelo Masihleho attended Tourism Month activities as a guest of the Department of Tourism in the historic mining town of Cullinan last week.It was one of the first press trips since national lockdown on March 26 and provided…
Event planner Andy King, known for his role in planning the infamous Fyre Festival, is to share learnings from his illustrious 30-year career and top tips for success in an exclusive session for the Meetings Show.King, who helped put together…
American Cruise Lines has taken delivery of its newest riverboat, the American Jazz, following successful sea trials last week with the U.S. Coast Guard, the company announced Monday.The 190-passenger American Jazz is the third in the company’s planned fleet of…
Makumu Private Game Lodge in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve has introduced its new subterranean photographic bunker.Unique to the safari scene in the Greater Kruger region, the underground bunker offers Makumu guests the opportunity to photograph, at ground level, wildlife…
While many businesses aimed at the international traveller are trying to open up to the domestic market, there is simply not enough demand to enable the industry to recover, according to many Tourism Update readers.“We simply have to open our…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has unveiled its plans to have three of the fleet ‘back in the water’ in March and April, with Balmoral to sail even sooner.The company’s two new ships, Bolette and Borealis, will take on the existing…
