The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has clarified what it terms a “drafting anomaly” in the most recent amended regulations which were gazetted today (December 15) following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of additional restrictions amid a resurgence of…
Marriott has signed an agreement with Grupo Hoteles Panamericano to bring the Sheraton Hotels brand to Bariloche, a major tourism centre located in the foothills of the Argentinean Andes.Slated to debut in early 2022, the property is expected to feature…
Some scenes capture us so completely we never tire of them. Dancing flames in a campfire for example, or the swirling froth of ocean waves. Or, in the case of Mt Taranaki, a mountain so strikingly perfect it demands admiration…
Walt Disney World has delayed plans to reopen its Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort, while also announcing spring and summer reopening dates for its Disney’s Beach Club Resort and Disney’s Wilderness Lodge properties.The All-Star Movies Resort, which was to open in…
The Bermuda Tourism Authority and the government of Bermuda have teamed up with U.S. wholesale chain Costco to provide Covid-19 testing that will soon be available to Bermuda-bound travelers.The tests, which retail for $140, are saliva tests that deliver results…
The European Institute for the MICE industry (EITW) has analyzed the scenarios for the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on the MICE market in Germany. According to the institute, meetings, congresses and events will recover more restrained or more dynamically…
More and more countries around the world are restricting travel from Britain and elsewhere amid concerns about new strains of the coronavirus, as their governments analyze test results and try to find ways to protect their populations and hospital systems.The…
International interest for Namibia is growing with promise for the early months of 2021.“We have surprisingly had a lot of interest for what is typically our low season, in February, March and April,” said MD of Natural Selection Namibia, Ally…
Royal Caribbean International has announced Empress and Majesty of the Seas will depart its fleet later this month.“Empress and Majesty of the Seas made indelible marks on the cruise industry with their revolutionary design and size.“Touted as the cruise industry’s…
“When you’re stuck in the city you don’t realise what treasures are right on your back doorstep.”Terra and Tide owner Gabrielle Young summed up our tour with that very sentence, as we cruised around Waiheke Island’s northern shores.When I lived…
