Africa

A Cape Town-based tour operator seems to be the latest in a string of South African-based tourism suppliers that have been duped into paying for advertising in a business-to-business tourism publicati…

SAA, which currently flies to two COVID-19 high-risk countries in Europe, is receiving requests from other airlines to consider flying their passengers.“The national carrier is also getting requ…

The City of Cape Town has applauded the efforts of everyone who have worked since yesterday (March 15) to contain the fire that broke out on Table Mountain below Tafelberg Road.A very strong south-eas…

Ryanair has said it expects to ground the “majority” of its aircraft fleet across Europe over the next seven-to-ten days.Over the past week, the spread of the Covid-19 virus and associated…

Cape Town Tourism’s mobile visitor information vehicles have visited 22 sites and interacted with more than 70 000 visitors over the first quarter of 2020.The three visitor information centre (V…

Tsogo Sun Hotels has partnered with Formula 1 and Heineken to accommodate the first ever F1 Joburg Festival on March 29 in Sandton.The festival will feature Mercedes-AMG Petronas, Aston Martin Red Bul…

Kenya is building the first underwater museum in sub-Saharan Africa around a 504-year-old Portuguese shipwreck off the coast of Ras Ngomeni, Kilifi County.With cultural heritage one of Kenya’s b…

Transformation of the tourism sector needs to add value and expand on the current tourism offering or it will not be sustainable, according to the Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane.“…

Marriott International has opened Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch and Marriott Executive Apartments Melrose Arch.The hotel is owned and developed by the Amdec Group, and the opening marks the…

Despite the cancellation of ITB Berlin this year, exhibitors are still being encouraged to promote their travel industry events in the city through official channels.With the show due to start today, …