Africa

Shearwater Explorers Village in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, has completed its new budget-friendly chalets and campsite.The first phase saw the opening of 16 chalets in December, 2016. From June 30, ther…

The Eurowings long-haul offering continues to grow, with one of the airline’s Airbus A330 aircraft taking off for the first time en route to Namibia’s capital Windhoek earlier.The passenge…

Tanzanian airline, Precision Air, has reintroduced flights between Dar es Salaam and Entebbe in Uganda.“On the Dar es Salaam-Entebbe route we will be operating three flights a week – on Mo…

Etihad Airways is adding year-round flights between its Abu Dhabi hub and both Cairo and Lagos later this year to cater to growing demand to and from the United Arab Emirates.A fifth daily scheduled s…

An industry lobbyist at the two-day cruise tourism workshop, which took place in the Seychelles on July 4 to 5, proposed that African countries should aim for an integrated approach to market and prom…

Avani Hotels & Resorts has begun development of its first hotel in Mauritius – located along a stretch of the island’s unspoilt south coast.When it opens in 2021, the 150-key beachfron…

Austrian Airlines is expanding its long-haul network with the relaunch of its Cape Town-Vienna service in winter 2018/19.The twice-weekly flights will be operated by a Boeing 777.Austrian Airlines Chi…

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has defended its decision to approve the export of 800 captive-bred lion skeletons to Asia this year, despite tourism and conservation stakeholders voicin…

Lalibela Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape is converting a 1902 historic farmhouse into a five-bedroom hillside private villa, scheduled to open on August 15. At the same time, Lalibela will reopen its…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the new Holiday Inn in Mutare, Zimbabwe, following the increase of business travel on the African continent.The franchised property, which is owned by Af…