Tourist guide, Daniel Dunn died this past weekend.Dunn was born in October 1946, in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Dunn offered tours around Cape Winelands, Cape Point and Peninsula, Garden Route tours,…
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Turkish Airlines expands its outreach in Africa
Turkish Airlines adds yet another city and country to its African network. The capital city of Republic of Guinea, Conakry is joining the network on January 30 and will be the 51st destination served …
Bookings open for new Okavango camp
Bookings for Natural Selection’s new Sable Alley camp, in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, are open. Colin Bell recently revealed the first images of the camp, which opens at the end of April.Th…
Anantara unveils development of new resort in Zanzibar
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has announced the development of Anantara Zanzibar Resort. It is expected to open in 2020 as part of the Zanzibar Amber Resort mixed-use lifestyle community.Occupyi…
Low-Cost Carriers in Africa Turning Non-Flyers Into Passengers
Editor’s Note: Skift launched a new series, Gateway, as we broaden our news coverage geographically with first-hand, original stories from correspondents embedded in cities around the world.Runn…
Letter: Cash crisis? A report from those on the ground
Sarah Kerr, from Travel Wild, says that while Zimbabwe is experiencing a cash shortage, this has little effect on tourism in the country. Kerr is responding to a recent article published on Tourism Up…
Vic Falls lodge gets a refurb
Ilala Lodge in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, is in the process of revamping 24 standard garden rooms, with estimated completion by April.The rooms will feature new bathroom designs, with baths being repla…
Key markets up, some emerging markets down
Overseas arrivals to South Africa are up 19% and total arrivals are up 13% year-to-date compared with the same period in 2015. However, both China and India have experienced declines in arrivals for N…
Airlines likely to cut capacity
Capacity cuts by airlines could become a reality this year.The economy will more than likely be the biggest game changer in 2017 for the airline industry, says Hein Kaiser, Spokesperson for Mango. He …
Fastjet puts brakes on SA domestic flights
Despite widespread media reports that fastjet will launch flights in South Africa this year, the airline’s CEO, Nico Bezuidenhout, told Tourism Update that the airline had no plans to expand loc…