South African Mint, a wholly owned subsidiary of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), has reopened the doors to its Coin Museum after a four-month period of extensive renovations.Situated in Centuri…
UNWTO reports strong tourism growth for early 2018
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s latest barometer, international tourist arrivals grew six per cent in the first six months of 2018 after a record year of growth in 2…
Shane Watson: How to choose travel buddies
Best mates may not make ideal holiday companions, so quiz them before you leave home, says Shane Watson.Right. No point beating about the bush on this one: there are six people in the world who you ca…
Scenes of Amazon Prime show filmed on MSC Divina
The MSC Divina cruise ship played a prominent role as backdrop in an episode of a new series that debuted on Amazon Prime.The show, “The Romanoffs,” features eight separate stories about p…
Tourism Conservation Fund launches second funding window
The Tourism Conservation Fund (TCF), in cooperation with SANParks, has announced the opening of its second funding window – part of the TCF’s Inclusive Business Linkage Fund – follow…
All Nippon Airways to launch new direct flight to Vienna in spring 2019
All Nippon Airways to launch new direct flight to Vienna in spring 2019All Nippon Airways is expanding its services to Europe with the upcoming launch of a new daily non-stop route from Tokyo Haneda A…
Singapore Airlines launches world’s longest commercial flight
Singapore Airlines has launched the world’s longest commercial flight, between Singapore and New York.The first new non-stop flight between Singapore and New York departed Changi International A…
Constance Resorts, Hotels & Golf introduces C Resorts
The first C Resort, C Mauritius, Palmar, will be launched with a soft opening on December 15, with the official opening set for February 2019.The resort will be run on an all-inclusive basis and featu…
U.S. Tourism To Cuba Decreases By 20%
With the arrival of about 430,000 U.S. tourists to Cuba up to late September, the total number of U.S. visitors from the neighboring country has been reduced by 20%, a considerable decline of tourism …
Air New Zealand scraps single-use plastic from flights
It’s crunch time for disposable plastic items on Air New Zealand flights.Speaking at the Sustainability Breakfast in Wellington, the national carrier said it will be removing a further 14 of sin…