Africa

Consumer expectations, mobile devices, big data and artificial intelligence (AI), regulation and travel risk are five “potentially huge disruptions” that will impact significantly on trave…

Tsogo Sun recently completed the refurbishment of its 180-room Garden Court Polokwane.The hotel was treated to a facelift of the rooms, bathrooms, gardens, restaurants and conference centre. Complimen…

Wine tourism is the leading niche in tourism in the Western Cape with 64% of tours booked including wine tours. Wine is also the number one interest of tourists to the Western Cape (involving 86% of a…

A new tourism initiative, the iVenture City Pass, has been introduced by Cape Town Tourism in partnership with iVenture Cape Town.iVenture City Pass works like a ‘smart card’, enabling its…

SANParks has published a questionnaire to assess the public’s interest and preferences regarding the ecotourism potential of frogs in South Africa.‘Frogging’ is a term coined by wild…

Sun City Hotel in South Africa’s North West province and located at Sun International’s flagship resort, has been rebranded as Soho.The Sun City Theatre inside Soho features the Vibes bar …

August officially showed the highest occupancy, 72%, recorded by Namibian tourism accommodation establishments this year, said the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN).Based on occupancy reports s…

The gold nugget cycling route was launched earlier this month in the Garden Route National Park, Knysna. There are already 10 trails in the park, mainly in Harkerville for experienced riders, while th…

Travellers may opt to travel to Kenya instead of Tanzania because of increases in the average hotel room rates in Tanzania, as well as the country’s recently introduced VAT on tourism services, …

Kenya Airways is upping its flights from Cape Town to Nairobi via Livingstone (LVI), effective November 21.As part of adjustments to its winter schedule, the airline will increase frequencies on its C…