Following a recent trading statement that it was reviewing all its businesses and would right-size operations, Bidvest has told staff that it intends to either sell or close down the Bidvest Car Renta…
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Letter to the editor: Too late to salvage 2020 bookings
A travel agent, who wishes to remain anonymous, has written to Tourism Update amid concerns that even if government does open international borders by September this year – as lobbied for by var…
Radisson Hotel Group unveils two new Istanbul properties
Radisson Hotel Group has expanded in Istanbul, Turkey, with the opening of two new hotels: the Radisson Hotel Istanbul Sultanahmet and the Radisson Hotel President Beyazit Istanbul.Both are ideally lo…
Govt leaves hospitality in ‘dismal state’
Following the confusion sown by government over the reopening of intra-provincial leisure stays, (resulting in the announcement of a new regulation on Sunday) the hospitality industry has voiced its d…
Tourism industry steps in to prevent millions lost in daily revenue
The tourism industry is “considering its options” to stop the R748 million (€38.3 million) loss of tourism expenditure per day, as well as the further permanent loss of “much-ne…
CEO petitions against SA insurers
CEO of the MORE Family Collection, Rob More, has started a petition against insurance companies that he believes are failing the tourism industry in South Africa.On the petition page, More says the to…
Lemala is ready to welcome guests
Lemala Camps and Lodges in Tanzania is ready to welcome guests and has ensured that their health and safety are paramount.On arrival, guests receive a welcome briefing, luggage is sanitised and taken …
Global safety stamp for Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch in the Western Cape is the first destination in sub-Saharan Africa to be awarded the Safe Travels Stamp by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).The accolade recognises the town&rsq…
‘No more bailouts for state-owned carriers’
SAA and SA Express will not receive any more bailouts according to National Treasury’s planned SOE reforms, published on Friday (July 3).A slide in a presentation titled ‘Supplementary Bud…
Yay or nay for leisure travel? Confusion still reigns
The uncertainty around whether or not leisure travel within provinces is permitted according to recently published regulations is “compromising the recovery of tourism and related sectors and ca…