COVID-19 has provided a reset button – there is now an opportunity for township tourism SMMEs to start things they hadn’t been able to do before, and provide more for the tourism scene in …
Africa
Premier rolls out hotel reopening
Premier Hotels will reopen more properties in August, following the June reopening of Premier Splendid Inn Bloemfontein, Premier Hotel Mapungubwe, Premier Hotel ELICC and Premier Hotel Regent, the hot…
Still no clarity for tourist guides
Despite tourist guides being allowed to resume operations – as announced on May 30 by Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane – there is still no clarity as to what services they can…
Open letter to Minister Nxesi: ‘Please extend TERS support’
A Tourism Update reader, HR and Payroll Administrator for Nomad Africa Adventure Tours, Pieter du Toit, has shared his open letter to Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, which calls for f…
Aviation recovery plan can help W Cape cut losses
CAPE Town Air Access is working on an aviation recovery plan for the Western Cape, pushing for resumption of international air travel by September 1, which could cut by R5.1bn (€260.8m) the provi…
German operators lobby for travel to Africa
Two German tour operators that specialise in Africa have submitted a request to the Administrative Court in Berlin to lift travel restrictions from Germany to Tanzania, Namibia, Seychelles and Mauriti…
Comair BRPs seek further extension of business rescue plan
Comair’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs), Shaun Collyer and Richard Ferguson, have asked creditors to extend the publication date for their business rescue plan to June 30.Earlier this mont…
Breaking news: Airlink pushes to have SAA liquidated
Airlink has filed urgent court papers for the provisional liquidation of SAA, the replacement of the current business rescue practitioners, and is trying to stop creditors from voting on the proposed …
Mauritius outlines enhanced hygiene protocols for tourism sector
The Tourism Authority of Mauritius has released a new set of guidelines outlining sanitary measures for the resumption of activities in the tourism sector.The work is designed to provide tourism busin…
More delays in UIF TERS for foreign nationals
Businesses in the tourism industry have complained that foreign national employees have not received payment from their COVID-19 UIF Beneficiary Process Temporary Employers Relief Scheme (UIF TERS) ap…