Could accreditation and registration by an independent private sector tourism association be the answer to the ongoing delays in obtaining a tour operating licence from the National Public Transport R…
Africa
Cape parks increase conservation tariffs
The yearly conservation tariffs for Agulhas, Bontebok, Table Mountain, Tankwa Karoo, and West Coast National Parks were increased from November 1, which means an increase in daily conservation fees.Th…
Ethiopian Airlines ups capacity GBE-VFA-ADD
Ethiopian Airlines has upped capacity on the Gaborone-Victoria Falls-Addis Ababa route by replacing the Boeing 737-800 with a Boeing 787, effective October 27.Mesay Ayalew, the airline’s Area Ma…
South Africa seeks China boost with Tencent deal
Tencent has announced a collaboration with South African Tourism’s Beijing office to entice more Chinese tourists into visiting the country.In 2018, the spend from Chinese tourists in South Afri…
‘NPTR is non-compliant with Land Transport Act’
Major tour operators hope that a new National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR) board – due for a change of guard next month – will recognise that the regulation body is not compliant with…
Seychelles launches Nature Trail competition
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) has launched the Seychelles Nature Trail (SNT) competition, to be held in May 2020.It aims to further promote the archipelago’s concept of green tourism as wel…
‘Another carrier will fill the gap left by Thomas Cook’ – CPT Air Access
CAPE Town Air Access is optimistic that another carrier will soon fill the gap in capacity on the London-Cape Town route left by the collapse of Thomas Cook.This is the word from Wesgro CEO, Tim Harri…
Waterfront and Marina delayed further
Development of the Walvis Bay mixed-use waterfront and marina project, which was initially scheduled to start in 2018, has been deferred until 2021, Namport has announced.Namport first advertised an e…
Gondwana Game Reserve launches Pioneer Trail
In November, Gondwana Game Reserve (www.gondwanagr.co.za) on the Garden Route will launch its Pioneer Trail – a three-day walking safari for groups of up to eight guests.As most game-walking tra…
Uganda Tourism to draw Middle East with new travel campaign
The Uganda Tourism Board has launched the ‘Experience Uganda – First!’ campaign, which packages the country to residents of the Gulf States.The campaign, which offers selected Gulf C…