A new company offering 4×4 safari rentals in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa launched earlier this month.Zambezi 4×4 Adventures has a fleet of two fully equipped double cabs wi…
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Get a professional wildlife filmmaker as your next safari guide
Guests at The Hide and Changa Safari Camps in Zimbabwe can now book to have professional wildlife filmmaker, Neil Fairlie, accompany them as a photography guide during their safari.Fairlie is from Zim…
Swift security steps taken in Kruger Lowveld
Further to yesterday’s report on the incidents around the towns of Graskop and Sabie, Tourism Update has established that significant steps have been taken to put an end to the recent spate of r…
Date set for US Africa showcase
South African Airways and South African-based event organiser, On Show Solutions, have announced the dates and locations for the Africa Showcase in North America.The showcase will visit four cities: T…
Jamaica minister of tourism promotes destination in Paris
As part of an ongoing goal of generating greater global awareness and increasing visitor arrivals, Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism for Jamaica, and Donovan White, director of tourism at the Jamai…
Airbnb raises concerns over proposed ‘thresholds’
The current draft of the Tourism Amendment Bill fails to distinguish between the formal and informal accommodation sectors, and could create unfair conditions for home sharing, according to Airbnb.A p…
Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa welcomes star-studded French delegation
Invited to attend the World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony in Mauritius, French actors and producers Bruno Solo, Pascal Elbé, Michel Boujenah, Pierre Rochefort and actres…
Air Namibia cuts back on SA flights
Air Namibia has suspended operations to Luanda and has reduced frequencies on some flights between Windhoek and Cape Town and Johannesburg.The airline has confirmed to Tourism Update that it has suspe…
Namibian desert train makes a come back
Namibian Reservations has announced that the Desert Express Train will be operational again from the end of June.Prior to stopping operations, the Desert Express Train travelled from Windhoek to Swako…
Latitude 0° set to open in Kampala, Uganda, in July
The Latitude Hotels Group was born out of necessity – its founders could find few quality, “cool”, urban African hotels to stay in or recommend to their friends and colleagues visiti…