Africa

The City of Cape Town in tapping into sports tourism as it hosts Banyana Banyana, South Africa’s female national soccer team, and the women’s soccer teams from The Netherlands and Sweden a…

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Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) has appointed Aviareps to promote the island to the Saudi Arabian market.The global PR and marketing company will be responsible for promoting the unique c…

Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda, on the border of Tanzania, received 44 066 visitors in 2018, a 20% increase compared with 2017’s figure of 37 284.The park generated $2 043 546 nett in p…

KLM has introduced Family Updates on WhatsApp, a new service that allows passengers to start a WhatsApp group with friends and family.The airline has been communicating with its customers via WhatsApp…

Singita has opened its refreshed Singita Faru Faru Lodge in the Serengeti.The refurbishments included a fresh take on colour and new living spaces.New central areas include a signature Singita ‘…

The Lookout Café, a popular semi-open-air café on the Zimbabwe side of the Victoria Falls, has closed until further notice, due to severe fire damage over the festive season.The cause of…

SAA will increase frequencies between Washington DC’s Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) via Accra’s Kotoka International Airp…

Fastjet Zimbabwe says, effective January 10, its three times a week Victoria Falls-Johannesburg service will be replaced by a seasonal schedule.The amendment, says the airline, is in line with the str…

Currently, tourism is soaring in Africa and the continent received about 50 million tourists. The World Tourism Organisation expects the number of tourist arrivals to Africa to reach 130 million by 20…