Africa

The Blue Train will make occasional special departures to the Greater Kruger area for the remainder of 2018 and 2019, allowing passengers to combine a one-way journey with a safari, either within the …

Tourism Update delves deeper into roadshows and trade shows, weighing up the pros and cons of each, as many in the industry – due to financial limitations – have to choose between the two …

Zambia’s first conservancy, Simalaha Community Conservancy, has received the first 90 of 200 buffalo – presented to the community by the Peace Parks Foundation in ongoing efforts to restoc…

In the face of escalating concerns over a Twitter post by US President Donald Trump on August 22, regarding the contentious ‘land expropriation without compensation’ issue in South Africa,…

Air Tanzania will launch flights to Entebbe, Uganda, on August 26 and to Bujumbura, Burundi, on August 30.According to Josephat Kagirwa, Head of Corporate Communications and PR for Air Tanzania, a Bom…

Aquila Private Game Reserve and Spa has acquired Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve in the Western Cape. Both reserves will continue to function as normal.Inverdoorn, founded in 1994, offers visitors the…

Delta Air Lines has announced a codeshare partnership with Kenya Airways.Delta’s flight code is placed on Kenya Airways’ flights from Amsterdam, Paris, London, and Accra to Nairobi, enhanc…

Five White rhinos have been transported by Turkish Cargo, from Johannesburg to China, with their new home being a state-controlled natural park in Shanghai.The presence of the rhinos is designed to ra…

The government of Zanzibar hopes to attract 500 000 tourists by 2020 through joint venture business and training programmes with Indonesia and other states looking to partner with the island.Zanzibar&…

A number of the private reserves in the Greater Kruger National Park appear to be violating the protocols and regulations that permitted them to drop fences with Kruger and hunt animals that cross ove…