Africa

Tourlane, a US-based travel and tourism agency, has named Zimbabwe the safest place to visit globally when countries reopen their borders for international travellers post-COVID-19.Security risks such…

To develop, township tourism needs new areas of focus, according to stakeholders in the tourism sub-sector.The areas of product diversity and destination marketing were highlighted during a webinar fo…

Following a revamp, the Whale Trail in the De Hoop Nature Reserve reopened this week.The trail is a five-day overnight hiking trail that takes visitors through the reserve, which is a firm favourite w…

New analysis by Iata shows that the airline industry cannot slash costs sufficiently to avoid bankruptcies and preserve jobs in 2021.Subsequently, the association reiterated its call for government re…

Charter coach operators in South Africa are concerned that, should there be more closures in the industry, there will be a shortage of vehicles to host rugby fans during the 2021 British and Irish Lio…

An initiative to boost tourism in and around Victoria Falls has been launched by the Zimbabwean government and the International Finance Corporation.The ‘Victoria Falls Area Tourism Development …

Thornybush River Lodge in the Greater Kruger Park Area is now being marketed by local safari sales and marketing agency, SAFARISM.The Thornybush Collection announced that it was reducing the number of…

The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company recently hosted South Africa’s ‘it’ couple – Springbok rugby captain, Siya Kolisi and his wife Rachel.The couple and their family enj…

Last week Tourism Update asked readers to share their views on flexible booking policies post-COVID.A substantial majority were in favour of more flexibility, with 69% of voters saying it would be imp…

Four of Namibia’s border posts have opened for travel.This was announced by Namibia’s Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Frans Kapofi, last week.In a statement, Ka…