The Seychelles government has introduced a new, protected marine area. The 210 000 square kilometre zone — an area equivalent to nearly half of the Black Sea — has been set aside to protec…
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Penduka Safaris introduces new family tent
Penduka Safaris has introduced a new family tent.The new design has two inter-leading tents, each with an en-suite canvas bush bathroom, and a table and chairs in the lounge area adjoining the tents. …
Kenya to create national calendar of events
The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has asked county governments to engage in the formulation of a national calendar of events that will help attract tourists to their jurisdictions.KTB Chief Executive, Bet…
Air Namibia to relaunch Accra flights via Lagos
Air Namibia will reinstate its Accra route in June after cancelling it in 2013.“What is different this time around is that we are combining Accra with Lagos and we also have traffic rights for p…
Sun International to open first multi-star-rated hotel in SA
Sun International will open The Maslow Time Square hotel in Pretoria on April 1, the first multi-star-rated hotel in South Africa.The hotel will have three-, four-, and five-star accommodation and fac…
Is this new Cape attraction developing the same pull as Table Mountain?
The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) is fast becoming one of Cape Town’s top tourist attractions having opened on September 22 last year.The museum can hold 1 200 people at any gi…
South African Tourism positions as an ideal destination with roadshows in major Indian cities
The 15th edition of South African Tourism’s biggest travel trade initiative in India started in Mumbai on February 12, 2018 and covered four more India cities – Kolkata, Bengaluru, Delhi a…
World Bank funds project to promote southern Tanzania
Tanzanian Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, recently launched a World Bank-funded project aimed at promoting tourist destinations in the country’s southern tourist circuit.The Resilient Natur…
Major regional airline to face Competition Tribunal
The South African Competition Commission announced that it has referred SA Airlink to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution. This is on charges of ‘excessive and predatory pricing’ foll…
Uganda gets its first sightseeing tourist bus
Kampala has received its first ever sightseeing tourist bus.The double-decker, open-roof bus has been provided by private tour firm, Promote Uganda Safari, to give passengers the opportunity to view t…