Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 14, 2022
Oupa Pilane, Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) Co-Chair, addressed Mpumalanga tourism stakeholders this week to give an update on the measures in place to enhance the security of travellers to the area following the fatal...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 11, 2022
The Department of Tourism established the Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) five years ago, to provide grant funding to qualifying tourism businesses to help them implement resource efficiency interventions. Interested businesses are...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 5, 2022
Dubai’s Department for Economy and Tourism (DET) recently held a roadshow in South Africa to communicate their ongoing activities on the African continent and their renewed commitment to South Africa. The multi-day event – which saw DET visiting...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 5, 2022
Rosemary Anderson is the national chairperson of FEDHASA Rosemary Anderson, national chairperson of FEDHASA, shares how the hospitality industry is faring in the aftermath of the pandemic, as well as what is needed to revive it to its former...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 5, 2022
Megan De Jager (née Oberholzer), RX Africa Portfolio Director: Travel, Tourism & Marketing International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTM Africa) has announced its return to the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens in 2023. This gorgeous...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 4, 2022
According to the 2021 Travel and Tourism Development Index, which the World Economic Forum released in May 2022, South Africa’s ranks 112/117 in Safety and Security globally. This dismal scoring is damaging to South Africa’s society at large, while...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 18, 2022
Last Thursday, 15 September, Air Belgium’s first fight to South Africa touched down at OR Tambo. This inaugural flight launched the airline’s new route between Brussels, Johannesburg and Cape Town, and is Air Belgium first route to an African...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 10, 2022
Delta Air Lines is increasing its flight capacity to South Africa with the introduction of a seasonal ‘triangular’ route from Atlanta-Johannesburg-Cape Town-Atlanta. The four-times-weekly route will start on 02 December, providing nonstop service...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 10, 2022
US airline United has invested $15 million in Eve Air Mobility with a conditional purchase agreement for up to 400 flying taxies – or eVTOLs, which stands for electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle. The company believes that these four-seat...
Sep 2, 2022
BON Hotels has added the iconic Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel on Long Street in Cape Town to its collection of South African hospitality properties. Guy Stehlik, CEO of BON Hotels A historical icon Previously known as the Metropole, the hotel has now...
Aug 24, 2022
MSC Cruises has seen a steady year-on-year increase in the South African MICE cruising market. This can be attributed to a growing number of companies and agents becoming aware of its great value-for-money and the convenience cruising offers. Some...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 24, 2022
The 2022 Aviators Africa Conference and Awards will bring together top stakeholders in African aviation to find ways to advance the development and sustainability of the continent’s aviation industry and allied industries. With air travel facing...
