Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 18, 2020
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) has warmly welcomed Government’s decision to open borders to international leisure and business travellers from anywhere around the globe. “We are excited by the full opening of our international borders because...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 13, 2020
Federal Airlines (FedAir) has announced several strategies it is adopting to meet its customers’ needs and new market demands within the luxury safari lodge shuttle and charter airline business, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mark Hurst, group...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 13, 2020
For the fifth consecutive year, FCM Travel Solutions was named Africa’s Leading Travel Management Company at the prestigious World Travel Awards. The accolade has been made all the more meaningful given the challenges that the global pandemic has...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 8, 2020
Oceania Cruises prides itself as the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, with a line of six small luxury ships that carry only 684 or 1 250 guests. The company has announced its 2022 Europe & North America Collection...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 8, 2020
WTM Virtual and the lead-up event London Travel Week are promoting responsible tourism as a key topic for the future of the sector. WTM Virtual is hosting eight conference sessions on responsible tourism, on 10 and 11 November, including:...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 29, 2020
Air Seychelles has announced it will operate passenger services from Johannesburg to Maldives between 4 December 2020 and 9 January 2021, giving travellers a chance to start planning their summer holidays. Flights will depart from Johannesburg...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 26, 2020
The 2020 Skål International Sustainable Tourism Awards were held on 17 October, where Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa was honoured to receive one of its prestigious awards in the category of Major Tourist Attraction. The awards seek to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 26, 2020
To help their clients navigate the COVID-19 crisis, FCM Travel Solutions has conducted and published a global State of the Market report on how the pandemic is affecting corporate travel. ‘Travel & Expense’ was named as the common item to be...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 22, 2020
If you are a tourism and travel professional, Africa Travel Week wants your feel-good stories to use in their #UnlockAfrica campaign to promote travel to the continent. “The goal is 50 positive news stories shared across our platforms over a period...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 19, 2020
The Seychelles is reopening its borders today – on Monday, 19 October 2020 – to visitors from the following ten African countries: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Niger, Burundi, Ghana, Rwanda, Botswana, Cote D’Ivoire and Kenya. Air Seychelles has...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 18, 2020
SATSA, the Southern African Tourism Services Association, has expressed concern that tourism businesses arranging inbound travel for international clients to South Africa are now being required to pay VAT on their fee. SARS claims these businesses...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 10, 2020
According to statistics from the Institute for Applied Positive Research, 97% of survey participants said having a trip planned made them happy. To provide travellers with an experience post lockdown or one that they can enjoy now in the comfort of...
