Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 29, 2024
South African Tourism’s North Europe Hub has successfully concluded a dynamic two-week showcase with industry partners in Netherlands and Belgium. This began with a prominent presence at Vakantiebeurs, a leading trade and consumer show,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 25, 2024
The eagerly-awaited Meetings Africa 2024 trade show is set to inject a surge of energy into Africa’s business events sector while significantly boosting South Africa’s economy. This was the assertion made by South Africa’s Tourism Minister,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 25, 2024
Launched in 2017 by the Department of Tourism, the aim of the Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) is to encourage and support private sector tourism in their quest to adopt sustainably managing and using water and power. It is managed by the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 19, 2024
In a strategic move to drive investment opportunities across Africa’s travel and tourism sector, Africa Travel Week (ATW) has secured a partnership with Tourism Investment Forum Africa (TIFA). Scheduled to run alongside WTM Africa from 10 – 12...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 17, 2024
The Department of Tourism invites eligible tourism enterprises to apply for support under the Domestic Market Access Support Programme (DMASP) to participate on the Hidden Gems Pavilion at Africa’s Travel Indaba 2024. The event will take place at...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 15, 2024
The China Tourism Academy predicts that the recovery process of China’s inbound and outbound tourism market will accelerate in 2024, with the total number of both inbound and outbound tourism trips exceeding 264 million this year alone. To...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 10, 2024
Three destinations stand out as hot spots for South African business travellers in 2024: the UK, Singapore, and the UAE. This is according to Bonnie Smith, GM of FCM, who shares they were the most popular international travel destinations for South...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 8, 2024
A nexus for travel professionals across South Africa, the continent and the globe, Africa Travel Week plays hosts to various shows, conferences and award ceremonies focusing on leisure tourism, luxury travel, LGBTQ+ travel, MICE/business travel,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 12, 2023
The Annual Meeting of the SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) Network convened recently in Maputo, Mozambique, marking monumental progress for transfrontier conservation efforts over the past 23 years across Southern Africa. The four-day...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 29, 2023
Many businesses are reviewing and adjusting their travel budgets in light of spending predictions for the coming year. In terms of benchmarks, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) puts the average global spend at around $829 per business...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 28, 2023
On 22 November, President Cyril Ramaphosa officially inaugurated the R 330 million Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal in South Africa’s main port of Durban, ahead of the start of South Africa’s 2023-24 cruise season. During his speech, President...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 28, 2023
The Tourism Sentiment Index (TSI) is an online sentiment-tracking tool provided by Destination Think, a group that combines strategy, data, and creative communications to lead the world in destination marketing innovation. Here SA Tourism unpacks...
