Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 30, 2021
After more than 10 years without any tourists, Libya has welcomed back its first international arrivals. Following years of social and political instability that meant Libya was a no-go zone for tourism, the North African country has seen its first...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 28, 2021
Zanzibar is set to build Africa’s second-tallest skyscraper and what will be the East African region’s largest hotel. According to a number of news reports, Zanzibar has inked a deal for a major development that will see the construction of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 21, 2021
The Department of Tourism and South African Tourism will, for the first time, host Africa’s Travel and Tourism Summit from 19-21 September 2021. The Department of Tourism together with South African Tourism (SA Tourism) has announced that...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 3, 2021
Some of the world’s top tourism experts are among the speakers at the TIA360 eThekwini Tourism Investment Symposium – which aims to boost and attract investment to Kwa-Zulu Natal’s tourism industry – which takes place online on Thursday, August 5....
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 13, 2021
In an official ceremony that took place over the weekend, the Africa Tourism Board has been welcomed as it establishes its headquarters in the Kingdom of Eswatini. African Tourism Board chairman, Cuthbert Ncube, was in the Kingdom of Eswatini to...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 15, 2021
The Western Cape’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) announced earlier this week that it had opened applications for the SMME Booster Fund 2021. The South African government has announced that applications are now open for...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 12, 2021
A health worker from Buffalo, New York, was the first US tourist to visit any Sun International property since March 2020 when she booked into Sun City from 4 to 10 April. What made her visit even more special, was that it coincided with her...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 13, 2021
Seychelles began administering Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday, 10 January 2021. The republic’s president, H E Wavel Ramkalawan, took the very first dose (pictured above) – making him the first Head of State in Africa to do so. He was joined by roughly...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 12, 2020
Following the announcement that South Africa’s GDP has contracted by 51% in the second quarter of 2020, Government is facing mounting pressure to reopen the borders for international travel. “Every day we remain closed to international...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 6, 2020
Reviving the tourism industry in the wake of COVID-19 requires creativity and collaboration, both of which are at the heart of the Support Stellenbosch drive to encourage locals to experience and share their town the same way a tourist would. “As...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 20, 2020
Following President Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa would move into alert level 2 of lockdown at midnight on Monday, 17 August 2020, the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs promulgated the new regulations. (You can...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 14, 2020
Touch Down Travel Tech (TDTT) is a new business that develops end-to-end technology platforms to better connect tourism suppliers and their customers. Their website explains: “Created to break the model of the typical tourism distribution company,...
