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After weeks of waiting with baited breath, South Africa’s Minister Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that South Africans will be allowed to venture abroad, but restrictions are in place for international visitors Level 1 regulations now allow international journeys from Thursday 1 October, but there are exemptions in place for a number of coun… read more
Qatar Airways announce the resumption of three key destinations in South Africa; Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. Services to South Africa will be operated by a mix of the airline’s modern fuel-efficient Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 aircraft. With the addition of 19 weekly flights to South Africa, Qatar Airways will oper… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. In response, early on IATA froze recruitment, drastically reduced its spending and its senior management took voluntary pay cuts.
On 1 October IATA proposed an organizational restructuring including a headcount reduction of around 22%… read more
Lufthansa is continuing to expand its tourist offering from Frankfurt for the summer of 2021. Six new long-haul destinations for next summer are now available for bookings. Starting on March 29, for example, there will be three weekly flights from Frankfurt to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and, starting on March 31, twice-we… read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has introduced new visa regimes to citizens of United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and 147 other countries.
The service said that the new regime, which consists of transit, business (single), business (multiple), tourism, visiting (single), visiting (multiple… read more
The recently opened AmmaZulu Garden and Sculpture Precinct in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal is the perfect new weekend outing. The eight-hectare garden houses in excess of 120 marvellous sculptures by artists from all over the world, waiting to be discovered between the lush trees and plants. The sculpture precinct consists of five e… read more
Uganda’s Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Col. (Rtd) Tom R. Butime today inaugurated the 4th Board of Directors of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) at the ceremony held at the Mestil Hotel. During his congratulatory remarks, the Hon. Minister tasked the members of the new Board to lead the fast-tracking of th… read more
Kenya Railways has doubled the frequency of standard gauge railway (SGR) passenger service between Nairobi and Mombasa, signalling rising demand for travel after the easing of Covid-19 lockdown. The train will do two trips to Mombasa from Nairobi at 8am and 2:15 pm and leave the coastal town at the same time for the c… read more
The Association of Southern African Travel Agents (ASATA) welcomes the announcement today by Government that South Africans can travel internationally to all countries, under certain travel conditions.
“We see some logistical challenges, such as travel insurance and visa requirements, but are very encouraged to hear that the South A… read more
Lufthansa has become the first international airline to resume flights to South Africa. After landing its first scheduled flight in the country for several months on Thursday morning, Lufthansa has announced services will continue to Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Flights have resumed owing to the easing of travel r… read more
57 Countries cannot travel to South Africa for leisure
Qatar Airways resumes 19 weekly flights to South Africa from 3 October 2020
IATA restructuring
Six new long-haul tourist destinations from Frankfurt, operated by Brussel
Nigeria Immigration Introduces New Visa Policies
Tourism Minister inaugurates new Uganda Tourism Board Directors
Heavy demand on Nairobi-Mombasa trains
ASATA applaudes reopening of South Africa’s borders
