Travel news South Sudan

• Destinations
• 06/09/2022 18:53

South Africa’s remarkable Tourism recovery figures revealed

• Flights
• 06/09/2022 10:40

Neos returns to Mauritius after a 6-year absence

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Italian tour operator Alpitour S.p.A, Neos has been offering low-cost flights to major holiday destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas since 2002.

Neos will return to Mauritius on 20 December 2022. From that date, the Italian carrier will offer 1 weekly flight (Tuesday) bet… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 06/09/2022 10:36

Chimpanzee watching experience on primate safari in Uganda

Chimpanzees are species of great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa. Also known as chimps, chimpanzees are believed to have a closest DNA which is almost 98% to humans. They relatively stay in groups of 10 to 100 with one dominant male as a leader. Adult female chimp weighs between 30 to 50kgs at a height of 2 to 4 feet whi… read more

• Flights
• 06/09/2022 10:26

SAA in talks with British Airways over Comair franchise

The flag carrier of South Africa, South African Airways (SAA), is in talks with the UK airline British Airways (BA) over potentially replacing the now-defunct Comair in a franchise agreement.

Speaking to … read more

• Flights
• 05/09/2022 08:31

ASKY Airlines takes delivery of a 5-year-old Boeing 737-800, the first of its kind to be registered

ASKY Airlines continues its great adventure in the African sky. Backed by an ambitious business plan, the pan-African carrier continues to expand its fleet. It now has 12 aircraft in 12 years of existence.

ASKY Airlines' fleet now comprises a homogeneous fleet of 12 Boeing aircraft. Indeed, the private flag received this F… read more

• Destinations
• 02/09/2022 21:24

Tourists are back in numbers

Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, told the media that “the South African tourism sector is poised for a tremendous bounce back and positive growth after from the the first half of the year (2022) show a staggering 147% in arrivals reaching an impressive 2,285,746.”

Sisulu was speaking in Johannesburg during a media briefing where she pr… read more

• Attractions
• 02/09/2022 21:18

Free entry to Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife reserves on Fridays during September 2022

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, the governmental organisation responsible for maintaining wildlife conservation areas and biodiversity in KwaZulu-Natal, has launched the annual "Mahhala Fridays" initiative. Every Friday during September 2… read more

• Cruise
• 02/09/2022 20:32

Regent Seven Seas Cape Town cruise is fastest seller of the 2024 season

The ultra-luxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas Cruises launched sales for its 2024/25 Voyage Collection  in the last week of August and has reported its largest-ever single-day booking period.

Demonstrating what the cruise line called the continued and growing appetite of luxury travellers, Regent beat its previous largest book… read more

• Flights
• 02/09/2022 20:31

FlySafair launches new route between Bloemfontein and Johannesburg

The route will launch on 16 September, with the airline currently taking bookings for September and October. Additional dates will be added in due course.

‘We’ve been looking at this route in our planning for some time and are now proud to say that our flight network connects all major cities in South Africa,’ commented Elmar Con… read more

• Destinations
• 02/09/2022 20:31

Emirates partners with South Africa as local airlines struggle

The minister of tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, has announced a partnership with middle eastern airline Emirates as domestic flight capacity remains constrained.

At a media briefing on Thursday (1 September), Sisulu said that during a visit to Dubai, bilateral agreements were made with the middle-eastern airline to give it access to Sou… read more