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Covid-19: South Africa further tightens restrictions for 14 days
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in an address to the nation on 27 June 2021 that the country will tighten Covid-19 … read more
Famous Addo lion Jack relocated to Shamwari Private Game Reserve
One of Addo Elephant National Park’s most popular inhabitants, known by
many members of the public as Jack, has been successfully relocated to
the Shamwari Private Game Reserve.
Four-year-old Jack’s move forms part of the Carnivore Management Plan of the Frontier Region (the administrative area of… read more
Mantis, Giltedge launch Ernest Hemingway safari package
Mantis, a leading conservation-focused hotel group, has teamed up with South African global luxury travel tour operator Giltedge to create an Ernest Hemingway package. This new package is inspired by the Nobel Prize-winning author's "Green Hills of Africa," "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" a… read more
Uganda tourism to be hit hard by flight bans
Uganda's tourism industry is set to be hard hit by latest ban on flights from Uganda as the second wave of coronavirus disease pandemic continues to ravage the country. The United Kingdom (UK) yesterday joined the list of countries that have imposed travel ban on Uganda effective June 30. The ban follows the spiraling wave of commu… read more
Addo Elephant National Park: Lion relocated to Shamwari Private Game Reserve
South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that one of Addo Elephant National Park’s most popular lions has been successfully relocated to the … read more
Regulator warns hotels against falsifying star ratings
Unscrupulous hotels and restaurants are giving themselves false star-ratings to dupe unsuspecting tourists, the sector regulator has warned. This alert comes especially at a time thousands of visitors have invaded Kenya to attend the World Rally Championship Safari Rally, which has revved off yesterday.
Event organiser… read more
SA, Delta Air Lines in spat over Cape To...
A spat between South Africa and Delta Air Lines intensified yesterday with government insiders claiming that the airline needed to stick to the foreign operator's permit to allow it a stop in Cape Town on the return segment of its Atlanta-Johannesburg service, reports IOL.
Officials of the department of transport accused Delta Ai… read more
Four Seasons unveils Safari and Islands Collection, Africa
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts this month unveiled its Safari and Islands Collection, Africa. The collection of five properties in South Africa, Mauritius, the Serengeti and the Seychells allows travelers to combine different experiences, resorts and countries in Africa through customized journeys.
Four Seasons has partnered with l… read more
Egypt to allow vaccinated travellers entry without PCR test
Egypt will allow travellers who have taken full doses of approved novel coronavirus vaccines to enter without taking a PCR test, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Travellers must present QR-coded certificates that they have received their full doses of one of six Covid-19 vaccines approved by Egypt and the WHO at least t… read more
The real reason behind Delta Air Lines cutting Cape Town plans
Delta Air Lines recently announced it would be returning to South Africa from August. While the airline has maintained plans to run flights on a triangle routing from Atlanta to Johannesburg to Cape Town to Atlanta, the airline abruptly reversed course on those plans just last week. Now, regulatory filings provide some detail as to the re… read more
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