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African Parks has been awarded $108 million
Good news for African Parks. The nature conservation organisation has been awarded a $108 million grant for its activities. This is a record amount of funding for nature conservation in Africa. The grant, which will be spread over five years, comes from the Wyss Foundation, an organisation founded by philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss t… read more
No visa needed: Luxury cruise set to sail in SA, Mozambique in December
A luxury cruise is set to sail in South African and Mozambique this December, and the best part is that you do not require a visa.
The
5-star Azamara Pursuit cruise ship will embark on its first voyage in
South Africa on December 21. Their last season was almost three years
ago on board the attractive Azamara Quest.
… read more
Airlink's new route: South Africans can fly to Entebbe from July
Airlink has revealed that it will fly from Johannesburg to Entebbe in Uganda, from July 19, 2021.
Flights on the route will operate four times a week, which connects with Airlink’s domestic and regional network to and from various Southern African destinations.
Virgin reopens SA-UK route
After five and a half months with no passenger services between South Africa and the UK, Virgin Atlantic will resume operating passenger flights three times a week between London Heathrow and Johannesburg OR Tambo from June 24.
The airline says the schedule will be published shortly, with the first flight carrying… read more
Air Zimbabwe returns to South Africa
Zimbabwe's flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, has announced the resumption of flights to … read more
South Africa’s Tourism Community hits back at negative Covid-19 Variant narrative
In a bid to reposition South Africa as COVID-19 safe destination and dispel damaging narratives currently associated with South Africa, … read more
Flights to and from Morocco to resume from June 15
The Moroccan authorities have decided to resume flights to and from the Kingdom as of Tuesday, June 15, 2021, announced on Sunday the ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, adding that these flights will take place under exceptional authorizations given that Moroccan airspace is still closed.
"Based o… read more
Reinventing Africa’s tourism industry
Covid-19 triggered an unprecedented crisis in Africa’s tourism industry. Still, a growing middle class and young population bode well for travel businesses. Tapping domestic tourism demand will be key to rejuvenating the sector.
By Olivier Monnier
Months into the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Kenya’s normally manicured beaches were carp… read more
Namibia: New rhino and elephant poaching figures
According to the spokesperson of Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), Romeo Muyunda, this year's statistics indica… read more
Govt on a drive to expand air access to Victoria Falls
The government has partnered the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to finance efforts to increase air access to Victoria Falls, one of Africa's premier tourist destinations and support recovery and jobs in Zimbabwe's tourism sector.
IFC is a member of the World Bank Group, which advances and provides financing fo… read more
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