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Yesterday, 11 June 2020 in Kampala, Uganda’s Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, read out the National Budget for Financial Year (FY) 2020/21.The Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities was allocated 198 billion Uganda Shillings which is about 0.44% of the total amount that Government of Uganda projects to spend (45.5 trillion shill… read more
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Air France network update - a few flights into Africa
By the end of June, the flight schedule will represent 20% of the capacity usually deployed over this period. Subject to the lifting of travel restrictions, the gradual increase in the number of frequencies and destinations will continue, reaching 35% of the flight schedule initially planned in July and 40% in August.
Air France pla… read more
Revitalising Railways Through A New Corridor Approach - North-South Corridor
Ensuring the sustainability of freight transport especially by rail should be one of the key objectives of governments of SADC. Integral to this is to maximize the proportion of freight transported by rail as opposed to road. In the last 15 years, rail freight km’s have only grown by 15%, coupled to this and directly impacting this is the… read more
South Africa: COVID-19 has huge impact on accommodation industry
The COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown have drastically impacted the South African travel accommodation industry. As a direct result, many small businesses devastated by financial hardship are now forced to seek some form of financial aid. Nationwide survey of accommodation establishments was conducted, to ascertain how this pandemic… read more
ASATA Supports Systematic to restart South Africa’s Travel Industry
ASATA joined the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) as the organisation presented its Tourism Recovery Strategy before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism this week.
The TBCSA, which represents the voice of business in the travel and tourism sector, has developed a data-driven Tourism Recovery Strategy advocati… read more
SA Express liquidation delayed until late 3Q20
South Africa’s High Court in Pretoria has delayed the liquidation proceedings of South African Express (XZ, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) until September 9, giving the government time to com… read more
South Africa voted as the most popular postCorona destination
The destination topped charts in a survey conducted by Tourlane to understand traveller preferences
The Rainbow Nation of South Africa has been nominated the most sought-after destination through Tourlane’s recent survey, which analyzed aspirations of travel communities across the globe as travel restrictions steadily begin t… read more
South Africa targets Sept 2020 for reopening of travel industry
New reports are indicating that the travel and tourism industry in South Africa may resume sooner than the earlier predicted date of February 2021 – possibly as early as September 2020.
Earlier in the year (May 27), after a briefing from South Africa’s Department of Tourism, it was reported that international tourism wouldn’t… read more
Addis Ababa – Khartoum railway study funded
Funding has been awarded for a comprehensive study of the technical, economic, environmental and social feasibility of building a 1 435 mm gauge railway linking Addis Ababa in Ethiopia with Khartoum in Sudan, together with an extension to Port Sudan on the Red Sea.
The two-year study will also look into possible financing … read more
Air Seychelles to operate special flights into JNB, DXB & DOH amid lockdown
Air Seychelles will be operating special passenger flights to Dubai and Johannesburg to return stranded UAE nationals and residents as well as South African nationals to their home.
The national airline will also be operating a special flight to Doha for stranded visitors travelling to Europe and Asia only. The flights, supported by… read more
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