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The German cruise line Phoenix Reisen will cruise a grand voyage up the coast of West Africa from Cape Town in 2023. The vintage cruise liner Artania will depart Cape Town on February 26th, 2023 bound for Dakar, the bustling capital of Senegal.
The nearly-30-year old cruise ship offers a relaxed, laid-back cruise exper… read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is extending security in the country to not only make it more secure for citizens but to also make it a more attractive tourism destination. The President was speaking during the South Africa - Saudi Arabia Investment Forum in Saudi Arabia where he is currently on an official state visit.
The rec… read more
TransNamib announced the start of the rail safety week campaign scheduled for the 10-14 October 2022 – themed, “Be Vigilant around the tracks, trains are fast but slow to stop”. The focus is to reach out to motorists, learners, pedestrians, truck drivers, communities living near the railway tracks, and the communities we operate in… read more
Ethiopian Airlines is increasing Addis Ababa to Johannesburg to 3x daily. But that's not the real news: it had that many flights in 2018, 2019, and in early 2020, and is simply returning to that level. Instead, it's noteworthy because&nbs… read more
Enterprise Holdings, the world’s largest vehicle rental business, announced the addition of new franchise locations featuring car rental options from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car through the Woodford Group in South Africa. This marks the first time Enterprise Holdings brands will be availab… read more
Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, announced several new supplier connections are delivering more content to travel retailers on Travelport+. Travelport’s new and expanded agreements with Booking.com and Hertz will now bring more options for accommod… read more
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced that South Africa is set to introduce an online traveller declaration system to simplify passenger mo… read more
Conakry has not had a national airline since the privatisation and subsequent liquidation of Air Guinea in 2002 - at the time of President Lansana Conté - under pressure from the Bretton Woods institutions. In the meantime, the West African country has attempted to relaunch a flagship airline, with no less than three projects having been … read more
SEIFSA understand all too well the consequences of industrial action in the context of wage bargaining. A four-week strike in 2014 followed by a three-week strike last year left many an employer on the brink of contemplating closure.
Arguing that the right to strike is enshrined in our constitution and strike action is a functioning mechan… read more
Every member of South Africa’s tourism industry should be part of the
solution to dealing with the root causes of tourism safety issues.
This according to Oupa Pilane,
SATSA Co-Chair, who was addressing a session with Mpumalanga
stakeholders this week to provide an update of on-the-ground measures in
place to enhan… read more
Phoenix Reisen to cruise West Africa voyage from Cape Town in 2023
South Africa a Leading Tourism Destination
TransNamib Railway safety awareness
ET changes to 3 daily widebody flights to JNB
Enterprise expands global footprint into South Africa
Travelport delivers more content, made simple with a wider range of options
Conakry relaunches its project to create a new national airline 20 years later
The economy cannot afford strike at Transnet
To be a step ahead of tourism safety we have to work together to deal with the root cause
