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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
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing both organisations to closer collaborative working, focusing on improving the environmental and social impact of the global hospitality industry.
Through the MoU, WTTC … read more
Currently in Ghana, the Airport Passenger Service Charge (APSC) is imposed at 5 cedis (US$0.46) per passenger on domestic flights. For the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), which continues to work on its empowerment, this charge is insufficient to properly maintain the domestic hubs.
Despite citing fears of inflation and the rising costs of transportation and utilities as deterrents to holiday spending, most consumers — 74% — told us they plan to spend the same or more this holiday season as they did last year.
Aware that they might have to stretch their holiday budgets, some they have already started to cut back in th… read more
As South Africa’s peak holiday season approaches, SAA announced that it would bring into service an additional three A320 aircraft to support the high capacity d… read more
The 65th World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) Meeting has ended successfully in Arusha, Tanzania.
The meeting which was the first fully in-person CAF meeting since the pandemic assembled over 25 Ministers of Tourism and high-level representatives from 35 countries as well as leaders from the privat… read more
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South Africa introduces a new "Traveller Pass" for everyone entering or leaving South Africa
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
WTTC and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance announce partnership
Towards higher air fares on domestic flights
SAA to expand capacity ahead of holiday season
