Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 07/01/2022 06:45

2021 - the year travelling Nigerians found it difficult to get passports

The NIS adopted different measures to address the challenges Nigerians faced in getting passports in 2021. It is a truism that many intending Nigerian international travellers went through tough times in the year 2021 while trying to obtain passports from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).

While some were lucky to get the international… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 07/01/2022 06:43

Why Covid-19 means the era of ever cheaper air travel could be over

In 2020 international passenger demand was less than 25% that of 2019, according to the International Air Transport Association. 2021 data isn’t yet available, but the hiccups of the Delta and Omi… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 07/01/2022 06:24

Zimbabwe game park to receive $15 mn from new wildlife fund

One of Zimbabwe's biggest wildlife reserves is to receive US$1 million annually from a brand-new fund to help sustain its operations and fight poaching, German conservationists said on Wednesday. The money, which will extend for at least 15 years, will help pay for ranger patrols, equipment maintenance and other everyday needs, th… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 07/01/2022 06:24

Covid-19: France removes South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini from the scarlet red list

The Government of France yesterday (05 January 2022) announced that … read more

• Destinations
• 07/01/2022 06:19

Covid-19: South Africa has introduced changes to its Adjusted Alert Level 1 lockdown regulations

South Africa i mplemented a five-level Covid-19 alert system in … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 06/01/2022 06:51

Making Tourism stronger and ready for the future

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 06/01/2022 06:50

Mozambique has proclaimed the new Maputo National Park

Mozambique’s Council for Ministers issued a decree on 07 December 2021 to formally merge the terrestrial and marine ecosystems of … read more

• Flights
• 06/01/2022 06:48

Air Seychelles lands in Manila for the first time

Air Seychelles has marked another historical milestone by operating for the first time ever to the principal plus most populous metropolitan region of the Philippines, the center of industrial development as well as the international port of entry, Manila.

Flight HM9882 which departed Johannesburg in the late evening … read more

• Cruise
• 06/01/2022 06:46

Scenic eclipse returns to Antarctica starting January 2022

Scenic Eclipse is making its way to Antarctica from the Red Sea as it prepares for its highly anticipated return to the Antarctic peninsula for a January thru March season of exploration. This marks a significant milestone for the luxury truly all-inclusive operator of the World’s First Discovery Yacht as it resumes its scheduled 2… read more

• Destinations
• 06/01/2022 06:41

Namibia: Rosh Pinah Aussenkehr road closed

Namibia's Road Authority (RA), whose core business is to construct and maintain the country's road sector, has announced that a section on the Rosh Pinah <> … read more