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4th World Culinary Awards: South Africa named Africa's Best Culinary Destination 2023
The winners of the 4th World Culinary Awards, the global initiative to recognise and reward excellence in the culinary industry, have been announced in Dubai on 16 October 2023. … read more
6th Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards 2023 breaks another record of success
Hosted by the Government of Botswana through the Botswana Tourism Organisation in collaboration with Africa Tourism Partners, UNWTO and AfCFTA, the 6th Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards was a resounding success.
Held from 04 to 06 October at the Grand Palm International Convention Centre in Gaborone Botswana, ATLF 2023 w… read more
Airlink strengthens presence in Botswana and Zambia
Southern African regional airline, Airlink has established country offices in Gaborone and Lusaka to enhance customer services in Botswana and Zambia.
According to the airline, “the new country offices in the two capitals are officially opened for business, they provide direct customer and local travel industry support… read more
Southern Africa: Rainfall season (October 2023 - February 2024) outlook!
According to the findings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-27), most member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)* are likely to receive normal to below-normal rainfall for most of the period from October 2023 to December 2023. The north-western part of Angola… read more
Connecting the continent to North America
The latest edition of Africa Showcase successfully concluded after two weeks of engaging activities across four key cities: Seattle, Denver, Fort Lauderdale and Boston. Africa Showcase, known as North America’s premier Africa-focused travel trade show, provided an excellent mix of networking opportunities, destination insights and val… read more
Angola lifts tourist visa requirement for travellers from 98 countries
Angola has waived tourist visa requirements for citizens from several countries in a bid to boost local tourism. According to Presidential Decree No. 189/23 (29 September 2023), the country has passed a resolution to allow travellers fr… read more
Namibia approves feasibility study for Grootfontein-Rundu-Katima Mulilo extension
Namibia has granted approval for the final feasibility study of the Grootfontein-Rundu-Katima Mulilo extension of the Trans-Zambezi Railway.
Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, has revealed that the government is now actively exploring funding options for this ambitious project. The envisioned railway will establish crucial conn… read more
Sustainability is a focal point at Great Plains' latest safari camp
Great Plains has launched Sitatunga Private Island, a safari camp located in Botswana's Okavango Delta. The camp, built predominantly from recycled materials, blends sustainability with luxury.
Built on a raised railway sleeper private deck, using the wood from old railway tracks, Sitatunga Private Island can host up t… read more
African safari camps step up their wellness offerings
Wellness has become an important focus throughout the global travel and tourism industry. Just over a fifth (21%) of global travelers are currently travelling for health- and wellness- driven reasons, according to the 2022 Travel Trends research by luxury travel network Virtuoso, conducted jointly with YouGov.
The trend has not gone unnoti… read more
Why are safaris so expensive?
Travel to popular African safari destinations from the U.S. is skyrocketing, according to recent data released by both U.S. travel insurance marketplace, Squaremouth.com, and SA Tourism. The numbers revealed that policy sales for destinations known for safari tourism more than tripled from 2020 to 2022, with South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania emer… read more
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