Travel news overview

• Destinations
• 03/08/2021 16:11

Zimbabwe – two tourism land borders to reopen

Zimbabwe has reopened the Victoria Falls land border with Zambia for fully vaccinated tourists to allow the smooth flow of tourists between the two neighboring countries. The development follows the successful rollout of a vaccination program that has seen more than 60 percent of residents in the border town of Victoria Falls being v… read more

• Destinations
• 03/08/2021 05:51

Boat Operators excited about end of olckdown

BOAT owners at Walvis Bay are looking forward to the start of the new week, following the lifting of travel restrictions between regions by president Hage Geingob.

They say the series of lockdowns, since last year, hit their industry very hard, as they had no customers to go on boat tours.

Companies operating from the Walvis B… read more

• Flights
• 03/08/2021 05:51

Air Seychelles to return to Mauritius after 18 months

Air Seychelles is making a comeback to the island nation of Mauritius in October, following an 18-month absence. The airline will begin flights on October 3rd, thanks to the announcement of the full reopening of the borders from October 1st. Air Seychelles will fly its A320neo on the route with twice-weekly services going forward.

M… read more

• Accomodation
• 03/08/2021 05:50

Hyatt House Johannesburg Sandton

Hyatt today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with an affiliate of Millat Properties for Hyatt House Johannesburg Sandton. The planned opening of the property will mark the introduction of Hyatt's select service and extended stay brand, Hyatt House, to the continent and the third Hyatt-branded hotel in Sout… read more

• Destinations
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 03/08/2021 05:48

West Coast National Park: Postberg section opened for annual flower season

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that the West Coast flower season in South Africa's … read more

• Rail
• 03/08/2021 05:46

​Transnet back on track following Cyber attack

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, has commended Transnet employees for their hard work in restoring full operations at the ports following an IT security breach last Thursday, 22 July.

Transnet has managed to fully restore operations at the Ports which enables the country supply chain and logistics system to resume normal… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 03/08/2021 05:41

WTM London unveils important China Travel Online partnership

WTM London has announced that China Travel Online is the show’s newest buyer partner and media partner in China.

China Travel Online is a leading China outbound travel portal that connects destinations, attractions, hotels and other travel suppliers around the world to Chinese operators and professionals.

It is also one-stop-shop for… read more

• Destinations
• 02/08/2021 19:59

Over 650 Israeli tourists to arrive in Tanzania

The chairman of the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), Judge (retired) Thomas Mihayo, said starting tomorrow Tanzania will receive visitors in groups.

He made the statement yesterday while speaking to reporters, saying that their visit to the country had been prompted by the government's stand on how to encounter Covid-19, whose vaccine … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 02/08/2021 19:58

Air travel: vaccinations and confidence the key to recovery

Confidence is everything, especially in the recovery phase of a pandemic. Where confidence is returning, so are traveller bookings – and such confidence seems highly correlated to areas that have a combination of (a) an effective vaccine rollout and (b) (predictably) low restrictions or barriers to travel.

The … read more

• Flights
• 02/08/2021 18:59

Maasai Mara suspends tourists for playing with Leopard Cub

The management of Maasai Mara National Reserve has suspended a tented camp and its client for flouting park regulations by allowing a close interaction with a leopard.  The move came after 'Big cats of Maasai Mara' posted a video of a tourist playing with a leopard cub in a vehicle belonging to Oltepesi Mara Tented Camp, with a clien… read more