Kasbah Tamadot’s 10th birthday was celebrated in true Virgin Limited-Edition-style with special guests, including Sir Richard Branson, his mum Eve, General Manager Vincent Padioleau and many more of the Kasbah Tamadot team. The year-long celebration kicked off at The Roof Gardens in London, with a star-studded guest list and plenty of Moroccan entertainment Click here…
Proflight Zambia and RwandAir have signed a codeshare agreement on the Lusaka-Johannesburg route, with RwandAir as the operating carrier and Proflight Zambia as the marketing carrier. As from March 27, the flights will be operated three times a week: on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, leaving Lusaka at 21:50 and arriving in Johannesburg at 23:50. Flights…
Kenya and Tanzania have agreed to end a stalemate that was affecting their long-standing bilateral relationship. Following talks between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart, Jakaya Kikwete, Kenya Airways’ flight frequency to Tanzania will resume to 42, up from 14 times a week. Tour vans from Tanzania will also be allowed to pick up…
Private Safaris, a premier Destination Management Company within Africa, has been fortunate enough to work within the North American market for several years. Over time, the company has come to understand the needs and, more importantly, the unique „wants‟ of this market. In order to retain the high level of service whilst injecting a fresh…
The Directors and Management of Lion Encounter have agreed to suspend lion walks in Livingstone as of November 2015, acting on recommendations by, and in consultation with, ALERT’s Executive Committee. The main objective of this decision is to reduce the number of lions entering into the African Lion Rehabilitation & Release into the Wild Programme,…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (03/2015): This year for the first time, Stelae Axum, the legendary field of ancient obelisks in Ethiopia, joined the list of famous landmarks world-wide that ‘go green’ on Saint Patrick’s Day. The ruins of the ancient city of Axum is one of nine sites in Ethiopia which are listed as UNESCO World…
ANDY Conn has been appointed Africa Albida Tourism’s new group operations manager to oversee the running of the company’s portfolio of properties that include the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge. He is a former general manager at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge (1998 to 2006). Andy took up his new position this month, following his return to…
South Africa’s biggest hotel and casino operator, Sun International, plans to buy rival Peermont Global for R9.4-billion. Peermont owns Emperors Palace near OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, as well as 12 other leisure and gaming complexes. Sun International, which owns Sun City and was founded by Sol Kerzner in 1975, said it would issue 10.4…
Sulphurous hot springs, salt-encrusted wastelands, temperatures that soar as high as 50C – Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression is home to a kaleidoscopic world unlike any other A harsher spot to call home than Africa’s Danakil Depression is hard to imagine. Not only is it one of the planet’s hottest places, it is also one of the…