There’s something about Kenya that makes you feel there’s magic in the air, wonder at every turn, and an ever-present sensation of oneness with nature. A trip to Kenya can be an incredibly cleansing experience. Open spaces, so vast and untouched, lend perspective and instil a sense of peace. I love to visit the country, and,…
Cape Town – Tsogo Sun announced on Tuesday that it is investing a total of R680m in building a new 500-bedroom hotel complex in the heart of Cape Town’s central business district. The hotel group has reached an agreement with the owners of the site where the Tulip Hotel was recently demolished on the corner…
Lupita Nyong’o is currently in Uganda to begin work on her next project, Disney’s Queen of Katwe. The film will tell the story of Ugandan chess wunderkind Phiona Mutesi, whose rise to prominence in the international chess circuit was documented in a 2011 ESPN The Magazine article by Tim Crothers. Crothers subsequently expanded the article…
WEBINAR EDUCATIONAL SERIES: NEW African Travel, Inc. Safari Academy African Travel, Inc. is thrilled to announce our NEW African Travel Safari Academy webinar series. We have partnered with our associate company Wilderness Safaris, widely acclaimed as the continent’s foremost ecotourism safari camp operator, to create an educational, informative and unique program. Wilderness Safaris’…
Air Botswana will no longer operate direct flights between Maun and Cape Town from May 4. The service will be routed through Gaborone. Consequently, from May 4, flight frequency between Gaborone and Cape Town will increase from twice a week to four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. All reconfirmations/rerouting must be…
Airlink will launch a lodge-link system of scheduled flights between Skukuza Airport and a number of luxury lodges in the Kruger Park. Guests travelling from anywhere in the world will now be able to fly in to a number of luxury lodges in the Kruger on a single ticket. The tickets will be bookable through…
South African Tourism held its Ubuntu Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the Museum of Natural History in New York. The Ubuntu Awards recognize the top contributors to the tourism industry in South Africa. The name of the awards is based on the Zulu word “Ubuntu,” which translates to “I am because you are.” The awards…
GOVERNMENT plans to relocate the Zambia Tourism Board (ZTB) and National Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC) headquarters from Lusaka to Livingstone. This is aimed at enabling the two institutions to market the tourist capital’s potential aggressively, Vice-President Inonge Wina said last Monday, when she called on Chief Mukuni of the Toka-Leya people in Kazungula. Ms…