TripAdvisor has announced the launch of the Review Performance Report – an enhanced online analytics dashboard, available for free to all registered businesses on the site. The new dashboard design is based on user feedback and the dashboard provides registered business owners with insights and trend data about their reviews, ranking and competitors in an…
The New York Times Travel Show (Jacob Javits Center, New York, January 8, 9 & 10), provides numerous ways for exhibitors to increase their visibility at the show beyond the booth, many of which at no additional charge. Booth packages abound with benefits that no other travel show offers, including a complimentary lead retrieval app.…
South African Airways Vacations is pleased to introduce their 2016 Collection of “Great Escapes to Africa”. The new collection, which is available as a digital e-brochure, features a broad spectrum of our most popular air-inclusive packages, along with some special savings offers. One highlight is the “Garden Route Splendour”. This 14-day package was crafted for…
To mark the twenty years of its existence, the Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO) has planned a series of activities to lead up to the end-of-year grand celebrations in December. The association launched the celebrations, dubbed “AUTO@20,” during this year’s World Tourism Day with a low-key event at 291 suites in Lira Town and…
The 10th Eco Warrior Award ceremony was held at Leisure Lodge, Diani, on 16th October 2015. The event, under the 2015 theme, “Sustainable Tourism: Keeping the Magic Alive”, drew a large number of local, regional and international tourism stakeholders to witness and celebrate corporates that had succeeded in championing responsible tourism in Kenya. The Eco…
The South African Cabinet has agreed to amend the immigration regulations, so that, within the next three months, travel to South Africa will be made easier. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) will accept visa applications by post from countries that require a visa to visit South Africa, but which do not have a South…
The Zambia Tourism Agency (formerly Zambia Tourism Board) is pleased to announce that the Government of the Republic of Zambia, through the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Immigration), launched the e-Visa facility on Wednesday, 14th October, 2015. The launch, officiated by the Minister of Home Affairs, took place at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in…
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has described the government’s decision to amend some of its visa and immigration requirements as “a positive move in the right direction”. IATA pointed out that it was now especially important for the changes to be communicated “clearly, expeditiously and effectively to all markets, so that there is no confusion”.…