Babanango — A New Way to See (and Save) African Wildlife

One of South Africa’s newest wildlife reserves, Babanango Game Reserve is set on the White Umfolozi River and encompasses the beautiful Babanango Valley in Zululand. It’s a gorgeous region with a pristine coastline, rolling hills, waving grasslands, forests, rivers, mangrove swamps and cattle ranches. Babanango currently offers three upscale overnight options: Zulu Rock Lodge, Babanango Valley Lodge and Matatane Camp. Each…

Emirates Resumes Codeshare with South African Airways

Emirates and SAA have reactivated their long-standing codeshare aimed at increasing connectivity for both carriers. A media release from SAA says the two carriers have been working toward increasing alignment across products, services and reactivation of synergies between loyalty programmes. SAA-coded and Emirates-operated routes between South Africa and Dubai are now available on a single…

Airlink to Launch Service to Luanda

Southern African regional carrier, Airlink, is set to launch a new, direct, three-times weekly service between Johannesburg and Luanda from October 21. Tickets are already on sale. “The South Africa-Angola corridor has been under-served, given its crucial commercial and economic importance.  By establishing this service, Airlink is providing customers with more affordable competitive choices on…

Tanzania Launches Golf Tourism

Tanzania has opened a new chapter in Sport Tourism after the official launch of Golf Tourism Tanzania over the weekend. Launching the new tourism product at the Kilimanjaro Golf course, Usa River, Arusha yesterday, Chief Guest, the Kenyan Minister of Tourism and Wildlife, Najib Balala commended Tanzania for entering this important step of using golf…

Emirates and Sabre Reach New Distribution Agreement

Emirates has signed a new multi-year, worldwide distribution agreement with Sabre Corporation.  From October 05, 2021, all travel agencies using GDS Sabre (1S) and Abacus (1B) will have access to surcharge-free Emirates’ content.  As we move towards next year, Sabre and Emirates will also offer agency partners a choice of different levels of participation, including…

Jenman African Safaris Launches New Zimbabwe Villa Collection

Jenman African Safaris is excited to announce the launch of our Zimbabwe Villa Collection, encouraging exclusive and safe family travel. Our carefully selected high-end, socially conscious and remote properties offer the perfect solution to provide peace of mind for a COVID friendly getaway. Zimbabwe is truly a destination unrivalled. Environmentally unique and varied in landscape as well as colourful and…

Clifftop Exclusive Safari Hideaway Wins Four Awards at 2021 Haute Grandeur Hotel Global Excellence Awards

Ready to celebrate! We are excited to announce that Clifftop Exclusive Safari Hideaway has been recogonised as global leader in hospitality at the recent 2021 Haute Grandeur Excellence Awards and was honoured to win four awards at this prestigious event.   Clifftop Exclusive Safari Hideaway won Excellence Awards  in the following catagories: Best Bush Lodge…

Qatar Airways Announced as ‘Airline of the Year’ by Skytrax for a Record Sixth Time

Qatar Airways has been announced as the ‘Airline of the Year’ by the international air transport rating organization, Skytrax, in addition to securing five additional awards including World’s Best Business Class, World’s Best Business Class Airline Lounge, World’s Best Business Class Airline Seat, World’s Best Business Class Onboard Catering and Best Airline in the Middle…

Africa Showcase North America Opens to Buyer Registration

APTA has joined forces with Africa Showcase to present this year’s Africa Showcase Online North America 2021! This year’s show will take place virtually on 20-21 October. This year’s event will include an innovative live-networking format that doesn’t require you to spend  time pre-scheduling meetings. Africa Showcase has also designed the event to span two days where one day’s timing is…

New United and Airlink Codeshare Agreement

United Airlines and regional airline, Airlink, have forged a new codeshare agreement that will offer customers more connections between the US and Southern Africa than any other airline alliance, according to a press release from the two carriers. The new agreement (subject to government approvals) will give United’s travellers from the US one-stop connections to…

TAAG Angola Airlines to Resume Service

TAAG Angola Airlines has announced the gradual resumption of its international flight operations. From early October, the carrier will resume flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Windhoek and Maputo. Below is a summary of the new schedule from Luanda, with the start date: Johannesburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays – October 5 Cape Town on Thursdays…

South Africa Launches New Grading System

The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) has launched a new grading system to ensure quality-assured accommodation and facilities that are accredited and graded by TGCSA to comply with international standards. “South Africa takes service excellence very seriously. The gradual recovery of travel since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has instilled some renewed…

Where to See Rhinos in Uganda

There’s always something good about Rhinos! The latest from Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and Ziwa Rhino sanctuary is that the two organizations have come to a mutual understanding and long-term partnership to keep the Rhinos at the sanctuary. Contrary to earlier plans of relocating the Rhinos, these giants will stay at the sanctuary for some…

Magical Kenya Travel Expo Returns 5-6 October

VIRTUAL EXPO 05 – 06 OCT 2021 #MKTE2021 https://mkte.co.ke/ 2 Day Virtual Experience Pre-scheduled appointments 4 Market Presentations to reignite source markets 4 Power Panels with industry thought leaders 4 Speed Networking events 2 Business Buzz sessions to meet trade 100 African Exhibitors from across East Africa Media interviews with global media Over 200 pre-qualified…

Uganda Airlines Launches Dubai Flights

From October 4, Uganda Airlines will launch flights between Entebbe and Dubai using its recently acquired Airbus A330neo. The flights will operate initially on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. On Mondays, flight UR444 will depart Entebbe at 11h25 arrive in Dubai at 17h25. The return flight UR445 will depart from Dubai at 20h00 and arrive in…

Windhoek Airport Revamped

The rehabilitation and expansion of Namibia’s flagship airport, Hosea Kutako International in Windhoek, is set for completion by the end of the month. Namibia Airports Company spokesperson, Dan Kamati, said the work on the airport, amounting to N$95m (€5.5m), would elevate it to meet global standards set by other airport terminals around the world. According to The Namibian, the…

Malawi Reopens to the World

The Malawi Ministry of Health released a statement recently confirming that the country’s borders have now reopened to all international travellers, with remaining travel restrictions and quarantine requirements lifted. Malawi originally closed its borders in June to everyone except Malawi residents and citizens in an effort to limit the impact of a third wave of…

Air Seychelles Resumes Flights to South Africa

 The Seychelles’ national carrier, Air Seychelles, plans to resume flights to Johannesburg, South Africa as of September 24, the airline announced on Tuesday. The return of Air Seychelles to South Africa comes after the local Ministry of Health lifted travel restrictions between the two countries. Commercial flights had been suspended for several months due to…

East African Tourism Sector Gets a Helping Hand

East Africa has seen a positive turnaround in its recovery strategy for the tourism sector owing to the conscious efforts by East African Community (EAC) Partner States to work together in promoting growth in the sector. The sector has benefited from “significant” private-sector investments in hotels, transportation, marketing and product development, and dedicated government efforts…