Some 20 years have passed since Brussels had regular passenger flights to South Africa. Perhaps it indicates the nature of the market, the myriad one-stop options, and the lack of priority among the few airlines able to serve it. That has changed, with Air Belgium now linking Brussels to Johannesburg and Cape Town. Air Belgium to South…
Tourism is one of Uganda’s top foreign exchange earners bringing in more than $1.5 billion annually. Over 1.5 million foreigners flock into the pearl of Africa to catch a glimpse of wildlife and other tourist attractions like the mountains and rivers. However, little has been done to harness earnings from festivities especially those in the…
The Government of South Sudan and African Parks have signed a ten-year renewable Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Boma and Badingilo National Parks, including the wildlife corridors and proposed extension zones – an area that is well over three million hectares. The signing of the MoU is expected to strengthen the long-term protection of ecosystems…
Recognising the need to reach tourists from across the globe on various platforms, South African Tourism will host an ambitious familiarisation trip (MegaFam) trip involving 840 carefully selected people from varied backgrounds across all continents, time zones, linguistic and cultural regions, professions and social standing. Acting CEO of SA Tourism, Themba Khumalo, said the country’s destination-marketing…
Wesgro, the Western Cape trade, tourism and investment development agency, has calculated that 1.5m two-way seats will be available in Cape Town from various airlines between November 2022 and March 2023. This will take the total number of available seats to 93% of 2019 levels. The injection of seats is a major relief to trade…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) downgraded Namibia from Level 2: Moderate Risk to Level 1: Low Risk on September 19. To be listed Level 1: Low Risk, a destination must have had 49 or fewer new cases per 100 000 residents over the past 28 days. The CDC also downgraded three other…
Exhibitor registrations opened today (Monday, September 19) for Meetings Africa 2023 – held from February 27 to March 1 – on the official website for the business events trade show held annually in Johannesburg in the first quarter of the new year. This was announced last week by Acting CEO of South African Tourism, Themba Khumalo, at the…