Themed, “Rethinking Tourism Africa” as part of World Tourism Day, the conference and exhibitions being held at Gran Melia Hotel in the heart of country’s northern safari capital of Arusha is being organized by Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) and Alliance française. Kicking off today on September 26 and running through to tomorrow the 27th, the…
Airlink, the independent South African-based airline, is acquiring a 40 percent strategic equity holding in privately-owned Windhoek-based FlyNamibia in an investment which will accelerate Namibia’s post-pandemic recovery and drive the expansion of efficient scheduled airline services to, from and within Namibia. Through this venture, Airlink and FlyNamibia will support Namibia’s National Transport Policy vision by…
East African Regional Tourism Expo kicked off in Burundi, signaling new development of joint tourism in East Africa as single tourist bloc. With a theme of “Rethinking Tourism for Social Economic Development in the East African Community,” the week long East African Regional Tourism Expo (EARTE) second edition has attracted over 250 exhibitors from over…
Rwanda’s Akagera National Park witnessed the birth of several White rhino calves after the largest single rhino translocation ever from South Africa in November last year. The 30 rhinos were introduced to the park, sourced from &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, and since then they have settled in well. First ever cycling safari in the Okavango Delta… The…
The first phase of a major refurbishment programme at The Victoria Falls Hotel has been completed. The programme was launched in 2021 and the first phase has involved extensive work in the bedrooms and suites of two of the hotel’s wings, the south ‘hammerhead’ and the central block. The refurbishment focused on the hotel’s unique historic…
Airlift into Cape Town will increase when Air France returns to the Mother City with its seasonal flights on October 27 after being absent for almost a year. The airline had to cancel its seasonal services to the city last November when, after just a month, Omicron hit the world. The Paris to Cape Town…
Loapi Camp, a new camp in Tswalu Kalahari, is currently under construction and is set to open in 2023. The camp’s six individual tented safari homes, each functioning as a stand-alone, independently run minicamp. There will be four one-bedroom homes and two two-bedroom homes, spanning over 300sqm and over 400sqm respectively. With at least 100m…
Ultra, South Africa’s biggest electronic music festival, is set to return in March next year following a three-year hiatus. The festival will be held in Cape Town at the Kenilworth Racecourse on March 10, and in Johannesburg at the Nasrec Expo Centre on March 11. The 2020 edition hosted international acts Afrojack, DJ Snake and Steve Aoki, as well…