By the festive season it will have restarted flights to one airport each in Namibia and Zimbabwe, and to two cities in Malawi, South African Airways (SAA) said on Thursday. It promised details – such as the frequency of flights – only in the coming weeks, and it is not year clear how it will…
Marriott has announced plans to expand its operations in Africa, with the opening of over 30 hotels and more than 5,000 rooms by the end of 2024. The group’s select-service brands Protea Hotels and Four Points by Sheraton make up more than 50 per cent of the company’s property additions in Africa. The former has…
ganda Tourism Board has unveiled Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2023 at Sheraton Kampala during World Tourism Day celebration. The Expo, an annual event was officially launched by the State Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Hon. Martin Mugarra Bahinduka in the presence of UTB Board Chairman Hon. Daudi Migereko, UTB Director Vivian Lyazzi…
Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT), responsible for running Malawi’s only wildlife rehabilitation centre and a key campaigner in Malawi’s fight against wildlife crime, have reported news of cheetah cubs recently born spotted in Liwonde National Park. These cubs represent the third generation of cheetahs to be born in Liwonde since the reintroduction in 2017 by African Parks in partnership…
Work has started on construction of Msalato International Airport, 12 kilometres from Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma. The high-capacity airport infrastructure is planned to meet the expected growth in air transport from the city’s new status as the administrative capital of Tanzania. The airport is expected to handle at least 50 000 flights and a million passengers annually, most…
Access to the 15 provincial reserves managed by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has been temporarily closed due to wage protests by employees affiliated to the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU). In a press statement on Wednesday (November 9), the provincial tourism authority said it was engaging with NEHAWU leadership…