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A fresh approach to selling South Africa to South Africans is about to reach millions of living rooms. Just Travel SA, a nine-part domestic tourism series, premieres on SABC1 on Monday, 26 October 2026 at 18:00, and it is built around a question that every consultant hears across the counter: what can I actually afford?
Ra… read more
Essence of Africa, Africa’s international buyer forum, has announced its content programme for the 2026 edition, taking place in Zanzibar from 20–22 October. The programme brings together African tourism businesses and international travel buyers to discuss changing market demand, opportunities for tourism growth and the experiences attracting t… read more
Access to one of Africa's most valuable wildlife experiences is becoming harder to guarantee. In south-western Uganda, pressure is building over the worsening state of roads that carry visitors towards the gorilla tracking sectors of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and local leaders are now calling for public action to force … read more
Big Fish Africa, a new specialist fishing travel company, has launched privately guided and hosted Nile perch fishing expeditions in Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park, with its first hosted departures scheduled for March and June 2027.
Founded by Kevin James, who lived in Uganda for around 15 years and has spent more than a dec… read more
The question of who will staff Africa's tourism businesses a decade from now is one that few operators can afford to ignore. At WTM London, powered by RX Global, that concern is being met with practical action, as the event confirms a package of access offers aimed squarely at students and recent graduates hoping to attend what … read more
Central Africa is about to gain one of the continent's most open entry regimes. Chad on Friday formally installed an interministerial steering committee tasked with operationalising President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno's decision to grant visa-free entry to nationals of all African countries, a policy that takes e… read more
Africa's meetings industry has given itself something it has long lacked: a single, agreed direction of travel. The Mombasa MICE Declaration 2026 was adopted at the close of the ninth Africa MICE Summit and Awards, held from 1 to 2 October 2026 at the Tembo International Convention Centre in Mombasa, Kenya. The document sets out… read more
The corridor between East and Southern Africa is heating up, and the trade wants more seats on it. Delegates at the 16th Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) in Nairobi heard this week that improved air connectivity between Kenya and South Africa is already lifting two-way tourism flows, with operators now pressing airlines to add c… read more
A new three-year agreement between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and pan-African carrier ASKY is set to open aviation training, jobs and supply-chain contracts to refugees across West and Central Africa, in a move the two partners hope will become a template for private-sector engagem… read more
Southern Africa's trade calendar has a firm new entry. Botswana will stage the 2026 Botswana Travel & Tourism Expo (BTTE) from 23 to 27 November in Kasane, the riverside town that serves as the country's busiest tourism gateway. For five days, local operators and visiting international buyers will share the … read more
New SABC1 Series Puts Nine Provinces Within Reach From Just R1 050 a Day
Essence of Africa 2026 announces programme exploring new tourism opportunities
Bwindi Gorilla Access Under Threat as Kisoro Road Crisis Deepens
Big Fish Africa Launches Nile Perch Fishing Expeditions in Uganda for 2027
WTM London Opens Doors to Young Talent with Free Summit Tickets and £10 Entry
Chad sets up steering committee to deliver visa-free entry for all Africans from January 2027
Full Kenya Airways cabins to Joburg and Cape Town spark calls for extra frequencies
ASKY opens aviation careers to refugees in landmark UNHCR deal spanning six West African states
Botswana opens Kasane doors for November expo linking safari suppliers to global buyers
