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The DRC is widely considered to be the richest country in the world by its natural resources, tourism standing as a major resource that has remained underdeveloped. The East African Business Council conducted a study and found out that there was a huge benefit in having DRC as the seventh member of EAC. Common tourism products with DRC’s neighbo… read more
South Africa is today hosting the 2021 Sharing of Best Practices Workshop, as the tourism industry wades through a long road to recovery in the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela on Tuesday said COVID-19 has devastated the whole world and has forced people to change the way they do t… read more
When most of us don’t even consider travelling to the office, going on a business trip feels about as distant as taking the red-eye to Mars.
With the recent pandemic hit, business travel has ground to a halt. We’ve moved important client meetings to Skype or Zoom, allowed our passports to gather dust, and learned how to interact with colle… read more
Africa Tourism Partners in collaboration with South African Tourism, Gauteng Tourism Authority and BDO South Africa announce that the 2021 Africa Business Tourism MICE Masterclass will be held in hybrid format. The in-person session of the Masterclass is scheduled to take place at Marriott Hotel, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg o… read more
FCM, Flight Centre Travel Group’s flagship global business travel division, is weathering the COVID-19 challenge and eyeing further growth opportunities globally.
At a time when many of its competitors have been forced to hibernate their operations, the business has drawn on its financial strength to invest heavily in key growth dri… read more
A scheduled flight from Sudan to Abu Dhabi was forced to return to its origin after the cockpit was hijacked by a furry infiltrator. The clawful situation arose after a cat, thought to have stowed away during cleaning, woke up and became terrified by his new surroundings. He attacked the captain, causing the plane to return to Khar… read more
A nexus for travel professionals across South Africa, the continent
and the globe, Africa Travel Week plays hosts to various shows,
conferences and award ceremonies focusing on leisure tourism, luxury
travel, LGBTQ+ travel, MICE/business travel, sport tourism as well as
travel technology and comprises of 2 key events, World Tra… read more
The founding CEO of the Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO), Myra
Sekgororoane has been announced to depart the organization after two
years since her return to the organisation.
Myra was reappointed to head BTO in 2019 after a brief hiatus earlier.
BTO Board Chairman, Boitumelo Sekwababe said in a statement that Myra will le… read more
COVID-19 Travel Pass will give travelers a way to display test results and confirmation they’ve received a vaccine; IATA’ statement comes after Europol issued a warning about criminals selling fake COVID-19 test results to travelers
The international airline industry organization made an announcement today that its COVID-19 travel a… read more
The R10bn earmarked by National Treasury for the purchase and
delivery of COVID-19 vaccines over the next two years – as announced by
Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweniduring his Budget Speech 2021 yesterday (February 24) – will go a long way towards stimulating travel.
“This will give travellers the confidence and pe… read more
Democratic Republic of Congo apples to join East African Community
SA Hosts workshop as tourism industry is about to recover
The new normal of business travel: What to expect
Angry Cat Attacks Pilot Forcing Boeing 737 Diversion
What to expect at Africa Travel Week Virtual
Myra Sekgororoane bids final farewell to Botswana Tourism Organisation
IATA's COVID-19 Travel Pass to launch by March
