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The ultra-luxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas Cruises launched sales for its 2024/25 Voyage Collection in the last week of August and has reported its largest-ever single-day booking period.
Demonstrating what the cruise line called the continued and growing appetite of luxury travellers, Regent beat its previous largest book… read more
The route will launch on 16 September, with the airline currently
taking bookings for September and October. Additional dates will be
added in due course.
‘We’ve been looking at this route in our planning for some time and
are now proud to say that our flight network connects all major cities
in South Africa,’ commented Elmar Con… read more
The minister of tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, has announced a partnership
with middle eastern airline Emirates as domestic flight capacity remains
constrained.
At a media briefing on Thursday (1 September), Sisulu said that
during a visit to Dubai, bilateral agreements were made with the
middle-eastern airline to give it access to Sou… read more
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) recently convened a two-day forum, where they exposed students of Gambia Hotel School to the mandates and revenue laws of the authority.
The event organised by GRA was supported by UNDP through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. The event held at Metzy Hotel, was also designed to enlight… read more
The sustained tourism recovery in international arrivals seen over the last few months, when compared to pre-pandemic levels, has continued with recovery rates at Cape Town International Airport’s (CTIA) international terminal reaching the highest level over the last five months.
Domestic two-way passengers at CTIA increased from 407 626 i… read more
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has announced in an address to the nation that the wearing of face masks in all covered and closed places in Mozamb… read more
Namibia has recorded 48 cases of rhino poaching, of which 32 are black rhinos and 16 are white rhinos, since the beginning of 2022. According… read more
Mozambique is Airlink's most important international market in terms of services. Today, the South African private carrier is helping to boost economic exchanges (USD 3.8 billion in 2020) between these two neighbouring countries in southern Africa.
Airlink's Mozambican network benefits from a new route. Cape Town - Maputo, as… read more
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest carrier in Africa, and Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, announced a new agreement. The renewed deal includes distribution on the Travelport+platform, including New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Ethiopian… read more
As part of the Africa Women’s Month Celebration, Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) honoured and celebrated women in tourism.
The Woman in Tourism Program is an initiative that seeks to drive and support the development, empowerment, and promotion of women in the tourism sector.
Speaking at the event, the Minister of Tour… read more
Regent Seven Seas Cape Town cruise is fastest seller of the 2024 season
FlySafair launches new route between Bloemfontein and Johannesburg
Emirates partners with South Africa as local airlines struggle
Gambia Hotel School students introduced to revenue laws
Tourism recovery rate at CTIA reaches five month high
Mozambique: End mandatory wearing of face masks
Namibia: New rhino poaching figures
Airlink strengthens its presence in Mozambique with the opening of a route between CPT and MPM
Ethiopian Airlines signs new distribution agreement with Travelport
Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation honours Women in Tourism
