Travel news overview

• Attractions
• 15/02/2022 07:55

Delicious International Food and Music Festival opens Early Bird Ticket

After two years, they’re one of the early movers - dipping their toes in the water and banking on a return to normal when the much-loved festival returns in September.

“We’re encouraged by the improving environment around the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions and we’re hoping that the country may be at a new normal stage that

• Miscellaneous
• 15/02/2022 07:53

Tourism Leaders call for urgent action to protect the oceans

Tourism’s central role in advancing the Blue Economy was highlighted as UNWTO chaired a special session and joined a Heads of State panel at the One Ocean Summit, hosted by the French Presidency this week.

In a session on “Tourism in the Blue Economy” co-hosted with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and France, high level rep… read more

• Flights
• 15/02/2022 07:52

LIFT announced as official airline partner for WTM Africa 2022

South Africa’s newest airline, LIFT has joined forces with WTM Africa 2022, Africa’s premier business-to-business travel and tourism event, which takes place from 11 to 13 April in the Host City of Cape Town.

LIFT, which prides itself on offering unique levels of flexibility to its customers, will be flying industry experts and spea… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 15/02/2022 07:49

World’s first rhino is born whose parents were both orphaned by poaching

The  Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary  in Mpumalanga has made rhino conservation history this weekend. In the early hours of Sunday, 13 February, an 8-year-old orphaned rhino gave birth to a healthy and strong baby girl. She is the world’s first rhino calf to be co… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 14/02/2022 13:58

GBTA endorses Toulouse Declaration

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) supports the Toulouse Declaration on future sustainability and decarbonisation of aviation, launched at the European Union Aviation Summit on 4 February. The declaration signals a growing political momentum to deliver emission reductions in the aviation sector, which is a key element in… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 14/02/2022 13:57

Meetings Africa 2022 promises to re-activate long awaited business events industry return

With over 1 000 meetings already set up on the online diary system, Meetings Africa 2022 is set to remain true to its purpose of bringing together buyers and exhibitors and growing the business events industry on the continent.

Media, tourism and meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) stakeholders gathered at the Southern… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 14/02/2022 07:54

Abelana Game Reserve nabs Responsible Business Education Award

Global news publication, Financial Times, sets out to honour and promote sustainability and improved social impact through its annual Responsible Business Education Award. The award acknowledges researchers, academic institutions and alumni who are contributing to changing how the world does b… read more

• Flights
• 14/02/2022 07:54

DRC: flyCAA expects second Airbus A320 this month

flyCAA's new Airbus A320-200, previously operated by the Indian airline GoAir, has completed its painting at Airplane Painter in Toulouse, France. It is expected to arrive at its base in Kinshasa in the coming days.

flyCAA is well aware of the potential of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a vast country of 2.345 million km… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 14/02/2022 07:46

Botswana offers Start-Up wildlife stock tofFarmers to boost Agro-Tourism

In a bid to boost agro-tourism, the Botswana government is offering wildlife start-up stock to farmers to keep in their ploughing fields. The government says the move will give locals an improved stake in the lucrative tourism sector.

Botswana's National Parks and Wildlife director, Kabelo Senyatso, said the government will run a pilot pro… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 13/02/2022 18:56

Ugandan conservationists leverage technology to save Mountain Gorillas

A pioneering initiative to protect Uganda’s mountain gorilla population has officially been launched, leveraging technology to create sustainable sources of non-trekking revenues to fund conservation.

RoundBob and The Naturalist, Ugandan conservation enterprises working with Uganda Wildlife Authority, have launched My Gorilla Famil… read more