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The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA), a business unit, of South African Tourism are running quality assurance and capacity building workshops to create awareness on the importance of Quality Assurance in promoting the recovery and the development of the tourism sector.
Best known as the custodians of tourism qu… read more
German airline Eurowings Discover will be the first intercontinental airline ever to start scheduled operations to South Africa's… read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the eVisa system has been launched in 14 countries, including China, India, Kenya and Nigeria, according to government's commitment. President Ramaphosa said government is also streamlining and modernising the visa application process to make it easier to travel to South Africa for tourism, busin… read more
The theme also demonstrates how the African Business Events Industry have applied the trend of "shared economies" to their business models to achieve greater efficiencies, and how this has created a sustainable way of driving business growth in the sector.
During a Meetings Afr… read more
PLAYERS in the tourism sector have applauded the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for granting them a 100 percent foreign currency retention, saying the bold move would assist the sector to recapitalise and enhance recovery from the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Industry leaders had previously lobbied the authorities for t… read more
No journey is more critical in determining the fate of a pandemic than the distance a vaccine must travel from the production line to a person’s arm. In sub-Saharan Africa, the last mile of this race is all-important.
The World Bank’s … read more
Top trending destinations
The top trending destinations are those that saw the largest rise in searches when compared to pre-pandemic 2019. Zanzibar in Tanzania and Malé in the Maldives dominate the list followed by Maputo in Mozambique, Cairo in Egypt and Los Angeles in the Unite… read more
Hotelbeds has just unveiled its latest annual Environmental, Social and Governance Report, which aims, as Hotelbeds CEO, Nicolas Huss, explains: "to show how we are determined to make our actions speak louder than our words and to leverage our position to make a difference in this new world of travel.”
In this 2021 publication, Nico… read more
Emirates has expanded its Gatwick service to double-daily, with the airport served by both the 777 and the A380. The introduction of the second daily Gatwick service takes Emirates’ total UK weekly flights to 91.
“We have seen a considerable uptick in demand for international travel in recent weeks, particularly from the South East and a… read more
United Airlines today announced it plans to expand service to one of the
world’s most popular vacation destinations by offering three nonstop
flights per week, year-round, between New York/Newark and Cape Town International Airport, subject to government approval. The new schedule starts on June 5.
United will fly a … read more
South Africa: TGCSA runs Quality Assurance and capacity building workshops to promote recovery of th
Eurowings Discover to launch flights between Frankfurt & Kruger National Park
eVisa System launched in 14 Countries
Tourism Sector applauds 100pc Forex retention
Covid vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains
Cheapflights reveals top destinations for SA travellers
Hotelbeds launches its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance report
Emirates resumes double-daily services from London Gatwick
United Airlines to expand service to Cape Town from New York/Newark
