Travel news Réunion
Please remember to register on this website, so we can send you your dose of travel news customized as per your requirements.
Agents packaging the KwaZulu-Natal coast have one beach to steer clients away from this week. Reunion Beach, south of Durban, is closed for swimming after returning an E. coli reading of 4,611 in results dated 2 October 2026. That figure sits far beyond the municipality's poor-water-quality threshold of 500, and… read more
The latest water-quality readings for Durban's coastline, released on 23 September 2026, confirm that the great majority of monitored bathing beaches along the KwaZulu-Natal shore are open for swimming. For agents packaging South African coastal holidays, that is reassuring news ahead of the warmer months, though the picture is not uniform and o… read more
Buyer registration is now open for WTM Africa 2027, which runs from 7 to 9 April 2027 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Applications are open more than six months before the doors open, which gives anyone planning a trip enough time to budget, arrange leave and line up appointments. Buyers who wa… read more
Madagascar's aviation sector remains under intense scrutiny as the country's Anticorruption Pole (PAC) has postponed a highly anticipated correctional hearing linked to the disputed transfer of five Boeing 777-200 aircraft to Iran. The proceedings, which had been expected to shed light on one of the Indian Ocean… read more
For travel professionals sending clients to South Africa's warm-water coast, Durban remains a strong beach destination, though the city's latest water-quality readings are a useful reminder that conditions along the shoreline are never uniform. As of 18 September 2026, the municipality reports that 19 of the 23 monitored… read more
Travel professionals arranging coastal holidays in South Africa's popular KwaZulu-Natal region have received a fresh update on Durban's beach status, and the news is largely positive. According to the latest coastal water quality report issued by the eThekwini Municipality and dated 3 September 2026, twenty-two … read more
The Indian Ocean's tourism jewel is preparing to reshape its aviation future. Mauritius is set to establish a National Aviation Council, marking a decisive shift toward a more comprehensive and strategic approach to air access policy and international partnerships. The move, confirmed by Prime Minister Dr. … read more
Good
news is flowing out of KwaZulu-Natal for the African travel trade this
week. Durban's world-famous coastline is once again fully open for
swimming, with every one of the city's 23 monitored
beaches cleared for public use according to the latest
beach status update issued by the eThekwini Municipality on
… read more
Visitors
planning a coastal break along South Africa's warm Indian Ocean
shoreline can look forward to a smooth experience. According to the
eThekwini Municipality's most recent
water-quality update, dated 19 August 2026,
all 23 officially designated bathing beaches in Durban are open to
swimmers, wi… read more
Travel
professionals arranging coastal itineraries along South Africa's
KwaZulu-Natal shoreline should take note of
the latest water quality bulletin from the eThekwini Municipality.
Dated 14 August 2026, the update paints a largely reassuring picture for
Durban's tourism sector, though four beaches in the south of the… read more
Durban beach update: Reunion closed on E. coli spike while central swimming spots stay open
Durban beaches largely open for swimming as one southern stretch stays closed on water quality
WTM Africa Opens 2027 Buyer Applications as Algeria, Benin and Angola Widen Show Floor
Madagascar Court Delays Hearing on Controversial Boeing 777 Transfer to Iran
Mauritius to launch National Aviation Council as Etihad partnership talks gather pace
