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With COVID restrictions falling away, overseas tourist numbers to South Africa in May rose by 345% compared with last year, from 20 762 to 92 368, according to the latest Tourism and Migrations…
With 65% of the Seychelles’ GDP dependent on tourism, the training of tourism and hospitality staff is a crucial factor for the recovery of the sector post-COVID. As Hilton Hotels continues…
Friday, 29 July 2022 15:45
Kenya Tourism Board Taps Key Personalities to Market Destination Kenya
Written by SATOA
NAIROBI, Kenya July 28- The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has maintained its commitment to leveraging the reach of key international and local personalities to market Kenya as a preferred and…
Friday, 29 July 2022 15:42
Namibia: Dysfunctional European Airports Dent Namibian Tourism
Written by SATOA
DYSFUNCTIONAL airports at Namibia's top tourist markets might limit the number of flights coming to Namibia, thereby limiting tourist inflows into the country, until the situation has been resolved.According to…
Friday, 29 July 2022 15:40
Kenya: Magical Kenya Travel Expo 2022 Returns After Two-Year Hiatus
Written by SATOA
Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Chief Executive Officer, Betty Radier says that the 2022 expo is expected to attract participation from about 30 countries from across the globe.“We have not been…
Friday, 29 July 2022 15:38
Mauritius: Kevin Teeroovengadum: “Just opening the borders and expecting a wave of tourists is no more a strategy”
Written by SATOA
The financial expert and board director brings into focus pertinent issues raised by IMF in its recent Article IV Consultations report. He views the debt situation as worrisome and explains…
Monday, 04 July 2022 15:33
Press Release: Extraordinary reveals a new destination on the Panorama Route, Mpumalanga
Written by Extraordinary
Extraordinary are delighted to introduce the world-class luxury hotel Angels View by HoyoHoyo, in Mpumalanga located 5km from the picturesque village of Graskop. Angels View is a Khoza family-owned hotel…
Friday, 08 April 2022 12:17
Tanzania: Govt Commits to Improve Investment Climate in Tourism
Written by SATOA
THE government has reiterated its commitment to continue putting in place an enabling environment for investment in the country's natural resources and tourism.According to Natural Resources and Tourism Minister Dr…
Eswatini has reopened to all vaccinated international visitors without the need for a negative PCR test result.According to The Kingdom of Eswatini’s official tourism website, those entering the country must…
The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape have welcomed Air Belgium’s plan to schedule two flights a week to Cape Town – one direct and one triangular route Brussels-Johannesburg-Cape Town…
Mabula Game Lodge are delighted to announce that the first two candidates have received their FGASA qualification and have completed the Mabula Guide Training internship. The pilot program was born…
Monday, 04 October 2021 13:25
Press Release – Clifftop Exclusive Safari Hideaway wins four awards at the 2021 Haute Grandeur Hotel Global Excellence Awards
Written by Extraordinary
Ready to celebrate! We are excited to announce that Clifftop Exclusive Safari Hideaway has been recogonised as global leader in hospitality at the recent 2021 Haute Grandeur Excellence Awards and…
Friday, 27 August 2021 13:14
Introducing Jacqui Williams as new General Manager at The Cape Milner.
Written by Extraordinary
Jacqueline Williams joins The Cape Milner in the position of General Manager. Jacqui has worked in the Hospitality Industry for many years and most recently was the General Manager of the…
British Airways has sent out a release to the trade that says, from August 16, passenger flights between Johannesburg and London Heathrow will increase to two a week. This frequency…
Emirates has published a list of countries from which travellers will be allowed to transit via Dubai, and South Africa is on it.Having left South Africa temporarily earlier this year…
Hot on the heels of the August 3 news that the UAE will allow South Africans to transit in Dubai comes the news that Emirates will lay on 18 flights…
Inbound industry association, SATSA’s lobby to get South Africa off the UK’s red list has entered its third and final phase as a “true collaboration of industry stakeholders” who have…
BOAT owners at Walvis Bay are looking forward to the start of the new week, following the lifting of travel restrictions between regions by president Hage Geingob.They say the series…
Friday, 06 August 2021 11:10
Peg growth of economy on tourism, World Bank tells Tanzania
Written by SATOA
The World Bank projects that Tanzania’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic remains fragile and recommended revamping of the tourism sector to support growth in the second half of 2021.It also…
Friday, 06 August 2021 11:07
COVID-19: UAE lifts transit travel ban on Nigeria, others
Written by SATOA
The United Arab Emirates, UAE, today, announced that with effect from Thursday passengers on transit flights from Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Uganda can now enter UAE.However, direct…
Friday, 30 July 2021 14:09
Open letter to Boris Johnson: ‘Why are we still on the red list?’
Written by SATOA
South Africa – and most of southern and East Africa – remains on the UK’s red list and with a steep price tag for a 10-day quarantine if travellers do…
