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Thursday, 26 July 2018 12:03
China to invest $14.7 billion in SA as countries sign visa agreement
Written by SATOA
The South African government has signed several agreements with China, including a visa agreement, and a commitment for China to invest $14.7 billion.The announcement came on Tuesday (July 24) after…
Statistics SA has released the country’s arrival stats for the month of May 2018. Overall, the market has seen a small amount of growth with a total of 4 423…
Wednesday, 25 July 2018 12:21
Fair Trade Tourism launches Captive Wildlife Guidelines
Written by SATOA
Fair Trade Tourism (FTT) has published its Captive Wildlife Guidelines, which aim to assist the travel industry with making decisions about which captive wildlife facilities to support and which to…
Wednesday, 25 July 2018 12:18
Tourism product pricing – beating the boom-bust model
Written by SATOA
Pricing is a powerful influencer in tourism, not just from an affordability perspective, but also when considering value for money, venue/destination attractiveness, parity along the service provider value chain, and…
Wednesday, 25 July 2018 12:16
Tourism from BRIC nations plays major role in South Africa’s economy
Written by SATOA
South Africa’s tourism industry has been buoyed by the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations. This is according to an economic assessment by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Strategy&, released on July…
South African Tourism is hosting a Roadshow in The Netherlands from October 29 to November 2, to showcase fresh products to assist Dutch travel agents to sell the country as…
A panel discussion was held on ‘Transformation – Informing the Satsa Agenda’, with Sisa Ntshona, CEO of South African Tourism as moderator, at the Satsa Conference 2018.Panellists included Ashley Wentworth, CEO of…
Tuesday, 24 July 2018 12:56
Stellenbosch taps into business tourism to drive growth
Written by SATOA
South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom, has said that Stellenbosch has a lot to offer a foreign visitor. Hanekom was speaking at the two-day Stellenbosch Business Tourism Indaba held at…
SAA has refuted claims made by City Press that it is in talks with Emirates or Etihad to form a strategic partnership.City Press reported that UAE Ambassador Mahash Alhameli said the UAE embassy had been…
Tsogo Sun will open a new hotel in Zambia next month – Garden Court Kitwe.Christopher Nsenje, General Manager says: “The hotel is well located close to the Makuba Mall and…
Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) has become Tanzania’s single leading tourist destination, accounting for over half of the 1.3 million visitors to the country.According to The Citizen, this year the region is anticipating…
Tuesday, 24 July 2018 12:50
Accorhotels and Katara Hospitality join forces in Africa
Written by SATOA
Katara Hospitality, a Qatari hotel owner and developer, has established an investment fund in partnership with Accorhotels to target hospitality in Africa.The fund is going to focus on new hotels,…
Monday, 23 July 2018 12:45
R150 million of investment in Cape Agribusiness sector landed by AIU in Q1 of 2018/19
Written by SATOA
During the first quarter of 2018/19, the Agribusiness Investment Unit - funded by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture - assisted in landing investment projects amounting to R150 million. This…
Monday, 23 July 2018 12:42
Airlines sign MOU to increase Indian Ocean islands connectivity
Written by SATOA
Air Austral and Air Madagascar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kenya Airways in Antananarivo, Madagascar.The three airlines have committed to develop codeshare agreements and increase connectivity options, as…
Monday, 23 July 2018 12:40
Tanzania plans beach management authority to boost tourism
Written by SATOA
The government of Tanzania plans to develop beach tourism as a drawcard. This statement was made by Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Hamisi Kigwangalla. The Minister said mainland Tanzania could…
Namibia’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism has received N$186.5 million (€11.9 million) from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The money will go toward fighting land degradation and creating conservation tourism…
Monday, 23 July 2018 12:37
Transformation in tourist guiding enforces community tourism
Written by SATOA
Transformation has far-reaching effects, not only in recrafting balance in the business and opportunity landscapes, but at a far more tourism-intimate level – tourist guides and their communities.Countries across Africa…
Thursday, 19 July 2018 13:07
Luxury Okavango tented camp reopens after relocation Yesterday - by Gaongalelwe Dinale
Written by SATOA
Great Plains Conservation has reopened its relocated luxury tented property, Duba Explorers Camp, previously known as Duba Expedition Camp.The camp closed in December and was moved to the north of…
The Nelson Mandela Foundation, together with Thebe Tourism Group, held a sod-turning ceremony to celebrate the construction of the Mandela Atlantic Presidential Centre on July 18. The Centre is to…
The South African government has announced that it has started to change the passport system to include the names of both parents when it issues a passport for a child.The…
In a bid to stimulate job creation through tourism and fishing, members of the Nakuru County Assembly passed a motion seeking to compel hoteliers and investors to open up corridors…
