Travel and hospitality businesses have had to rapidly transition to new ways of working, often remotely, providing an enhanced experience for both their clientele and employees...
Raeford Liebenberg 4 hours ago
Artists and small business owners in Plettenberg bay say they are battling to make a decent living since the beaches were closed...
Iuel will take lead of the destination marketing organisation and communications and marketing teams from 15 March 2021...
With comprehensive Covid-19 testing allowing for the free and safe movement of travellers, there should be no further requirements for proof of vaccination from the coronavirus...
Linda Hohnholz 13 Jan 2021
Asilia Africa has launched a new training programme in East Africa to help upskill young Kenyans and Tanzanians. The programme launches with help from US$100,000 grant from the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries...
So what will travel look like in 2021 and going forward? One is understandably hesitant to make any confident predictions apart from the most obvious one being that 2021 will most likely continue to be a very difficult year for the global travel and tourism sector. If I had to highlight a few travel trends for the coming year and beyond, these would stand out...
Mariette du Toit-Helmbold 6 Jan 2021
South Africa's competitiveness as a global tourism destination depends on perceptions of safety for travellers...
Supporting South Africa's measures under the recently implemented adjusted Level 3 Covid-19 regulations, the Flight Centre Travel Group addresses questions from travellers on how these will affect their holiday plans...
Representing the hospitality industry in South Africa, Fedhasa has called on every South African to help the industry comply with the stringent health and hygiene protocols in place to stem the spread of Covid-19...
The Covid-19 pandemic brought the global tourism industry to a screeching halt in 2020. With vaccines starting to be rolled out, there is hope international travel can resume soon...
Joseph M. Cheer, Colin Michael Hall, Jarkko Saarinen 29 Dec 2020
"Nature is healing" read social media posts at the outset of the pandemic, as birdsong replaced the drone of traffic during lockdown. But for wildlife conservation in Africa, the reality was very different...
Joseph Hamm 24 Dec 2020
SANParks fall within the jurisdiction of the identified hotspots in both the Eastern and Western Cape where an increase in Covid-19 cases have been reported...
According to a survey run by online accommodation booking system provider, NightsBridge, following the amendment of Level 1 regulations, one-third of guesthouses on the Garden Route indicate they have lost at least 50% of their bookings for the festive season...
On the surface, it makes little sense to prevent people from enjoying the open air along the hundreds of kilometres of beaches, and in doing so, force them to shopping centres, restaurants and other indoor venues...
Howard Feldman 17 Dec 2020
In light of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the Western Cape, the City of Cape Town will impose visitor restrictions at the picnic spots and braai areas in its nature reserves over the festive season from Saturday, 12 December 2020...
The plan of education opportunities addressed to young chefs will be developed in collaboration with industry leaders from the global gastronomy community and a selection of partners...
SANParks has appointed Captain David Simelane as South Africa's first black game capture-rated pilot. Nicknamed 'Blackhawk', Simelane completed his game capture rating, which is an endorsement on his pilot license, with flying colours on 2 December 2020...
As the festive season edges ever closer in a year that has been one of the most challenging in recent memory, many South Africans are tired, burnt out and looking forward to a well-deserved break. But what will summer holidays look like in December 2020, and how can you make it one to remember?
Lee-Anne Bac and Christelle Grohmann, directors in Advisory Services at BDO go into detail on what can be done this December to start boosting the tourism sector...
Lee-Anne Bac and Christelle Grohmann 3 Dec 2020
It is a good time to ask how the travel and tourism industry has contributed to racism and how that can change...
Alana Dillette 2 Dec 2020
