As destinations around the globe accelerate tourism sector recovery efforts following more than two years of the pandemic and related restrictions, South African Tourism released an encouraging report highlighting that for the first time, the US was its top source market for overseas travel. In 2021, the US bested the UK who has held this …
The Great Plains Foundation, the conservation and community charity founded by Great Plains’ founders and National Geographic Explorers-At-Large, Dereck and Beverly Joubert, have announced a new rewilding initiative in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi Valley. Project Rewild Zambezi will see almost 3,000 animals relocated from Zimbabwe’s Savé Valley Conservancy (SVC) to Great Plains’ 280,000-acre private Sapi Reserve, located …
South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa, has appointed AVIAWORLD (AVIAREPS JV), a global leader in tourism and airline representation, as its general sales agent in North America. Effective June 1, 2022, AVIAREPS will be assuming responsibilities for sales and marketing representation for South African Airways in the U.S. and Canada. …
By Gail P. Dubov There was an air of excitement in New York’s Guggenheim Museum on a recent night, not for a new art exhibit but for the arrival of President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania. President Samia, the first woman of color and a Muslim to run a country, arrived in New York following …
The South African tourism industry received a welcome boost with the announcement that South Africa will remain on Adjusted Alert Level One, with some further relaxation of COVID-19 regulations. President Cyril Ramaphosa, made the announcement in an address to the nation on March 22, following consultations with the National Command Council, the centre of decision …
Wilderness Safaris and Qatar Airways have have announced the extension of their unique partnership through March 31, 2022, with the goal of incentivizing air travel on Qatar Airways and stays at Wilderness camps. Wilderness Safaris guests travelling with Qatar Airways from the United States, Canada and Brazil to multiple destinations across the continent of Africa …
Wilderness Safaris’ much-loved Vumbura Plains Camp, set in the heart of the Okavango Delta World Heritage Site in Botswana, will re-open in early April 2022 after an extensive refurbishment of both the camp’s exteriors and interiors. Vumbura Plains’ refreshed look and feel will celebrate its sense of place and culture, bringing bespoke design elements of …
On December 1, South African Tourism (SAT) and United Airlines welcomed back the return of its nonstop service between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Cape Town (CPT). The resumed flight, which will operate three times weekly, complements United Airlines existing five times weekly service to Johannesburg. The flight will be operated on a Boeing …
As many travel experts ponder whether the new Omicron variant will crash holiday travel plans, a recent survey by Medjet (run in mid-November, sent out to an email opt-in base of over 60,000 travelers), showed that prior surges and variants didn’t have travelers rushing to cancel plans. Medjet also announced, as of close of business …
Effective immediately, all international travelers arriving in Rwanda need to quarantine at designated hotels while waiting for airport-administered PCR test results, regardless of vaccination status. Also effective immediately, all travel between Rwanda and Southern African countries has been banned. The countries subject to this ban are Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia …