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ConCourt shoots down govt appeal over BEE in Covid-19 tourism funds case

By: News24Wire 8th February 2023 SA's highest court has declined to hear an application for leave to appeal a lower court's ruling that found the state was wrong to include Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) as a criterion to access Covid-19 relief grants in the tourism sector. In April 2020, as the Covid-19... →

US, SA partner to combat wildlife trafficking

By: Sane Dhlamini 25th January 2023 Following talks between South African officials and US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen relating to combatting illicit finance linked to the illegal wildlife trade, a task force has been formed. Yellen said to protect wildlife populations from further poaching and to disrupt the associated... →

Signs of improvement in African visa policies

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 12th December 2022 The 2022 Africa ‘Visa Openness Index (VOI)’ report shows that African countries are making progress in their freedom of travel policies, most of which had been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 crisis. The yearly publication, prepared by the African Development Bank Group in collaboration with... →

The expectations of younger adult passengers are transforming the global air travel industry

By: Rebecca Campbell 8th December 2022 So-called ‘Gen Z’ and ‘millenial’ travellers are driving a digital transformation of the transport industry in general and air transport in particular, multinational air transport information technology (IT) company SITA reports. The company released its Meet the Megtrends report on Wednesday,... →

Cape Town tourism recovers to pre-Covid levels, as another US airline lands in the city

By: Rebecca Campbell 2nd December 2022 Cape Town’s tourist sector was nearly back at pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels. “In all our key [tourism] markets, in Cape Town, we are nearly recovered,” reported Western Cape tourism, trade and investment promotion agency Wesgro CEO Wrenelle Stander on Thursday evening. She was addressing a... →

Wesgro CEO Wrenelle Stander

Western Cape, Cape Town authorities highlight growing tourism, trade links with the US

By: Rebecca Campbell 18th November 2022 The US was now the Western Cape province’s largest single source of tourists and the province’s biggest single export market, highlighted provincial Premier Alan Winde on Thursday evening. He was addressing a function to mark the inauguration of the first direct flight connection between Cape... →

Eurowings Discover launches direct flights from Frankfurt to KMI Airport in Mpumalanga

By: Yvonne Silaule 17th November 2022 German airline Lufthansa Group’s leisure carrier Eurowings Discover has launched direct flights from Frankfurt, Germany, to the Kruger Mpumalanga International (KMI) airport, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. KMI is located in Mbombela, near the world-renowned Kruger National Park that is popular with... →

Deputy Minister calls for stakeholder partnerships to grow the tourism sector

By: Yvonne Silaule 11th November 2022 Deputy Tourism Minister Fish Mahlalela says the new Orpen Kruger Lodge, in Welverdiend, near the Kruger National Park, in Mpumalanga, will help grow the economy and the tourism sector. “It is critical that we work together to achieve the objectives that we have set for ourselves as a country as... →

Emirates expands South African operations after air travel demand outstrips supply

By: Donna Slater 2nd November 2022 Airline Emirates plans to again ramp up operations in South Africa with 42 weekly flights between Dubai and Emirates’ three gateways in South Africa – Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Emirates offered 49 weekly flights between South Africa and Dubai, and the... →

An image of Emirates commercial operations Africa senior VP Badr Abbas

Emirates ramps up services in South Africa with new routes

V&A Waterfront, in Cape Town, now almost back to its normal trading pattern

By: Rebecca Campbell 27th October 2022 Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront (V&A) had now largely recovered from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, CEO David Green told journalists, at a media briefing on Wednesday. “We had a very tough couple of years,” he reported. V&A management’s approach during the pandemic had been to try as preserve... →

Sun International breaks ground on new Sun City development

26th October 2022 Sun International has broken ground on a R295-million expansion at its iconic Sun City resort, in the North West. Natasha Odendaal visited the site. →

Sun International breaks ground on new Sun City development

Transnet ready for cruise season passengers

By: Schalk Burger 24th October 2022 State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) says it is ready to welcome thousands of international tourists to South Africa’s shores through the country’s commercial and seaports, as the 2022/23 cruise season kicks-off. About 239 cruise ship call-ins are expected from October to April. →

Sars to launch voluntary declaration portal pilot project at King Shaka

By: Schalk Burger 20th October 2022 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) will, in November, launch a pilot project to test the implementation of an electronic portal for travelers to make declarations on a voluntary basis, well ahead of their arrival or departure to/from South Africa. The pilot project will initially be... →

Tourism Minister highlights the importance of the airline industry to South Africa

By: Rebecca Campbell 14th October 2022 Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Friday highlighted the close interrelationship between the tourism and airline industries. She was delivering the keynote address at the 2022 Annual General Assembly of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa, being held in Kleinmond, south east of Cape... →

Airlink to resume weekly flights to St Helena Island

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 14th October 2022 Airline Airlink’s scheduled service between South Africa and St Helena Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, one of the remotest islands in the world, will increase from fortnightly to weekly as of October 15. The resumption of regular weekly flights to St Helena is posited to boost accessibility... →

Jamestown and James Bay

Hospitality industry leaning on tech, innovation to rebound

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 12th October 2022 The hospitality industry was hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic; however, this did enable business introspection and the acceleration of technology and innovation, and with the industry now showing signs of a rebound, there are opportunities to capitalise on prevailing trends through the... →

An image of Micros South Africa MD Reginald Sibeko

Micros South Africa MD Reginald Sibeko outlines Micros South Africa, and how it is positioned to assist with technology and innovation as the hospitality industry rebounds from Covid-19; while Adapt IT Tony Vicente explains how the Hospitality Tech CONNECT22 event also aims to assist with this recovery boom.

Tourism dept opens applications for 2023 Green Tourism Incentive Programme

By: Yvonne Silaule 11th October 2022 The Department of Tourism (DoT) is inviting eligible tourism enterprises to apply for the 2023 Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) before February 28. The GTIP, through grant funding, encourages and supports private sector tourism enterprises to adopt responsible tourism practices by... →

Travel demand fuels resurgence despite costs

By: Cameron Mackay 16th September 2022 The lifting of travel restrictions in most markets, low unemployment in most countries and expanded personal savings are fuelling a resurgence in demand in the global air transport industry, which will result in passenger numbers reaching 83% of pre-pandemic levels in 2022, states industry body... →

IATA Africa and Middle East regional VP Kamil Alawadhi

KAMIL ALAWADHI High oil and fuel prices are likely to see airlines improve their fuel efficiency - both through the use of more efficient aircraft and through operational decisions

Transport start-ups show great growth

19th August 2022 In an expert insight article released in June, market research company Frost & Sullivan Africa consultant Nomvo Kasolo says transport start-ups show great growth in sub-Saharan Africa. A wave of innovative transport start-ups is helping to keep Africa’s “heartbeat sector” growing. →

START YOUR ENGINES Transport start-ups are showing a significant growth in the sub-Saharan African region

Specialists complete inspection project

12th August 2022 The benefit of rope access for routine industrial inspection work was again demonstrated when leading rope access specialist Skyriders Access Specialists successfully completed a project for Easigas in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. →

Business confidence improves on 2020 benchmark, says Sacci

By: Donna Slater 10th August 2022 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) reports that its Business Confidence Index (BCI) for July, at 110.3, was 1.8 index points higher than in June and 6.1 points higher than in May. Sacci had adjusted the reference point, or base year, of its BCI to 2020 and the benchmark... →

IDC launches domestic tourism campaign to stimulate economic recovery

By: Darren Parker 4th August 2022 The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), in partnership with South African Tourism and the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, have collectively launched a travel campaign aimed at stimulating economic recovery and activity in the tourism sector. The campaign has been enabled through... →

Airlink launches new route to world-renowned tourism destination

By: Rebecca Campbell 12th July 2022 South African private-sector regional airline Airlink has announced that it is instituting a new route, linking Johannesburg in South Africa to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. The new route has been approved by the aviation authorities in both countries and the service, which will be daily, will... →

Best practices, governance can create sustainable local wildlife economies

By: Schalk Burger 1st July 2022 Sustainable wildlife economies that directly benefit local communities and provide resources to support development, can be created, but require best practices and standardisation to ensure the quality, safety and marketability of products and services, as well as transparency across the value... →

Best practices for small businesses

1st July 2022 Experienced engineers are crucial in such a critical and technically-minded sector as engineering, and it is consequently not surprising that the industry players place a premium on the employment of those who have the years under their belts, says engineering firm Zimile Consulting Engineers CEO... →

Tourism, travel industries welcome repeal of remaining Covid-19 restrictions

By: Schalk Burger 23rd June 2022 A range of tourism and travel organisations and businesses have welcomed the lifting of the last Covid-19 restrictions, including those that had been in place at ports of entry and those restricting the size of gatherings. Association Of Southern African Travel Agents CEO Otto de Vries said the... →

Southern Africa Tourism Services Association CEO David Frost

Satsa calls on Presidency to urgently intervene in licensing debacle

By: Darren Parker 22nd June 2022 The South African Tourism Services Association (Satsa) has called on the Presidency to urgently intervene and declare an immediate moratorium on new and renewal applications for accreditation, operating licences and permits within the tourism sector for the sake of saving jobs and preventing the... →

Inclusivity, resiliency focus of South Africa’s tourism sector recovery

By: Natasha Odendaal 19th May 2022 As South Africa rebuilds its Covid-19-devastated tourism sector, focus must be given to the development of an inclusive, resilient and transformed tourism industry and economy. Speaking to media prior to her Budget Vote on Thursday, Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said that as the Department of... →

Cape Town cruise tourism showing green shoots after two-year lull

By: Marleny Arnoldi 19th May 2022 Tourism promotion agency Wesgro’s Cruise Cape Town project is optimistic about the 2022/23 cruise ship season, which kicks off in October. Wesgro confirms that 104 ship visits have already been booked to dock at the Port of Cape Town, made up of 26 cruise ships, carrying more than 195 000... →

Kruger National Park tourist facilities to receive a makeover

By: Yvonne Silaule 9th May 2022 South African National Parks (SANParks) will invest R370-million in infrastructure upgrades and refurbishments at the Kruger National Park (KNP) over the next three years. Funds for the upgrade have been accumulated from payments from insurers and contributions from the Department of Tourism;... →

Tourism, travel industry has mixed feelings about new Covid regulations

By: Schalk Burger 5th May 2022 South African travel and tourism organisations have welcomed the removal of the newly gazetted Covid-19 regulations requiring a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for children under the age of 12 years, but questioned the regulations that continue to restrict the size of gatherings,... →

Umgeni Steam Railway calls for donations to repair extensive flooding damage

By: Schalk Burger 3rd May 2022 Community tourism organisation Umgeni Steam Railway has called for public support to repairs to its track following the recent floods. It is calling on the public to donate landfill material, sand, rock and clean builders rubble, as well as the use of tractor-loader-backhoes, bobcats or similar... →

The damage to Umgeni Steam Railways' track

Delta Air Lines triangular route approval a big win for the Western Cape

By: Yvonne Silaule 20th April 2022 The Western Cape government has welcomed the approval for Delta Air Lines to fly a triangular route between Atlanta, in the US, and Johannesburg and Cape Town. Government entities granted the approval following extensive correspondence and an intergovernmental dispute process relating to how... →

New concessionaire contracts coming up in SANParks

By: Yvonne Silaule 1st April 2022 Big changes are coming up at South African National Parks (SANParks) where contract changes will be made and new products introduced. Key concessionaire contracts such as the Table Mountain Cable Car, Cape Point and the six lodges in the renowned Kruger National Park will become available over... →

Cape Town Tourism launches the Find Your Freedom immersive travel experience

By: Yvonne Silaule 30th March 2022 Cape Town Tourism has launched the 'Find Your Freedom' experience – an interactive interface, which uses game-style graphics to empower global travellers to choose their Mother City adventure, based on the guide they identify with. Travellers will be able to choose the Fearless Foodie, the Nature... →

French companies announce R50bn in new South African investments

By: Schalk Burger 24th March 2022 French companies have announced R50-billion of new investments in South Africa in different sectors, including energy, health, tourism, mobility, retail, manufacturing and agro-industry, the French Embassy in South Africa said. The announcement was made at the 2022 South African Investment... →

Travel industry welcomes removal of PCR test requirements at South Africa’s borders

By: Darren Parker 23rd March 2022 Several travel industry associations have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on March 22 that lifts the requirement for vaccinated inbound travellers to South Africa to show a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Ramaphosa stipulated that travellers could now present... →

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