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Thursday, 16 August 2018 13:29
Wesgro’s Trade Unit boosts the Cape economy by R2.7bn in Quarter 1 of the 2018/19 Financial Year
Written by SATOA
Date: 15 AugustRelease: ImmediateWesgro’s Trade Unit signed a total of 18 global export business agreements amounting to an estimated R2.7bn in export value facilitating 175 new local jobs.The result is the tireless …
Thursday, 16 August 2018 13:27
Tourists get a taste of Africa at the 2018 Street Food Festival
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The fifth annual South African Street Food Festival will take place this year from September 1 to 9 in Cape Town and Johannesburg.The festival celebrates street food from all cultures…
The One&Only Nyungwe House resort, on the edge of the Nyungwe rainforest in the mountainous landscape of Rwanda’s southwest, will start welcoming guests on October 1, and is the first…
Thursday, 16 August 2018 13:03
Zanzibar targets half a million Far East tourists by 2020
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The government of Zanzibar hopes to attract 500 000 tourists by 2020 through joint venture business and training programmes with Indonesia and other states looking to partner with the island.Zanzibar’s…
Thursday, 16 August 2018 13:01
People on the move: Tsogo Sun’s former Hotel Division CEO returns
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Marcel von Aulock has returned as Hotel Division CEO of Tsogo Sun Holdings Limited, a year after resigning from his position as group CEO.He was promoted to group CEO in 2011,…
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, has appointed a new National Tourism Board. It will fill the void left by the sacking of the board by the former Minister of…
Wilderness Safaris is returning to Chikwenya in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park after having last operated in the area in 2006. The new Chikwenya Camp, opening on October 1, is…
Tuesday, 14 August 2018 12:43
Seychelles focuses on cultural heritage to boost tourism
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The government of Seychelles has made adjustments to its National Monuments Act that will see more than 50 monuments and buildings preserved.Cecile Kalebi, Principal Secretary of the Department of Culture…
Minors younger than 18 years traveling to Namibia must have an unabridged birth certificate. In addtion, when travelling: With an adult who is not their biological parent: An affidavit from…
Tuesday, 14 August 2018 12:27
Ireland flagged as emerging source market for Tanzania
Written by SATOA
Tanzania is set to become one of Ireland’s holiday destinations of choice. This according to UK-based tour firm, Travel Counsellors.According to the firm, holiday bookings from Ireland to Tanzania rose…
Tuesday, 14 August 2018 12:17
Kenya leverages whale and wildebeest migration for tourism
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Kenya’s Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Najib Balalarecently launched a campaign that seeks to promote the wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok County, and the humpback whale migration…
Tuesday, 14 August 2018 12:15
Tanzania Tourism Board plans annual international tourism expo
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The Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) has announced the official plans for this year’s Swahili International Trade Expo (S!TE), taking place between October 12 and 14 at the Julius Nyerere International…
After 57 years packaging Europe for the youth market, Contiki will for the first time offer itineraries for Southern and East Africa aimed at 18- to 35-year-olds. Contiki already offers…
Monday, 13 August 2018 12:17
Kenyan coastal counties collaborate on tourism campaign
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The Governors of Mombasa and Kilifi, Hassan Joho and Amason Kingi, have signed a partnership agreeing to combine efforts to promote tourism in the two Kenyan coastal counties.The two men met with Tourism…
Monday, 13 August 2018 12:11
Air Seychelles to go daily to Johannesburg during peak seasons
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Air Seychelles will increase frequencies on its Johannesburg-Seychelles service during the Christmas/New Year season and Easter holidays to accommodate the increased demand.The additional services will be operated by A320 aircraft…
Mara Ngenche Safari Camp, part of the Atua Enkop collection, has added two new luxury tents, taking the total to 12.Six of the tents overlook the Mara River and the…
Kids (known to us as ‘Cubs’) aged from 0 - 11 years can stay at Ulusaba for free, a saving of ZAR 2,550 per child per night!Between the 2nd January…
Hilton Garden Inn, the midscale brand by Hilton, has opened in Lusaka.Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka Society Business Park, which is 30 minutes from Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, is the second…
Signature Lux Hotel by ONOMO, is set to unveil its second property, a R120 million development in Cape Town, September 2018.The first Signature Lux Hotel opened in 2017 in Sandton,…
Thursday, 09 August 2018 12:21
New family cottage opens at Three Tree Hill, KwaZulu Natal
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Three Tree Hill in KwaZulu Natal has added a new family cottage, Burchell’s Cottage.It is named in honour of William John Burchell, a 19th Century explorer, naturalist and author. In 1811,…
The Glass Lounge at The Cape Milner Hotel in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, and its sister restaurant, 2 on Milner, recently received a facelift, streamlining and updating the spaces’ look and…
