https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/595.html Rest of Africa news 15 Tourism news - Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/595.html en-us Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:07:40 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/444/208401.html Following President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that the country's borders would open to international travellers under the strictest conditions, the South African tourism sector has promised to keep these incoming travellers safe. 1-208401 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Tourism Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/595/195880.html Huge debt, online competition and geopolitical events have spelled the end for Britain's oldest travel company, Thomas Cook, leaving hundreds of thousands of holiday makers stranded around the world. 1-195880 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Tourism Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/373/193558.html The Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards (ATLFA) 2019 brings together African travel and tourism thought leaders from the public and private sector across Africa and the rest of the world to Durban, from 27-29 August 2019. Hosted by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, the forum will determine real priorities for economic growth through travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation and tourism infrastructure development. 1-193558 Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Tourism Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/595/193066.html The Department of Home Affairs has announced an addition to its visa-free countries list for travel to South Africa. Citizens of Ghana, Sao Tome and Principe, New Zealand, Cuba, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia no longer require visas to visit South Africa. 1-193066 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 08:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Tourism Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/444/191403.html There is something impossibly romantic about travelling by luxuruy 'steam' train across the country. The gentle rocking motion, the rhythmic click-clacking of the tracks and flash of diverse scenery seen through open windows from the comfort of your private cabin. 1-191403 Thu, 30 May 2019 10:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Tourism Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/373/190451.html Opening this year's Africa's Travel Indaba, which took place between 1-3 May, South African Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom quoted the words of Nelson Mandela, when he opened the first Indaba in a free South Africa: "It is in tourism that nature and humankind meet most equitably and profitably. It also provides resources for the conservation of our natural heritage. Tourism is making an important and valuable contribution to the South African economy." Twenty-four years later, these words still echo through the tourism sector, says Hanekom. 1-190451 Mon, 06 May 2019 08:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Tourism Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/595/188883.html Going on safari in Africa offers tourists the opportunity to see some of the most spectacular wildlife on Earth - including African elephants (Loxodonta africana). Known for their complex social systems, long memory and high intelligence, this species is also threatened by poaching and shrinking habitats, so further disturbance to their precarious existence could have serious consequences. 1-188883 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Tourism Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/595/188566.html Earlier this month, the African Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions (AAVEA) celebrated its inception with a digital media launch, with the aim to unify and elevate the attractions sector, raising awareness about the contribution that attractions and visitor experiences make to the broader tourism industry. 1-188566 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Tourism Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/580/187084.html The Radisson Hotel Group has signed 16 new hotel deals across Africa, with 96 hotels and 20,000 rooms in operation and under development across 31 countries. This has been during the last 12 months, doubling their original 2018 target set for the first year of Destination 2022. 1-187084 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 12:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Tourism Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/373/187164.html SA Tourism has announced that the 2019 Africa's Travel Indaba will be rescheduled, after the president confirmed 8 May as the date of the country's general election. This falls directly within the dates scheduled for the indaba: May 6 to 9. 1-187164 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Tourism Rest of Africa