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Conservation non-profit BirdLife South Africa has opened up public bookings for a fund-raising cruise that will take more than 2000 passengers on a voyage to the Marion and Prince Edward Islands in the sub-Antarctic in January, 2025. The cruise will see birdwatchers, nature enthusiasts

Children in the Wilderness (CITW) a community conservation programme from leading ecotourism provider Wilderness continues to empower children across southern and East Africa, with the most recent initiatives taking place in Kenya and Rwanda. CITW was recently launched in Kenya, buildin

TAAG Angola Airlines has announced an increase in flight frequency from South Africa to Luanda (LAD). From September 4, the airline will introduce three additional flights from Cape Town (CPT) and two additional flights from Johannesburg (JNB) each week. This will be in addition to its

The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will deliberate on whether three South African sites achieve World Heritage status in New Delhi this week from July 21 to 31. South Africa has put forward three nominations. Successful nominations will be protected under the World

Under the theme, This is Us , the upcoming SATSA conference is set to spotlight the critical relationship between government and the tourism industry. This main theme will be highlighted by the Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, who is scheduled to deliver a keynote address a

Namibia's tourism industry is benefiting from a growing stable of international hotel brands. But the country's world-leading communal conservancy model is also creating golden opportunities for investment in the development of lodges that offer authentic and sustainable experiences, sought by t

The Forum Company is set to open a new events space, The Forum Hyde Park, by mid-October. This was announced by The Forum Company MD, Glynis Hyslop , at a recent media and trade event. According to Hyslop, the Forum Hyde Park - located within the Hyde Park Shopping Centr

With the KwaZulu-Natal Tourism and Film Authority (TAFA) now officially a reality, its Interim CEO, Sibusiso Gumbi, isupbeat about the contributions both the tourism and film sectors will bring to the economy of the province as he shares the strategy on how to position the province

The attractive investment prospects offered by Zambia's burgeoning tourism industry have been brought to the fore at the 67th meeting of the UN Tourism Regional Commission for Africa in Livingstone. Taking place from July 22 to 24, the meeting saw the launch of a new set of investment g