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Wesgro launches new domestic tourism campaign
14th March 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Western Cape trade, investment and tourism promotion agency Wesgro has launched a new campaign to attract tourists to the province. Unlike other recent campaigns, this one, called ‘With Love from... 


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Avis partners with CemAir on new land-and-air travel offering
8th March 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Car rental company Avis Car Rental has entered into a partnership with airline CemAir, as part of its commitment to delivering enhanced travel experiences for customers. Central to the partnership... 


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SADC Tourism Alliance disaster risk management workshop to help businesses recover faster
6th March 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Regional tourism organisation the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Business Council Tourism Alliance has completed a two-day train-the-trainer workshop on tourism disaster risk... 


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Rhino poaching in South Africa increases in 2023
27th February 2024 By: Reuters

South Africa recorded 499 rhinos poached in 2023, 51 more than the previous year, despite efforts to protect the animals, the government said on Tuesday. South Africa is home to nearly half of the... 


Airlink reinstates Mbombela and Vilanculos flights for peak season
16th February 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Regional airline Airlink will again provide its peak season “bush & beach” service linking Mbombela’s Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport with Vilanculos, which is Mozambique’s famous coastal... 


Cape Town reports nearly R4bn boost from 2023 events
2nd February 2024 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town has reported an almost R4-billion boost from the raft of events hosted in the Western Cape capital last year. The events include Africa’s first Netball World Cup, the ICC... 


Wesgro CEO and CTAA official spokesperson Wrenelle Stander
Campaign launched to promote tourism to George, the Garden Route and Klein Karoo
4th December 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Inter-agency and public private partnership Cape Town and Western Cape air connectivity initiative Cape Town Air Access (CTAA) has announced it is partnering with Cape Town-based and leading... 


South Africa Tourism, Google sign tourism promotion agreement
13th November 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille and search engine and Internet services multinational Google have signed a collaboration agreement to support the use of digital tools to enhance tourism... 


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Transnet expects 175 vessel calls as cruise liner season opens
9th November 2023 By: Irma Venter

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) says it expects 175 vessel calls at South African port cities in the 2023/24 cruise liner season, which opened earlier this month. The vessels are expected... 


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Port Elizabeth port to welcome 37 560 passengers as cruise season starts
8th November 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The arrival of cruise ship the Vasco da Gama at the Port of Port Elizabeth marked the start of the 2023/24 cruise season in Gqeberha, and the city expects to welcome to its shores 37 560 passengers... 


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African travel, tourism can grow by another $168bn with the right efforts – WTTC
7th November 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) estimates that the African travel and tourism sector could add $168-billion to the continent’s economy and create more than 18-million new jobs, depending... 


Associations laud De Lille’s constructive engagement approach in tourism industry
6th November 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As the global tourism community converges at the World Travel Market in London this week, South African tourism associations have expressed their full support for Tourism Minister Patricia de... 


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Study shows Western Cape had biggest cruise season ever
10th October 2023 By: Irma Venter

A new economic impact study shows that the Cape Town Cruise Terminal welcomed 70 cruise ship calls carrying 145 000 two-way passengers and 42 000 crew members between November 2022 and May this... 


Western Cape Minister reaffirms target of a R1tr economy by 2035
14th September 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Addressing the Cape Town Air Access 2023 Annual Review function, Western Cape provincial Finance and Economic Opportunities Minister Mireille Wenger highlighted the province’s plan to achieve a... 


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Department of Tourism, Airbnb sign MoU
4th September 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille on August 29 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global accommodation platform Airbnb. The agreement will see South Africa’s Department of Tourism... 


Visitor numbers recovered to four-million in first six months, says Minister
27th July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille on July 27 reported that South Africa’s tourism sector continued to exhibit strong recovery, with more than four-million tourist arrivals recorded in the first... 


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RwandAir set to launch daily direct London flights
21st July 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Airline RwandAir will soon launch daily direct services between London’s Heathrow airport and Kigali, as it continues to expand its European network and meet additional demand for UK flights. The... 


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KITE 2023 promises to be ‘bigger and better’
7th July 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

The KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition, also known as KITE, will be held at the Durban Exhibition Centre from July 18 to 20 for the fortieth consecutive year.  Attendance numbers are... 


IFC invests $13m in Africa Conservation and Communities Tourism Fund
29th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has made a $13-million investment in the Africa Conservation and Communities Tourism (ACCT) Fund to support the... 


Drones used in anti-poaching
26th May 2023

Various technologies, such as tracking tags, closed circuit television cameras and thermal cameras, Wireless Sensor Networks, mobile apps and drones, are being used for intelligence and... 


Tim Harris appointed to chair interim SA Tourism Board
4th May 2023 By: News24Wire

Former Wesgro CEO Tim Harris will chair the interim SA Tourism Board. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille said she would gazette the appointment on Friday. 


Green Tourism Incentive Programme calls for applications
2nd May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

In recognition of National Energy Month and in mitigation of the current energy constraints faced by the country, Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has invited all eligible tourism enterprises to... 


Visa issues must be fixed expeditiously to bolster investment, BLSA says
3rd April 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has been working with government to fix the country’s visa regime; however, last week showed signs that very little progress had been... 


Pilot tourism-boosting project floated to grow the industry
24th March 2023 By: Donna Slater

A new strategy to reinvigorate tourism in South Africa – the Domestic Tourism Remodelling Model (DTRM) was highlighted at the 2023 Tourism Research Seminar, hosted by the Department of Tourism on... 


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Expo advances export potential of food sector
17th March 2023

South African Fruit and Vegetables Canners Export Council (SAFVEC) GM Jill Atwood-Palm says the Gulfood Exhibition that took place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from February 20 to... 


A red carpet leading up to a newly revamped Tavern, The Spot 1818, in Soweto, as part of Heineken South Africa's Taverns of the Future initiative
Initiative sets out to improve tavern experience
17th March 2023 By: Halima Frost

Earlier this month, multinational brewing company Heineken South Africa spearheaded the launch of an initiative, Taverns of the Future, at The Spot 1818 in Phiri, Soweto.  The Spot 1818 is one of... 


Important responsibility for new Minister of Electricity, but reshuffle questionable – commentators
7th March 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There are some positives in the Cabinet reshuffle announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa, with some appointments having been welcomed by industry organisations; however, many were concerned by... 


Gauteng to host fifteenth BRICS Summit
3rd March 2023 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Gauteng will play host to the fifteenth BRICS Summit in August, under the theme ‘BRICS and Africa: Partnership For Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive... 


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St Helena welcomes news that Airlink will resume extra summer flights later this year
2nd March 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

St Helena Tourism, an official agency of the South Atlantic island’s government, on Thursday welcomed the news that South African regional airline Airlink was going to increase the number of its... 


ConCourt shoots down govt appeal over BEE in Covid-19 tourism funds case
8th February 2023 By: News24Wire

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... 


US, SA partner to combat wildlife trafficking
25th January 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

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... 


Signs of improvement in African visa policies
12th December 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


The expectations of younger adult passengers are transforming the global air travel industry
8th December 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


Wesgro CEO Wrenelle Stander
Cape Town tourism recovers to pre-Covid levels, as another US airline lands in the city
2nd December 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


Western Cape, Cape Town authorities highlight growing tourism, trade links with the US
18th November 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


Eurowings Discover launches direct flights from Frankfurt to KMI Airport in Mpumalanga
17th November 2022 By: Yvonne Silaule

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... 


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