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Air Mauritius suspends all direct flights to Hong Kong

All direct Air Mauritius flights to and from Hong Kong have been suspended until further notice, with immediate effect. The last flights to be...

Premier Hotels Invests in Umhlanga

South African hotel group Premier Hotels & Resorts has begun construction of two new hotels in Umhlanga, to the north of Durban. The group’s R380-million...

New website for Avis

In an effort to provide customers with an improved and more intuitive booking experience, Avis Rent a Car Southern Africa has launched a new...

Ethiopian to fly to Conakry

Ethiopian Airlines has finalized preparations to begin services to Conakry on 1 February with five weekly return flights via Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire). Flight ET0935 will...

SA unabridged birth certificate requirement remains

Parents travelling with children to and from South Africa will continue to require unabridged birth certificates, despite recent media reports claiming the contrary.

Comair welcomes customers back on board

On Tuesday (1 December 2020), for the first time in over eight months, customers boarded kulula flight MN101, the first Comair flight to take...

Africa’s first voco hotel opens in Johannesburg

The Johannesburg suburb of Rosebank is now the location for the continent’s newest voco hotel. The 131-room voco The Bank Johannesburg opened its doors on 1...

Comair cancels flights as CAA extends suspension

Comair is unable to confirm when it will be able to start flying again as the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has indefinitely...

SAA strengthens presence in Ghana

South African Airways is strengthening its presence in Ghana by increasing weekly frequencies from 9 to 10 flights between Johannesburg and Accra, and by...

ONOMO Hotels enters SA

ONOMO Hotels has entered the South African hotel management arena with the acquisition of three properties: the Inn on the Square in Cape Town,...

Gauteng wins bid to host Meetings Africa until 2022

Gauteng is the successful bidder to host South African Tourism’s strategic business events trade show, Meetings Africa, for the next five years, following a...

Arabella Hotel, Golf & Spa Announcement

Tsogo Sun Hotels will welcome the Arabella Hotel, Golf & Spa to its luxury portfolio effective 1 April 2020. Located in the heart of the...