Fran Heron, Mango revenue manager and a veteran of SAA, passed away on Sunday, June 20, at the age of 70, after a short illness. Sean Bradley, chief business development officer Africa at Travelwings.com, said he was mentored by Fran and worked alongside her at SAA for many years. He said the enormous contribution she […]
enpact and TUI Care Foundation have announced the appointment of Gordon Dibete as country lead for the Tourism Recovery Programme in South Africa. Gordon is available to assist you with any queries regarding the application process and any other questions you may have. Gordon can be reached on the contact details below: Cell number: +27 72 133 4549Email: gd@enpact.org The Tourism Recovery […]
As chargebacks have been such an important issues for the survival of airlines and Online travel agencies, Airline Information teamed with the experts at Chargebacks911 to conduct an anonymous survey. Please take this survey to help the industry have better data to stay ahead of credit card chargebacks. This survey is completely anonymous and is […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa would move back to level 3 lockdown regulations, effective 16 June. Although a new curfew has been implemented from 10pm to 4am, travellers to and from the airport will not be affected. The government gazette stipulates that although the new curfew is from 10pm to 4am, people […]
The travel industry mourns the loss of a remarkable mentor, colleague and friend, Alex Granger who sadly passed away on 11 June. A consummate speaker, Alex was considered to be one of the top experts of personal mastery, leadership and high performance, but even more so as a highly motivated facilitator whose enthusiasm inspired us […]
Mauritius will reopen to international travellers from 15 July 2021, implementing a phased reopening strategy. During the first phase (15 July to 30 September 2021) vaccinated travellers will be able to travel to the island destination. However, flights between Mauritius and South Africa will remain closed until further notice and fully-vaccinated travellers from South Africa […]
Let’s not just re-build the tourism industry, let’s re-imagine it! Don’t miss the upcoming Tourism Tuesday on 29 June from 17h00 to 18h00. South Africa is Travel Ready will be chatting to futurist Graeme Codrington about his views on the future of our tourism and travel industry. Graeme will help you and your team map […]
enpact and TUI Care Foundation have launched the Tourism Recovery Programme to support travel and tourism businesses in overcoming challenges of the pandemic and getting started on the path to recovery. What is the Tourism Recovery Programme? The Tourism Recovery Programme is a training, mentoring and financial support programme designed for travel and tourism entrepreneurs in South Africa, Egypt, Mexico and […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address indicated that Cabinet has decided to move the country to lockdown alert level 2 due to a surge in positive COVID-19 cases. Here is what you need to know about the easing of the adjusted level 2 regulations: The hours of curfew will start at 23h00 and end at 04h00 It remains mandatory for every person to wear […]
South African Tourism in partnership with ACSA has compiled three videos on what travellers can expect when they touch down at any of the ACSA-operated airports. Please take note that the endings of the videos are different with options of the travellers being transported by a tour operator, taking an uber or those making use […]
