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New COVID regulations published – Good news for families
ASATA is delighted with last night’s announcement that families with children between the ages of five and 12 years no longer need to provide a negative PCR test when returning to South Africa. Family travel is a significant segment of South Africa’s travel industry and without the option to vaccinate under 12-year-olds, this has meant […]
Learn how to become a 21st-century travel agent
Join industry leaders like Sure Travel CEO Vanya Lessing, TBCSACEOTshifhiwa Tshivhengwa and Airlink CEO Rodger Foster for a must-attend day of discussions on how leisure and corporate travel has evolved and how you can tap into the action, hosted on the sidelines of World Travel Market Africa. Date: 13 April Venue: Spotlight Theatre
Airlines resume frequencies to SA
Qatar Airways: Will operate 21 weekly flights to and from South Africa starting 13 January 2022. The airline will resume double daily services from Johannesburg, a daily service from Cape Town and four weekly tagged flights to Durban. Only transit passengers will be allowed to board QR services, and transit via Hamad International Airport to the airline’s […]
UK scraps pre-departure testing
The British government has confirmed the removal of its pre-departure test requirements for fully vaccinated passengers travelling into England. PCR tests and self-isolation on arrival has also been scrapped, with the government reverting to its previous requirement of a lateral flow test to be taken within 48 hours of arrival and, if positive, a PCR test to […]
Seychelles lifts travel ban against SA
Seychelles has lifted its travel ban against South Africa and several other Southern African countries. The requirements for inbound travellers include: Negative PCR test done within 72 hours of departure Complete Health Travel Authorisation at seychelles.govtas.com Valid Travel & Health insurance to cover COVID-19-related quarantine, isolation or treatment Entry / stay conditions are not affected by […]
