On December 17, South African Tourism (SAT) celebrated the launch of Delta Air Lines new nonstop service between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT). The year-round service will operate three times weekly on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The route also compliments Delta’s existing service from ATL to O.R. Tambo International …
To help get travelers inspired to travel in 2023 Central Holidays has launched exclusive holiday savings and value-added perks on their signature brand of affordable-luxury travel programs. Travel advisors can entice their clients to take advantage of special promotions announced today for travel to Italy, Egypt, and South Africa as well as on all group …
2023 is set to be an exceptional year for travel to Africa with experts witnessing a demand at a level never seen before. As pandemic-weary travelers channel their wanderlust into planning epic trips to the continent, Africa continues to expand its level of unique offerings and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Award-winning luxury travel company Ker & Downey® …
South African Tourism (SAT) has announced the appointment of Kristy Angellotti as Head: Trade Relations North America beginning November 1, 2022. In her role, Angellotti will join the SAT North America team to expand existing relationships with North American travel trade partners, while working with new distribution channels in the USA and Canada to sell …
As leaders in conservation and hospitality, Wilderness has announced the further enhancement of its Rwanda business by officially welcoming Thousand Hills Africa (THA) and Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge to its brand family, as of November 16, 2022. This move comes seven months after the company’s appointment of Manzi Kayihura as Executive Chairman of the Wilderness Rwanda …
Boomers and higher-income households plan to increase their leisure travel spending over next 12 months, while economic factors encourage other Americans to stay home New research by MMGY Travel Intelligence shows that inflation and the rising cost of travel are convincing some Americans to stay put, while Boomers and higher-income households plan to keep traveling …
As destinations around the globe accelerate tourism sector recovery efforts following more than two years of the pandemic and related restrictions, South African Tourism released an encouraging report highlighting that for the first time, the US was its top source market for overseas travel. In 2021, the US bested the UK who has held this …
The Great Plains Foundation, the conservation and community charity founded by Great Plains’ founders and National Geographic Explorers-At-Large, Dereck and Beverly Joubert, have announced a new rewilding initiative in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi Valley. Project Rewild Zambezi will see almost 3,000 animals relocated from Zimbabwe’s Savé Valley Conservancy (SVC) to Great Plains’ 280,000-acre private Sapi Reserve, located …
South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa, has appointed AVIAWORLD (AVIAREPS JV), a global leader in tourism and airline representation, as its general sales agent in North America. Effective June 1, 2022, AVIAREPS will be assuming responsibilities for sales and marketing representation for South African Airways in the U.S. and Canada. …
By Gail P. Dubov There was an air of excitement in New York’s Guggenheim Museum on a recent night, not for a new art exhibit but for the arrival of President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania. President Samia, the first woman of color and a Muslim to run a country, arrived in New York following …