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The Department of Home Affairs Trusted Tour Operator Scheme (TTOS) for processing group travel visas for visitors from China and India will help repair historic underperformance and missteps that severely impacted the growth of these key source markets. The Department of Home Affairs im

The majority of Tourism Update readers believe increasing park fees wont be enough to solve over-tourism issues burdening certain national parks such as the Serengeti and Maasai Mara during peak visiting times. Responding to our latest poll, 53% of readers said they didnt believe increa

The Plettenberg Hotel has unveiled its new-look restaurant, Amelias at The Plettenberg. The restaurant, designed by Dawn Dickerson , Carmel Naude and Tammy Fourie of HotCoCoa Interiors Design, aims to become a popular venue for resident guests and casual diners. </p

As South Africa's Women's Month drew to a close, a powerful symbol of the empowerment of women emerged in Thohoyandou. On August 29, Tsakani Masia stepped into the spotlight as the owner of the newly launched Premier Hotel Thohoyandou, a subsidiary of Premier Hotels Spa.

French technology company IDEMIA has responded to Acsas termination of its contract for the biometric and digital identity technology project at South African airports, and its reply indicates it would bid for a second time to regain the contract. In an email to Biometric Update, IDEMIA

Overseas arrivals in South Africa during the low season remain stagnant in comparison with 2019 visitor numbers during July were just 80% of pre-COVID pandemic levels. The 152082 arrivals are also 6% down from July last year. Intra-African arrivals counteracted this negative performance with a 3

The next R20billion (1bn) phased development of Cape Towns V A Waterfront planned for the coming 15-20 years is set to break ground in 2025. The V A Waterfront has initiated the next phase of its growth and development with a compelling vision for its future, Donald Kau , spokesp

The Maasai Mara region of Kenya has welcomed a rustic exclusive-use camp overlooking the Mara River with easy access to prime game viewing areas such as the Musiara Marsh, the short grass plains, Rhino Ridge and the Mara Triangle. Operated by Bush Beyond, the new Tangulia Ndogo camp

The City of Cape Towns Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos , unveiled the new Choose Cape Town branding campaign at Cape Town International Airport this week. The new branding at the airports international terminal will invite travellers to choose oce