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KZN festive season
kzn

Great recovery: KZN records almost 600 000 summer tourists

Dubai
News

Dubai is Home to the Middle East’s Top Yachting Destinations

Pets, travel, summer, holiday, hydrated
Lifestyle

Four-legged friends: Tips to take care of your pets while on holiday

KZN festive season
KwaZulu-Natal

Great recovery: KZN records almost 600 000 summer tourists

Dubai
News

Dubai is Home to the Middle East’s Top Yachting Destinations

Pets, travel, summer, holiday, hydrated
Lifestyle

Four-legged friends: Tips to take care of your pets while on holiday

Seychelles travel guide
Travel

Confirmed: Seychelles to welcome ALL South African visitors to its shores

By Lorne Philpot02-06-2021 10:59

The Seychelles has updated its entry policies and will now permit entry to all travellers from South Africa.

australia travel ban
Travel

Revised lockdown restrictions to have minimal impact on travellers

By Lorne Philpot31-05-2021 09:18

Surging COVID-19 infections across South Africa saw President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing revised lockdown restrictions for the country.

Seychelles
Travel

Seychelles reopens to vaccinated South African visitors

By Lorne Philpot28-05-2021 19:24

Good news awaits travel-starved South Africans, as the Seychelles makes moves towards a full reopening to South African nationals.

cango caves
Travel

‘We won’t cave in’: Municipality buries rumours of Cango Caves sale

By Lorne Philpot27-05-2021 18:28

Rumours that the Cango Caves will be privatised are unfounded, despite plunging revenues and visitor numbers over the last year.

solar eclipse
Travel

Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see rare solar eclipse…if you can afford it

By Lorne Philpot27-05-2021 16:34

Cruise companies provide opportunities to observe an extraordinary total solar eclipse from the comfort of luxury liners in the Antarctic. But will South Africans be able to join in?

US YouTubers’ ‘bucket list’ tr
Travel

US YouTubers’ ‘bucket list’ travel video of South Africa goes viral [watch]

By Erene Roux26-05-2021 13:12

From bungee jumping, feeding elephants, paragliding, chilling with penguins and so much more, South Africa has it all.

Mango Airlines flights cancelled
Travel

Stop wasting money! Call for tourism sector to boycott state-owned airlines

By Lorne Philpot25-05-2021 17:00

OUTA calls upon businesses in the tourism sector to stop supporting non-core state-owned airlines in an attempt to prevent further wastage.

South Africa nominated in vari
Travel

South Africa nominated in various categories at 2021 World Travel Awards

By Erene Roux24-05-2021 12:23

South Africa has been nominated over the entire spectrum of the travel and tourism industry at the 2021 World Travel Awards.

Travel restrictions to Europe: What you need to know before booking your trip
Travel

EU countries can now allow entry to visitors from outside the bloc

By Lorne Philpot20-05-2021 16:46

European countries can start reopening borders to fully vaccinated visitors and travellers from countries with low COVID-19 infection rates.

Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi Gupta wedding
Travel

Abu Dhabi set to lift quarantine measures for international travellers in July

By Lorne Philpot19-05-2021 21:10

In an effort to draw tourists back to its shores, the emirate of Abu Dhabi will drop its quarantine requirements from the beginning of July.

Durban school holiday
News

Just in: Durban nominated for World Travel Awards!

By Lyse Comins19-05-2021 13:17

Several Durban tourism and travel businesses have been nominated in several categories in the prestigious international awards.

Trouble in paradise: COVID-19
Travel

Trouble in paradise: COVID-19 infections spike in the Maldives

By Lorne Philpot18-05-2021 20:03

South Africans thinking of taking a trip to the idyllic islands of the Maldives are warned that this may not be the best time to be holidaying there.

Elephant animal sighting
Travel

SANParks offers big discounts to hiking clubs and stokvels

By Lorne Philpot13-05-2021 10:58

Hiking clubs and stokvels can take advantage of SANParks’ latest promotional offer.

SAA SAA Technical Business Rescue
Travel

Game of monopoly? Private airlines denied routes ‘reserved’ for SAA

By Lorne Philpot11-05-2021 12:28

The lack of adjudication of applications for international flight routes is contributing to a reduction in air connectivity between SA and other countries.

SAA
Travel

Could SAA be up and flying again as soon as July?

By Lorne Philpot10-05-2021 10:44

South African Airways (SAA) has released a document indicating an intention to resume operations within the next two months.

hotel sky robot staff
Travel

i-Robot at your service: Sandton hotel adds robots to staff component [watch]

By Lorne Philpot07-05-2021 21:07

Meet Lexi, Micah and Ariel: Hotel Sky is the first hotel in Africa to use robots to deliver concierge services to its guests in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection.

australia
Travel

Confirmed: Australian borders will be closed until 2022

By Lorne Philpot07-05-2021 11:36

Australian authorities have stated that the country’s borders will remain closed to most nationalities for the remainder of this year.

No quarantine South Africans countries
Travel International

Just SEVEN countries will let South Africans visit ‘without having to quarantine’

By Tom Head27-04-2021 10:47

It’s Freedom Day today – but try telling that to holidaymakers: There are JUST seven countries letting South Africans in with ‘no quarantine requirement’.

Travel Advice South Africa warning
News

‘Violent, dangerous, unstable’: US updates travel advice for South Africa

By Tom Head21-04-2021 16:11

A quick glance at the US State Department’s travel advice page for South Africa is an eye-opener – and COVID-19 isn’t the only concern listed here.

Flights Airlink Polokwane Airport
Travel

Airlink spreads its wings with regional routes, more flights

By Lorne Philpot16-04-2021 11:31

Local independent airline Airlink will be operating flights to more regional routes and increasing frequencies on others from May 2021.

Post-pandemic travel: the tren
News

Post-pandemic travel: the trends we’ll see when the world opens up

By Digital Editors14-04-2021 20:49

Popular post-pandemic tourism is likely to include travel for visiting friends and relatives, volunteer and peace tourism.

healthcare worker
Travel

Who is your healthcare hero? Thank them with an island getaway

By The South African01-04-2021 14:51

A total of four South African healthcare workers could win a trip for two to Zanzibar.

airlines south africa travel ban
Travel

Gloomy skies ahead: Only 12 airlines still offer flights to and from SA

By Lorne Philpot31-03-2021 11:50

South Africa is becoming even more cut off from the outside world with a growing number of airlines no longer operating passenger flights to and from the country.

virtual reality VR travel
Travel

Tourism lifesaver? Pandemic fuels virtual reality travel boom

By AFP31-03-2021 08:30

Strict lockdowns and travel limitations during the pandemic have sparked fresh interest in immersive virtual travel experiences, which have become more accessible and affordable with new apps and VR hardware.

Test holiday in Greece
Travel

Dutch govt pays for 200 people to have a ‘pandemic test holiday’ in Greece

By Chelsey Hale30-03-2021 14:45

The Dutch are currently gauging whether travel is feasible during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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