News from ATTA
News from ATTA consists of a combination of news from the African continent with relevance to African Tourism along with news about ATTA for the benefit of our members.
15 September 2021
Kenya urges private sector to boost wildlife conservation campaign
ATTA®Kenya on Tuesday urged its private sector to boost the country's wildlife conservation campaign. Najib Balala, cabinet secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, said that wildlife conservation is an expensive undertaking that cannot be accomplished by public resources alone.
Read More15 September 2021
Air France to start Maputo Flights from December 2
ATTA®Air France has confirmed that flights to Maputo will start from 2 December, 2021. The flight to Maputo will be a continuation of the Johannesburg flight.
Read More14 September 2021
Kenya Airways signs aircraft lease, codeshare partnership with Congo Airways
ATTA®Kenya’s national carrier Kenya Airways on Monday signed an aircraft lease agreement and began operating a cargo codeshare partnership with Congo Airways.
Read More14 September 2021
RwandAir to launch two new routes to the DRC
ATTA®RwandAir will launch new flights in the coming weeks from Kigali (KGL), the Rwandan capital, to two Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) destinations.
Read More13 September 2021
#TourismRestart: Seychelles opens up to South Africa
ATTA®Visitors from South Africa will once again be able to board flights to the paradise islands of the Seychelles with effect from Monday, 13 September, the Indian Ocean islands’ Ministry of Health has announced today, 11 September.
Read More13 September 2021
President Ramaphosa eases South Africa’s COVID-19 restrictions, announces Adjusted Alert Level 2
ATTA®South Africa will move from the Adjusted Alert Level 3 to an Adjusted Alert Level 2 with effect from Monday, September 13th, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday.
Read More13 September 2021
Application for Membership - Corporate Air
ATTA®Corporate Air has applied to join ATTA®. Their membership will be approved if there are not any objections lodged within the statutory 10-day period. (See objection procedure below).
Read More10 September 2021
Samara Game Reserve sights first leopard in 24 years
ATTA®Samara Private Game Reserve near Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape has recently recorded their first leopard sighting in 24 years.
Read More10 September 2021
IUCN launches Covid-19 Tourism Package to boost recovery
ATTA®At the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, the IUCN and the German Development Agency, GIZ, announced a new programme to strengthen the resilience of community-based tourism.
Read More09 September 2021
Nairobi Action Plan for Africa Tourism recovery calls for initiation of appropriate actions
ATTA®The call was made at the recent Tourism Recovery Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, co-hosted by the Ministries of Tourism and Wildlife of the Republic of Kenya and Tourism of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Read More09 September 2021
Dubai flights: Emirates to expand South Africa operations from October
ATTA®Emirates announced on Wednesday that it will be expanding its operations in and out of South Africa, boosting its schedule to 28 weekly flights by October.
Read More08 September 2021
Rapid Covid-19 PCR travel tests launch at airports
ATTA®Passengers using Heathrow can now get Covid-19 PCR test results in less than three hours thanks to a partnership between travel assistance firm Collinson and biotech company Randox.
Read More08 September 2021
Zimbabwe relaxes COVID-19 restriction measures
ATTA®Zimbabwe has moved from COVID-19 lockdown level 4 to level 2 due to the success of the country’s vaccine rollout.
Read More07 September 2021
Africa can use Tourism as a strong pillar for achieving SDGs – UNWTO Chief
ATTA®Africa could capitalize on its huge tourism potentials as a key pillar to achieve the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Read More07 September 2021
SA National Parks Free Access Week postponed to November
ATTA®South African National Parks (SANParks) announced that the 16th annual SA National Parks Week will be held in November instead of September this year.
Read More06 September 2021
Rewilded elephant returns to sanctuary for help
ATTA®The keepers at Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s Voi sanctuary awoke to find Naipoki, an orphaned elephant previously in their care, waiting outside the stockades. It soon became clear that she had a wound on her rump.
Read More06 September 2021
What drives UK’s traffic light decisions?
ATTA®There is finally more clarity on what drives the UK’s decisions on travel regulations and assigning risk levels to countries.
Read More06 September 2021
Government looks into 'soft incentives' for vaccinated travellers
ATTA®Music festivals, sporting events and other gatherings are some of the 'soft incentive' measures being discussed by government in an effort to encourage South African citizens to get vaccinated, Health Minister Joe Phaala announced during a media briefing on 3 September.
Read More03 September 2021
Zimbabwe to complete new terminal at main airport in June 2022
ATTA®The efficiency of passenger flow at Zimbabwe’s Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is set to improve significantly thanks to a new terminal building currently under construction.
Read More03 September 2021
Why the travel and tourism industry should market themselves right now
ATTA®September marks national tourism month, which focuses on the importance of the sector to the South African economy. In light of the lockdown travel restrictions, the travel and tourism industry is one of the most affected sectors.
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