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.
30 June 2022
Department of Tourism launches incubation programme for tech savvy entrepreneurs
ATTA®Johannesburg - Digitalisation has the potential to open new frontiers and improve resource management efficiency and sector competitiveness in tourism, says the Department of Tourism.
Read More30 June 2022
Mauritius further eases Covid restrictions
ATTA®Mauritius will further lift its Covid restrictions from 1 July following a successful vaccination programme and a low infection rate.
Read More30 June 2022
Gauteng Air Access Network take-off as more new flights land at OR Tambo
ATTA®More international and regional flights continue to prefer the OR Tambo International Airport as their gateway into South Africa and the rest of the African continent.
Read More30 June 2022
Application for Membership - White Shark Projects
ATTA®White Shark Projects 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 More29 June 2022
Ethiopian Airlines Resumes Flights to Athens from Addis Ababa
ATTA®Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian), the largest aviation group in Africa, last week resumed flights between Addis Ababa and Athens International Airport (AIA) in Greece.
Read More28 June 2022
Qatar Airways and Airlink sign comprehensive codeshare agreement to enhance connectivity across Southern Africa
ATTA®Qatar Airways and Airlink have signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement to offer travellers more choices, enhanced services and greater connectivity between 45 destinations in 13 countries across southern Africa and the rest of the world.
Read More27 June 2022
Experience Africa 2022… That’s a wrap!
Finally we had the opportunity to deliver Experience Africa and running from Wednesday to Friday last week in the midst of the largest transport strikes the UK has seen in 30 years we were delighted to see how many buyers from across the UK and Europe made it to the Kia Oval in London.
Read More27 June 2022
Qantas launches direct flights between Joburg and Perth
ATTA®Australian airline, Qantas, announced that it would launch direct flights between Johannesburg and Perth three times a week.
Read More27 June 2022
Application for Membership - Explore Safaris by Tufayn
ATTA®Explore Safaris by Tufayn 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 More27 June 2022
Three Centre Pilot Project for Passport Renewal for South African Citizens in The United Kingdom
ATTA®Department Of Home Affairs Launches a Pilot Project for Passport Renewal for South African Citizens in The United Kingdom
Read More24 June 2022
St Helena set to drop quarantine
ATTA®The St Helena Government, through its Executive Council, has announced that, with effect from Monday, August 8, quarantine will no longer be a legal requirement on the island.
Read More24 June 2022
MALAWI: 250 elephants to leave Liwonde to repopulate Kasunga National Park
ATTA®After several years of successful wildlife conservation, the Liwonde National Park in southern Malawi is being decongested. 250 elephants will be relocated from this reserve to the Kasungu National Park in the centre of the East African country.
Read More23 June 2022
All Covid travel regulations for South Africa dropped
ATTA®Government has announced that all Covid-related travel regulations, such as presenting negative PCR tests upon entering the country, have been dropped effective Wednesday, 23 June.
Read More23 June 2022
Namibia’s Hospitality Industry Upbeat On Recovery Prospects
ATTA®Things are looking positive as the tourism sector heads towards recovery, says Hotel Association of Namibia (HAN) chief executive officer Gitta Paetzold.
Read More23 June 2022
Application for Membership - Scintilla
ATTA®Scintilla 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 More22 June 2022
Africastay’s ZNZ flights are back!
ATTA®AfricaStay announced on Monday, June 20, that, after much effort, it has managed to come up with a solution, and its direct charter flights to Zanzibar will continue to run, uninterrupted.
Read More22 June 2022
Application for Membership - Amazing Africa
ATTA®Amazing Africa 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 More21 June 2022
Mastercard Announces MoU With Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) To Help Boost Tourism
ATTA®Global technology company, Mastercard, has announced the signing of a partnership with the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) to help Kenya’s tourism sector rebound to its pre-pandemic level.
Read More21 June 2022
Application for Membership - Jaci's Lodges
ATTA®Jaci's Lodges 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 More20 June 2022
Experience Africa 2022 - 1 Day to Go!
ATTA®With only one day to go before the long-awaited trade show, Experience Africa 2022, there is much excitement to reconnect again at a physical show. After the recent successes of the various African-based tradeshows, this will be the first in person show in Europe this year focussed on the promotion of Africa. We have 113 exhibitors coming over from across East and Southern Africa to connect with the travel trade from the UK and Europe.
Read More20 June 2022
Cape Town intent on more Turkish flights
ATTA®On a recent mission to Turkey, a delegation from Cape Town Invest and Cape Town Tourism met with Turkish Airlines’ Vice President of Sales for Africa, Hikmet Mesut, to push for more volumes and value in passengers and cargo.
Read More20 June 2022
How to safari in 2022: five new ways to explore
ATTA®From off-grid tours in electric vehicles to voyages into some of Africa’s biodiverse forests, deserts and coastlines, there’s a raft of new options for exhilarating, purposeful, eco-minded trips, which plug you into local life.
Read More17 June 2022
Application for Membership - ADORE Africa
ATTA®ADORE Africa 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 More17 June 2022
Africastay’s ZNZ flights on hold
ATTA®AfricaStay has announced the suspension of its twice-weekly charter service between Johannesburg (JNB) and Zanzibar (ZNZ) from June 18 until July 12, the only direct flights between South Africa and the island.
Read More17 June 2022
Turkish Airlines officially resumes flights to Durban
ATTA®The international airline will operate two weekly flights to kick-off its return. Turkish Airlines on Thursday, 16 June, landed its first Istanbul flight at King Shaka International Airport, after a 17-month pandemic-induced hiatus.
Read More16 June 2022
African Parks to manage Zakouma Park for another 5 years
ATTA®The Chadian government renews the existing agreement with the organisation African Parks Network, for the protection of the Large Functional Ecosystem of Zakouma. This complex was created from the Zakouma National Park, which African Parks has been managing under delegation since 2010.
Read More16 June 2022
KQ, Delta Air Offer Customers More Variety
ATTA®NAIROBI/ATLANTA, 14th June 2022 – Kenya Airways PLC and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) have expanded their codeshare partnership to additional markets within the U.S. and increased flights within Africa.
Read More15 June 2022
Visitors to Seychelles donate $775,000 to environmental fund via online Travel Authorisation Platform
ATTA®Seychelles’ Environment Trust Fund has received more than $775,000 (SCR10 million) as voluntary contributions made by travellers to the island nation through the Seychelles Travel Authorisation Platform as of June 2022.
Read More15 June 2022
6 signs the travel and tourism sector is recovering
ATTA®The tourism and hospitality industry is showing strong signs of recovery after two years of turmoil. There are a number of key indicators that it's only getting better as 2022 goes on. Below are six signs that highlight this.
Read More14 June 2022
Kenya eyes Japan and Italy tourism marketing cash cut
ATTA®Kenya plans to cut marketing spending in three traditional tourism source markets to free advertising budget in favour of five new markets like China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi and South Korea that it says have high potential for visitors and revenues.
Read More14 June 2022
Application for Membership - Infinite Safari Adventures
ATTA®Infinite Safari Adventures 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 More13 June 2022
New Alliance Between Heritage Tourism Body and African Women in Travel
ATTA®An MOU between The World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage and The African Association of Women in Tourism and Hospitality will focus on training, upskilling and empowerment of African women in the tourism sector
Read More10 June 2022
ATTA Legal Update: Comair Failure
ATTA®ATTA Legal Advisor Alan Bowen has provided a legal update on the recent failure of Comair
Read More10 June 2022
North West breeder aims to rewild 100 rhinos annually
ATTA®Well-known North West rhino breeder and farmer John Hume has announced his proposal to annually rewild approximately 100 southern white rhinoceros to their natural habitat in southern Africa.
Read More10 June 2022
Air Côte d'Ivoire opens new route to SA
ATTA®Air Côte d'Ivoire will be launching a new route between Johannesburg and Abidjan, in Côte d'Ivoire. The Johannesburg-Abidjan via Kinshasa route will launch on 29 June 2022.
Read More09 June 2022
Application for Membership - The Bayete Collection
ATTA®The Bayete Collection 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 More09 June 2022
Comair to be liquidated
ATTA®Comair’s business rescue practitioners have today (9 June 2022) lodged a court application to convert the business rescue proceedings into liquidation proceedings.
Read More08 June 2022
El Al - 2 flights a week JNB-TLV
ATTA®EL AL has announced a second weekly flight on the route between Johannesburg and Tel Aviv, starting from Saturday, June 11.
Read More07 June 2022
UAE’s Emirates activates codeshare agreement with South Africa’s Airlink
ATTA®Dubai-based carrier Emirates and Johannesburg-headquartered carrier Airlink have officially activated their codeshare partnership.
Read More07 June 2022
Airlines vying for new international routes from South Africa in 2022
ATTA®The airline industry is working hard to recover some of the losses incurred over the last two years to preserve jobs and keep tourism alive in South Africa and across the globe. Keep reading to see which airlines are involved and where they plan to travel too soon.
Read More06 June 2022
Tanzania is safe destination, government assuress tourists
ATTA®Arusha. The government has assured foreign tourists that Tanzania is a safe destination. This has been boosted by easing of restrictions into the attractive sites within the country and international travel.
Read More06 June 2022
Latest tourist accommodation figures show recovery underway
ATTA®The latest data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) relating to tourist accommodation figures for March 2022 shows positive increase.
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