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South Africa travel & tourism news for travelers and travel professionals. Latest travel and tourism news on South Africa. Latest news on safety, hotels, resorts, attractions, tours and transportation in South Africa. Pretoria Travel information. Visit Cape Town & Johannesburg. South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.
South Africa’s Penguins Are Throwing a Party — and Tourists Are Invited to Help Save the Guests
They arrive in tuxedos, walk like they're late for an important meeting, and have absolutely no...
More Tourists or Better Tourism? Ministers Clash on Growth at WTTC Malta
Croatia wants stronger tourism earnings without bigger summer crowds. Egypt sees room for many more...
Eastern Cape restores 17,000 hectares of grassland; tourism remains a future possibility
Travel And Tour World reports that nearly 1,000 herders participated in restoring 17,000 hectares...
South Africa’s Tourism Growth Raises Bigger Question: Do African Travelers Feel Welcome?
South Africa's tourism arrivals continue to grow despite recurring anti-foreigner protests, but...
African Tourism Board Leads Continental Call for Safe Travel Across Africa
The African Tourism Board and Nigeria have strengthened their partnership to promote safe mobility...
South African Anti-Immigrant Protests Spark Fears for Regional Tourism
South Africa's latest anti-immigrant protests are raising concerns across Africa's tourism industry...
Kenya Is Africa’s Sustainable Tourism Powerhouse. WTTC CEO Gloria Guevara and Executive VP Najib Balala Revealed Details to Kenya’s Tourism Minister Rebecca Miano. A New Chapter for WTTC Africa Cooperation. Balala as a previous Minister for Kenya Set A Signal
WTTC President & CEO Gloria Guevara and Executive Vice President Najib Balala received a warm...
Air Peace Connects West Africa to Barbados in Historic Move
Air Peace has launched a historic direct route linking Lagos, Barbados, and, possibly, Antigua at a...
Africa’s Aviation Growth Collides with Financing Barriers
Africa’s aviation sector is expanding rapidly, but high financing costs and blocked funds continue...
Egypt Tops Africa in China Readiness
Egypt leads Africa in the 2026 China Ready Index®, followed by Morocco and Kenya, as destinations...
eTurboNews and WTM Africa Renew Strategic Media Partnership Ahead of 2026 Event
eTurboNews has renewed its strategic media partnership with World Travel Market Africa ahead of the...
Africa Tourism Investment Conference 2026 Calls Leaders to Cape Town to Unlock Continental Growth
Cape Town, South Africa — Tourism and investment leaders from across Africa and beyond are being...
WTM Africa 2026 Unveils Its Most Ambitious Programme Yet
Cape Town, South Africa, With just two weeks to go before the start of the event, WTM Africa 2026...
Ker & Downey Africa: Turning Africa Into Luxury Travel’s Final Frontier
Ker & Downey Africa is redefining luxury travel by crafting deeply personalized, repeat...
Seychelles and Tanzania Show Tourism Resilience as Gulf Aviation Disruptions Impact Travel
Seychelles and Tanzania are demonstrating tourism resilience amid disruptions affecting Gulf...
Africa Hotel Development Pipeline Reaches Record 123,846 Rooms as Egypt Leads Growth
Africa’s hotel development pipeline has reached a record 123,846 rooms across 675 hotels, growing...
The Most Exciting New Hotel Openings of 2026: Luxury Debuts from Miami to Bali, Africa and Australia
Luxury travel is booming in 2026 with spectacular new hotels opening across the globe—from Miami’s...
Angola: The New Giant Emerging in African Tourism
Angola is emerging as one of Africa’s most promising tourism destinations. Showcasing its vast...
Fire at Cape Town International Airport sparks travel chaos and safety debate
A fire at Cape Town International Airport disrupted flights, forced evacuations, and exposed...
Failed Take-off, Successful Beach Landing at Mogadishu Airport
A Starsky Aviation Fokker 50 suffered a failed take-off at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde Airport, veering...
What to Expect on a Once-in-a-Lifetime Madagascar Safari
The world's fourth-largest island sits off the coast of East Africa, harboring ecosystems and...
Tanzania’s SGR: The Rail Backbone Redefining Cross-Border Tourism in East and Central Africa
Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway is quietly reshaping African tourism by turning the country into...
Africa’s Tourism Sector Set for Rapid Growth as Aviation and Infrastructure Investments Accelerate
Africa’s tourism industry is set for rapid growth as investments in aviation, airport...
The 5 Best Safari Destinations You Should Be Heading To This Year
There’s something deep in your bones about the call of the African wild – the roar of...
From Superyachts to Safaris: Cape Town’s New Role in Global Luxury Travel
Cape Town is quietly positioning itself as a new luxury yachting gateway, offering ultra-high-net...
OACM Welcomes G20’s Historic Commitment to Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Tourism
G20 leaders meeting in Johannesburg placed ocean health and sustainable tourism at the forefront of...
Is Tanzania Safe for Tourists? Tourism Leaders, Visitors and Journalists Say Yes
Some western nations have issued travel advisories for Tanzania following recent unrest and human...
Eva Blasco Appointed WTAAA Chair as Alliance Announces 2026 Board
WTAAA has appointed Eva Blasco as its new Chair for 2026, leading a refreshed global Executive...
Lesotho and African Tourism Board 3 Year Landmark Partnership to Boost Tourism and Investment
Lesotho is set for a major tourism transformation as it enters a three-year partnership with the...
UN-Tourism Under Fire: Donor Influence, African Frustration, and a Pivotal Vote
The Quiet Unraveling of UN Tourism—and the Rise of a New Power Bloc. Do we really still need UN...
The End of Kruger National Park in South Africa on The Horizon
Kruger National Park, in northeastern South Africa, is one of Africa’s largest game reserves. Its...
Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability Guided G20 Tourism Ministers
The UNWTO Secretary General, Zurab Pololikashvili, was addressing the G20 Tourism Ministers meeting...
South Africa Tourism Investment Forum
The Tourism Investment Forum, hosted by the Government of South Africa, brought together global...
Africa Turns the Map, the Table and the Story
Africa Re-Union Debuts at FNB Art Joburg at the Sandton Convention Center. The Africa Re-Union, a...
African Tourism Board Became Diplomatic in Maputo, Mozambique
Cementing a new era of continental collaboration, the African Tourism Board is forging tangible...
The German Government Wants Africans to Fly More for Tourism
In a region of 300 million people, fewer than 7.2 million passengers take to the skies each year —...
African Tourism Board to Launch its Own Booking and Travel Management System
It took the African Tourism Board, together with its independent US-based African Tourism Marketing...
Africa Tourism Day Has an African Story To Tell
Mouhamed Faouzou Deme is a tourism expert from Senegal and co-founder of the African Voice...
South Africa: Crashed Helicopter Was Brought Down by Penguin
Although the pilot had conducted a pre-flight risk assessment, the investigation indicated that he...
96 Countries Attend WTM Africa 2025 in Cape Town
The eleventh edition of WTM Africa features 742 exhibitors, including six new destinations making...
Seychelles Shares Sustainable Tourism Practices at South Africa Workshop
The 12th annual South Africa Best Practices Workshop, under the theme Sustainable Tourism...
South Africa Calls for Pan-African Tourism Partnership
African travel industry shareholders urged to share their narratives with the global community and...
Niel Els – May You Rest In Peace
Niel Els, a long-time SKAL INTERNATIONAL member in Capetown, South Africa, loved to make friends...
Chaos at Cape Town and Johannesburg airports
ACSA assured airlines, passengers, and all relevant stakeholders that all essential measures are...
Cruise Passengers go on a Hunger Strike
Cruise passengers are never hungry, but when they go on a hunger strike, it may be different.
South Africa: Will Drop in Serious Crimes Lead to Safer Tourism?
South Africa saw a significant reduction in serious crimes during the third quarter of this year.
WTN Aviation Expert Vijay Poonoosamy: African Aviation Must Focus on African Interests
Aviation AFRICA 2024 was a record-breaking success with 91 airlines taking part, 1,400 attendees...
Shame on 16 SADC Countries: “Free The Girls!”- Tourism Hero Dr. Walter Mzembi
Dr. Walter Mzembi, a leading senior figure, former tourism minister, former foreign minister, and...
African Tourism Board Pioneer Dr. Simba Mandinyenya Passed
A face behind the success of the African Tourism Board passed away this week. When ATB was...
Qatar Airways Buys 25% Stake in South Africa’s Airlink
The investment in Airlink, which services over 45 destinations across 15 African nations, will...
Geography and Wine Crimes: Location, Location, Location
The International Wine and Spirit Competition approximated that counterfeiting and fraud...
African Tourism Misused by Dirty Politics of Russia and China
In June this year Juergen Steinmetz, the founding Chairman of the African Tourism Board warned ATB...
Skål International World Congress 2026 Bid Announcement
Skål International Nelson Mandela Bay proposal, having met all the requirements, was accepted by...
African Tourism Board Signs Historic MOU with Russia: Caution!
Russia under sanctions by the western world after the country invaded its neighbor Ukraine is...
World Tourism Network Reports Lively Discussions at African Aviation Summit
African airlines need better governance and stronger leadership to grow and attract funding.
Africa Needs Rural Tourism to Empower Local Communities
Concluding 4 days of successful tourism exhibition at the annual Africa Travel Indaba 2024 in South...
A Tourism Hero is Back on the World Stage: Dr. Walter Mzembi
Thanks to the support of the German Ambassador and after years in exile, Dr. Walter Mzembi will...
First Radisson Hotel in Cape Town
Newly rebranded Radisson Hotel Cape Town Foreshore becomes the Group's third Radisson property in...
Constitutional Reform in Multi-ethnic Democracies in the Indian Diaspora
Today, 37% of Trinidad and Tobago's population is of pure Indian descent, and the number is...
The First No Toilet Airline: A New Trend or Torture?
No Toilet Cem Air connects Johannesburg with popular tourism destinations for passengers coming in...
Death on Busses in Germany and South Africa today
Trains and planes have not yet completely replaced long-distance bus travel. Two deadly accidents...
Aviation Leaders Call for Liberalization of Southern African Skies
Collaborative problem-solving in addressing the complex difficulties associated with developing top...
IATA: Africa’s Aviation Industry Sets Safety Record
According to Willie Walsh, the Director General of IATA, the safety performance in 2023 reaffirms...
India-South Africa: Divided by Geography, United By Tourism
As South Africa positions itself as an enticing destination for Indian travelers, the tourism board...
Would Raising The Schengen Visa Fees Favor EU?
The Schengen Area, established through the Schengen Agreement, represents a significant advancement...
New Executive Director at World Travel Agents Associations Alliance
WTAAA aims to promote enhanced cooperation between agencies and other travel partners within the...
First Radisson Safari Hotel Opens in South Africa
The hotel is nestled between Kruger National Park and Blyde River Canyon, two acclaimed nature...
El Al Israel Airlines to Discontinue South Africa Route
El Al has been the sole carrier operating direct flights between Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion...
AI is Shaping the Future for South African Guesthouses
Artificial Intelligence known as AI is playing an increasing role in the hospitality industry, now...
All UK Visas To Be Processed Through VFS Global
In a related development, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a significant increase in UK...
Airlink Resumes Durban-Bloemfontein Direct Flights
This expansion of the airline's route network is expected to stimulate economic activities between...
From Winelands To The World, Cape Winelands Airport Awaits Modernized Expansion
Cape Winelands Airport is undergoing a significant expansion, prioritizing sustainability and...
Successful Festive Season & Safety Monitors Boost Tourism in Mpumalanga
To ensure the safety of tourists during the bustling holiday period, Mpumalanga deployed 220...
British Airways Pilot Kidnapped in Shocking South African Incident
A source described the incident as "staggering" and highlighted the pilot's vulnerability after...
FlySafAir: World’s Most On-Time Low-Cost Carrier
Behind FlySafair, Brazilian carrier Azul secured the second spot with an 85.51% on-time arrival...
With US and Europe Off Limits Russians Holiday in Africa
Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa are the top choices for Russian travelers seeking sightseeing and...
India: Two Cheetahs Released in Kuno National Park Tourist Zone
Tourists now have the opportunity to witness these iconic creatures, albeit amidst the ongoing...
South Africa’s Hoedspruit Airport Plans to Fly International
The Limpopo Provincial Government cited Hoedspruit Airport's substantial annual passenger traffic...
Momentum for Transfrontier Conservation (TFCA) in Southern Africa
The Annual Meeting of the SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) Network convened recently...
