WTM Africa’s dedication to both inbound and outbound travel within Africa will be further realised at WTM Africa 2019 to held at the Cape Town International Conference Centre in the host city of Cape Town from 10-12 April 2019. The launch of the WTM Africa International Exhibitors’ Dedicated Hosted Buyer Programme will see a specific…
The Zambia Tourism Agency has announced the passing of Mr. Ben Parker, the Chairman and co-founder of Tongabezi Lodge in Livingstone, Zambia. We are deeply saddened to announce that the Chairman and Co-Founder of Tongabezi, Ben Parker has moved on to greater adventures after a courageous fight against cancer. Our thoughts are with his family,…
The beautiful West African island nation, Cabo Verde (formerly Cape Verde) is set to host the inaugural UNWTO/ICAO Ministerial Conference on Tourism and Air Transport in Africa. The event will run from March 27 to 29, 2019 in Santa Maria, Sal Island, Cabo Verde. For more details on registration, click here
Jan 29, 2019 Ilala Lodge Hotel Group has commenced construction of a new luxury hotel on the banks of the Zambezi River, Victoria Falls, following a Groundbreaking Ceremony held last week. The 4-star luxury hotel will be named the Palm River Lodge and marks a significant expansion to the Ilala Lodge Hotel Group. Welcoming the…
The highly anticipated relaunch of Zambia Airways has for the second time been deferred. The relaunch is now expected to take place in the third quarter of 2019. The rebirth of Zambia Airways was initiated planned for October 2018 but was forced to be pushed to April 2019, a date which has also been deferred….
Jan 14, 2019 Registration for the continent’s leading B2B Travel Trade Show, WTM Africa 2019, is officially open. WTM Africa 2019, hosted in partnership with the City of Cape Town from 10-12 April 2019, brings travel exhibitors, buyers, experts, media and stakeholders from across Africa together for three intensive days of meeting, networking, interacting –…
About 1,500 delegates are expected to arrive Angola in May as the Southern African country braces up to host World Tourism Forum 2019. Organised by the Ministério do Turismo (Angola Ministry of Tourism), the tourism expo is expected feature a host of investors, C-level professionals, media, influencers and political leaders. The 3-day event will take…
South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it is likely to resume flights between Johannesburg and Blantyre, Malawi on February 2, 2019. On 18 January, South African Airways took a decision to cancel flights between the two cities after the audit process conducted at the Chileka International Airport in Blantyre confirmed that the airport was…
