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Luxury Leisure

Rates Hold, Demand Wanders: Reading Three Data Sets Together

Three numbers worth reading as one story. Luxury hotel RevPAR is running 15.9% ahead of last year, confirming top-tier pricing power hasn't softened even as the…

Aug 26
Safari & Africa

Angola Commits $73m to Open Its Corner of the Okavango

Angola's president has authorized a $73 million infrastructure investment — roads, power, water — to open up the country's share of the Okavango system as the…

Aug 26
Safari & Africa

SADC's UniVisa Pilot: A Circuit-Booking Fix, Not Yet a Bookable Product

SADC has approved a pilot for a single-entry 'UniVisa' spanning South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Angola — the long-requested fix that would let…

Aug 26
Safari & Africa
Kenya

Kenya Makes $50,000 Insurance Mandatory Right as Migration Season Peaks

Kenya has made $50,000 minimum health insurance mandatory for all foreign visitors, arriving just as Great Migration season peaks in the Masai Mara. The policy…

Aug 26
Safari & Africa
South Africa

Two Quiet Capacity Wins: Gqeberha–Kruger Direct, Mauritius Through December

Two capacity additions worth building into itineraries now. Airlink launches its first direct Gqeberha–Kruger Mpumalanga (Mbombela) route on 16 November, flying…

Aug 26
Safari & Africa
South Africa

Cricket World Cup 2027: Grading Deadline Sets the Clock on Safari Add-Ons

Cricket World Cup 2027 organisers are urging South African tourism operators to prepare ahead of the October 1 host-city match allocations, with more than…

Aug 26
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South AfricaGarden Route Still Rebuilding: Confirm Road Status Before RoutingAug 26
Cabo Delgado Goes 'Do Not Travel' as Lodge Attacks EscalateAug 25
South AfricaVisa Friction in the Crosshairs: SADC UniVisa and SA's Vulindlela PushAug 25
Wilderness Mombo Adds Night Drives and Boating as Okavango Floods PeakAug 25
KenyaAmboseli Elephant Poisoning Triggers Criminal InvestigationAug 25
South AfricaSANParks Adds Vehicle Spraying at Addo Over Livestock Disease ScareAug 25
South AfricaKuganha Opens Malaria-Free Wellness Safari Under Three Hours from Cape TownAug 25
South AfricaNearly Half of SA Safari Operators Trail Last Year's Peak SeasonAug 25
SADC signs off on single Tourism UniVisa pilot for five southern African statesAug 24
Mozambique's north goes Level 4 as advisory names luxury lodges as targetsAug 24
Wilderness Mombo opens night drives and boating for the first timeAug 24
Peak season safari performance is split: 43% behind last year, 27% aheadAug 24
KenyaCyanide suspected in 18 Amboseli elephant deaths; four arrestedAug 24
South AfricaCricket World Cup 2027 host-city allocation lands October 1 — an 11-month sales runwayAug 24
South AfricaKuganha opens malaria-free Big Five retreat in the Tankwa KarooAug 24
South AfricaSANParks adds mandatory vehicle disinfection at Addo over livestock disease near the boundaryAug 24
43% of safari operators tracking below last year's peakAug 23
Visa doors edge open: SADC UniVisa pilot named, Botswana adds OmanAug 23
KenyaAmboseli: cyanide suspected in 18 elephant deaths, four heldAug 23
South AfricaCricket World Cup 2027: match-city allocation lands October 1Aug 23
South AfricaKuganha opens malaria-free wellness safari 2.5 hours from Cape TownAug 23
South AfricaAddo requires vehicle disinfection at the gate over nearby cattle diseaseAug 23
Wilderness Mombo adds night drives and boating as Moremi rules easeAug 22
Mozambique's north goes Do Not Travel as US flags lodges as terror targetsAug 22
Visa friction eases: SADC UniVisa signed off, Botswana opens to OmanAug 22
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