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South African Airways receives Skytrax™ 4-star rating for 15th consecutive year

Chief Assignment Editor- April 5, 2017 0

South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and a leading airline on the African continent has received the Skytrax™ 4-Star rating for ... Read More

Overland 4×4 Tourism Expedition – Beaume

Chief Assignment Editor- April 4, 2017 0

The Overland 4x4 Tourism Expedition SDN. BHD. is a Malaysia-based company. A group of 30 international explorers will be embarking on 60 days of driving ... Read More

South African Airways issues warning

Chief Assignment Editor- April 4, 2017 0

According to Tim Clyde-Smith, SAA’s Country Manager for Australasia, new visa rules came into force on January 16 of this year South African Airways has ... Read More

Changing sympathies in Africa for the UNWTO Secretary General election?

Juergen Steinmetz- March 30, 2017 0

Today's cabinet shuffle in South Africa may also shuffle cards in the upcoming election for the UNWTO Secretary General. South Africa is a key member ... Read More

Fired: South Africa Minister of Tourism Hanekom

Juergen Steinmetz- March 30, 2017 0

Moving against South Africa's President Zuma by imposing a series of votes of “no confidence” against his boss did not pay off for Derek Hanekom ... Read More

South African Airways introduces Airbus A330-200 on Victoria Falls Route

Global Editor- March 23, 2017 0

With the expansion of the Victoria Falls International Airport in Zimbabwe, South African Airways has increased capacity between Johannesburg and the popular leisure destination of ... Read More

Air Busan nearly doubles flights to Macau

Chief Assignment Editor- March 21, 2017 0

Air Busan airline will increase its Busan-Macau service for the summer by nearly double. Macau is a very popular tourist destination and is often referred ... Read More

The power of tourism and global unity

Chief Assignment Editor- March 20, 2017 0

The 2016 US election results are still reverberating globally, regardless where in the world one resides. One interesting lesson learned from the recent US Presidential ... Read More

Asiana Airlines updates service for summer

Chief Assignment Editor- March 20, 2017 0

Changes took place or are scheduled to take place on Asian Airline’s Seoul Incheon service to Bangkok, Fukuoka, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Taipei ... Read More

LATAM Brasil updates Johannesburg schedule

Chief Assignment Editor- March 17, 2017 0

LATAM Airlines Brasil will adjust its Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport-Johannesburg route beginning May 4 with morning arrivals and departures in Johannesburg via a Boeing ... Read More

Air France announces changes to fall schedule

Chief Assignment Editor- March 17, 2017 0

Air France announced that it will be increasing flights to Costa Rica beginning October 30. The airline will also be growing its flights to South ... Read More

South African Airways retains highest level of IATA green status

Global Editor- February 20, 2017 0

South African Airways (SAA) has become one of a very few global airlines to maintain Stage 2 status of the IATA Environmental Assessment Program (IEnvA). ... Read More

Seychelles eyes new tourism link in Durban

eturbonews- February 19, 2017 0

Marlan Padayachy, a South Africa journalist, writes: The Indian Ocean island of Seychelles has the potential to become a strategic springboard for   KwaZulu-Natal, particularly for Durban as a premier ... Read More

Fastjet halts flights between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome - eTN Africa- February 16, 2017 0

Fastjet CEO Nico Bezuidenhout earlier in the week confirmed that for the time being at least, flights between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg would be halted. ... Read More

South African Airways introduces new state-of-the-art Airbus A330-300 aircraft on Washington DC route

Chief Assignment Editor- February 13, 2017 0

South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and Africa’s most awarded airline has introduced its new Airbus A330-300 wide-body aircraft on the ... Read More

South Africa has no time to contest sale of lion bones

eturbonews- January 30, 2017 0

  South Africa is about to permit the export of lion bones to produce fake tiger wine but has given the public almost no time ... Read More

Tourism Destinations and the CNN Task Group: How eTN fits in?

eturbonews- January 15, 2017 0

Tourism Destinations including countries, regions and cities had reached out to the CNN Task Group for guidance and expertise for more than five years. The CNN Task ... Read More

Rhino Translocation from South Africa to Rwanda

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome - eTN Africa- January 8, 2017 0

Rwanda's only savannah national park, Akagera, was in the news two years ago when a lion relocation from South Africa brought these predators back. Seven ... Read More

South Africa changes travel entry requirements

Chief Assignment Editor- January 3, 2017 0

The South African government just made it a bit easier to gather those documents needed when a minor is traveling to its country. The South ... Read More

South African President Zuma sends a message of condolences

eturbonews- December 26, 2016 0

On behalf of the Government and the people of South Africa, President Jacob Zuma has conveyed a message of condolences to the families, friends and ... Read More

South African Tourism and SATSA launch SME market access program

Global Editor- December 8, 2016 0

South African Tourism has partnered with the Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) on a brand-new market access partnership to develop the SME tourism sector ... Read More

South African Airways warns on Christmas holiday problems with traveling kids

Global Editor- December 5, 2016 0

South African Airways (SAA) has issued a warning that a number of passengers checking in at Perth Airport recently with children have not had the ... Read More

Fastjet says good bye to East Africa Routes

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome - eTN Africa- December 3, 2016 0

Fans of low cost flights from Dar es Salaam to Entebbe and Nairobi will no doubt go into mourning today, when Fastjet will operate the ... Read More

South African-based aviation services firm announces new GM

Chief Assignment Editor- December 1, 2016 0

Hi-Fly Marketing, the South African-based aviation services firm has strengthened its corporate team with the appointment of Christobal Henner as General Manager responsible for strategic ... Read More

Joburg meetings & events structure showcased on world stage in Spain

Global Editor- November 30, 2016 0

The Johannesburg Convention Bureau, which is part of Joburg Tourism, is one of the exhibitors on the SA Tourism Pavilion at the International Business and ... Read More

RETOSA brings member countries together to map out Sustainable Tourism future

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome - eTN Africa- November 17, 2016 0

The 1st Annual Sustainable Tourism Development Conference, hosted by RETOSA in partnership with the Sustainable Tourism Partnership Program (STPP), is taking place since yesterday at ... Read More

Johannesburg remains Africa’s most-visited city

Chief Assignment Editor- November 15, 2016 0

Johannesburg is set to be the most popular destination city in Africa for the fourth year, according to the 2016 Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. ... Read More

Johannesburg remains Africa’s most visited city

Global Editor- November 15, 2016 0

Johannesburg is set to be the most popular destination city in Africa for the fourth year, according to the 2016 Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. ... Read More

Tourism Business Council of South Africa update on travel facilitation concerns

Chief Assignment Editor- November 11, 2016 0

TBCSA’s recommendations were presented during a meeting of the National Tourism Minister with Captains of Industry on November 9, 2016. The meeting was also attended ... Read More

South Africa Tourism update: Travel concerns on amended immigration regulations

Chief Assignment Editor- November 2, 2016 0

The TBCSA has been working to address the concerns of its members and the broader industry on the introduction of specifically two regulations included in ... Read More