Renewables supplied only a third of Africa’s electricity demand growth
An analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a record fall in global coal power. The Global...
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Dream experiences to plan for Mother’s Day on 9 May
As the 9th of May swiftly approaches, Dream Hotels & Resorts is offering dream deals on Mother’s Day accommodation and experiences. “What better way to make mom smile than with a relaxed holiday experience that she’ll be sure to remember for a long time to come?” says Sharmila Ragunanan, Marketing Manager for Dream Hotels & Resorts. “Whether she’d prefer lazing on the beach or an outdoorsy winter getaway in the bushveld, our many different hotels, resorts and lodges make the perfect base for moms and families...
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Future of MTN Bushfire Festival Secure Despite The Pandemic – Jiggs Thorne, Director
After deferring the MTN Bushfire Festival 2020 due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) increasing in Southern Africa...
Exclusive: Five Booking Trends for Hotels and Guesthouses
The travel and tourism industry is in the early stages of its recovery but, as with practically everything else at...
Sports Tourism Recovery Highly Uncertain – Dr Siyabulela Nyikana
Sports tourism is travel which involves either viewing or partaking in a sporting activity, while staying away from the tourists'...
Here are six reasons why cutting your corporate travel budget is not a good plan
It’s not a state secret that business travel has taken a significant knock. The COVID-19 pandemic brought the corporate travel...
Cultural Heritage Tourism in South Africa: A R2.2 Billion Underutilized Sector?
Heritage attractions, such as Nelson Mandela’s statues at Union Buildings in Pretoria or at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton City,...
Smart Cities: The Next Step for Urban Tourism Post-Pandemic?
Aiding the visitor experience, mitigating the effects of overtourism and leading to more sustainable management, smart cities are the way...
Island Resorts: Leading Recovery in Global Leisure Travel?
Emirates increases weekly schedule to Maldives & Seychelles over Easter holidays as Middle East demand soarsSri Lanka, Cyprus and Greek...
‘Upsizing’: The Next Major Travel Trend?
Financial situations worsening for consumers has been widely discussed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many consumers managed to bypass this...
Does COVID’s no-touch travel magnify the need for data security?
Twenty-twenty saw COVID-conscious travel procedures and the emergence of touchless tech define the landscape of business travel. Corporate Traveller’s GM,...
Digital Vaccine Passports Need to be Unified to Strengthen Recovery of International Travel
Trials for vaccine passports are rolling out to ensure the flow of safe travel between international destinations but there remains...
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Was Lockdown Really Worth It?
In just the span of a few months in 2020 the world has shifted drastically, since the onset of the unexpected but devastating COVID19 crisis. As of April 2020, over nine in ten people on the planet, or 7.1. Billion people lived in countries with ‘lockdown’ & travel restrictions in place. 39% of the global population were residing in countries...
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Tourism Updates
Key Industry Figures to Address Delegates In-Person on ATM Global Stage
Prominent tourism figures will be participating in-person at the opening session of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) Global Stage 2021 – ‘Tourism for a brighter future’ which is being held on Sunday 16 May 2021, at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The line-up includes foremost...
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Walking with Rhino – Too close for comfort!
“Anyone need a change of underwear?” It has been a serious heart stopping, nerve wracking and exhilarating moment. How close had those rhino really been?...
Five Reasons you should go Glamping this Easter Holiday
Tourism offerings have evolved over the years to accommodate a wider range of preferences - think adventure tourism, eco-tourism or slack-packing. The same can be...
Exploring Maldives as a First-Timer
The Maldives is a picture-perfect archipelago, situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean, and home to 1,190+ tiny coral islands. The country is famous...
Rwanda: Explore the Land of a Thousand Hills
Ranked by the Gallup Report as Africa’s second safest country, Rwanda’s indicators are impressive and show that for 100,000 residents, the country has on average...
Spend 2021’s long weekends & public holidays on the Garden Route
With incredible local holiday packages and deals up for grabs, South Africans should take full advantage and plan their 2021 getaways well in advance! Here...
Discovering Morocco’s Wildlife
For every nature enthusiast, Morocco wild parks are a must-see in North Africa. Between the panoramic views, diverse flora and atypical wonderment, sightseers, campers, bird...
Be a Tourist in your own Country: Four Travel Experiences to Explore in South Africa
September is World Tourism Month, and in South Africa, it’s also the month we commemorate Heritage Day. With interprovincial travel now allowed, and hotel groups...
The Orngesherr Maasai Ceremony
It is dusk and the sun is slowly setting but you can still clearly see the peaks of Mt.Kilimanjaro. It ...
Africa’s Worst Food Taboos
As a lady from the Maasai community, I was taught from a very young age that I am not allowed...
Travel Trends
Here are Five Steps to Achieve Financial Freedom
South African’s recently commemorated Freedom Day, a celebration of our nation’s struggle for democracy. But how many of us are truly free? Freedom means being able to do what you want, when you want – within the confines of the law of course. But how many South African’s actually have enough money to live the lives they choose? According to...
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Business Travel: Five Tips on how to maximise your productivity while on the move
As business travel begins to recover, more and more travellers are hitting the road. But how can you maximise your productivity while on the move? How do you cut through the chaos and uncertainty, and ensure that your trips are...
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Kwik Delivery releases Prestashop plugin; becomes most integrated delivery platform with e-commerce frameworks in Africa
The ‘oars’ are definitely not resting at Kwik Delivery (Kwik.delivery) at this time! Just weeks after the release of its plugins for Shopify and Magento, Kwik Delivery announces the release...
Read moreGreenpeace and Western Anti Africa Energy Groups Take the Wrong Approach to East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania
If someone were to put me on the spot and ask me to name an environmentalist group, I’d probably blurt out the first thing that comes to mind, Greenpeace. There...
Read moreCall for Entries: The Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards
African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Nature’s Best Photography (NBP) have announced the official “Call for Entries” for the the Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards. Competition participants will have through...
Read moreOmni Hotels and Resorts’ job postings increased by 248% since January 2021
Omni Hotels and Resorts saw a sudden boost in job posting in 2021, after nearly a year of low hiring activity. GlobalData’s Job Analytics database shows that the company posted...
Read moreThe 190-Mile Aquarius Trail Hut System in Southern Utah Unveiled
(St. George, UT) -- The NEW Aquarius Trail Hut System offers a backcountry mountain biking experience like no other in the region. A system of five huts furnished with beds, a...
Read moreThe Global Institute for Disease Elimination Launches Inaugural Awards for Disease Elimination
The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), a new Abu Dhabi-based global health Institute focused on eliminating infectious diseases of poverty, has launched The Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination, in a...
Read moreClickatell Launches Chat Commerce Workflow Builder, Making It Easy for Brands to Interact with Consumers on Chat Apps
Clickatell (bit.ly/3mW1cEV), the leader in mobile communications and Chat Commerce, announced today the launch of Chat Flow (bit.ly/3mJ9PSW), a new product that enables organizations to easily create, edit, test, and...
Read moreUN experts deplore rights violations against Burundi refugees
UN human rights experts* today called on the governments of Tanzania and Burundi to respect the rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi, deploring reports of enforced...
Read moreEthiopian Migrants Return Home from Yemen with IOM Support in Wake of Tragic Boat Sinking
One hundred and sixty Ethiopian migrants have returned home safely from Yemen today with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), just one day after a perilous journey...
Read moreSupporting museums: UNESCO report points to options for the future
Paris, 13 April – UNESCO has published a report providing a provisional assessment of the situation of 104,000 museums in the face of COVID-19, based on data provided by 87...
Read moreAfrican Development Bank’s first virtual business opportunities seminar of 2021, draws 450 global partners and suppliers
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) hosted its first virtual business opportunities seminar (BOS) of 2021 on 6 and 7 April. The BOS seminars offer a one-stop shop for companies, civil...
Read moreAfrica’s largest inter-university hackathon brings students together on Zindi for data science, for good
UmojaHack Africa 2021 was an unprecedented success, bringing more than 1000 students from 126 universities across Africa to compete on Zindi in a virtual machine learning hackathon on the weekend...
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