Monthly Archives: October 2017
For hotel and flight bookings, just ask a ‘bot’
Nigerian online travel agency and e-commerce site, Jumia, has introduced the Jumia Bot, Nigeria’s first e-commerce Bot, allowing shoppers to book hotels and flights...
SAA, unions agree on wage offer
A planned strike at SAA has been called off, after the three trade unions representing members of the airline's maintenance arm, SAA Technical (SAAT)...
Olduvai Gorge Museum Tanzania open for visitors
East Africa's biggest natural history and scientific research facility, Olduvai Gorge Museum, hosted its official opening 3 October.
Located at the excavation site of Olduvai...
Uber, Visa partner to allow e-payments in Nairobi
Ride hailing service, Uber, has partnered with Visa to provide customers in Nairobi with e-payments as an alternative means of payment.
Until recently most financial...
SA government urged to step up safety and security
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has called on government to step up efforts to uphold the rule of law and address...
SAA makes ‘revised’ offer to avert strike action
South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed that it has made a new wage offer to the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu)...
Madagascar hit by deadly plague outbreak
Following the outbreak of a deadly plague of both the pneumonic and bubonic variables in Madagascar, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has scaled up...
Turkish Airlines extends ‘Stopover’ service to three African countries
Turkish Airlines has extended its ‘Stopover’ service to now include passengers from South Africa, Nigeria and Algeria who are connecting in Istanbul to select...
SA National Parks Week sees a 24% increase
South African National Park (SANParks) saw 77 340 visitors to the parks during South African National Parks Week which ran from 18 September to...
ZTA sets its sights on South Africa, China and Russia
Following on the news that the country has opened its airspace to airlines globally, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has announced the launch of...