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South Africa will be three new SanParks Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) richer on 1 August this year.

Airbnb is not afraid of regulation but says the principle of choice should remain.

A British military ‘disappearing gun’ that actually disappeared in Cape Town is the topic of a new multi-media BBC Travel feature on BBC.com.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has applied to have Grace Mugabe extradited to South AfricaAfrica.

Shame - how the big boys can cry when technology starts disrupting their business and they fail to innovate.

So you thought this nonsense with unabridged birth certificates for travelling to South Africa with minor children was something of the past? Well, think again. Those idiots at your Department of Home Affairs has stealthily given it new life.

South Africa’s tourism industry has something to smile about after president Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, naming the introduction of E-Visas to visit South Africa as his highest priority.

The recent heat wave in the Western Cape is not good news for Cape Town’s water saving efforts as dam levels have dropped at a higher rate than expected.

How the mighty has fallen! Once the greatest airline in Africa, South African Aircraze’s ass is now being solidly kicked by Ethiopian Airlines showing the poor SA carrier what growth, profit and expansion should look like.

Tourism is one of the best job creators in South Africa.

South Africa as a holiday destination brand needed a serious overhaul for decades now. At least the Western Cape is taking some form of initiative to start this process - even if it was necessitated by a draught.

You don't have to be in on raiding VBS Bank to earn billions. You merely have to become an Airbnb host!

British Airways will launch direct flights from London Heathrow to Durban on 29th October.

The Department of Home Affairs is finally waking up to the reality of global economic pragmatism. After the much-criticised stringent visa regime proclaimed in 2014 that nearly crippled the tourism sector, the DHA is beginning to liberalise the policy on visas, says Malesela Leso, the Deputy Director: National Department of...

The Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains in Mpumalanga have been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site (WHS).

As if the domestic airline market in South Africa is not cutthroat enough, African low cost carrier fastjet is about to also step into the ring.

Slow passport control measures at Cape Town International Airport are biting retailers in the ass.

South Africa's iconic Blue Train will be reinventing its classic Pretoria to Cape Town experience from a 1-night to a 2-night experience next year.

Halle-bloody-lujah!! At last a sense of reasons in an otherwise wilderness of tourism and visa insanity!

The first non-stop flight between Durban and Europe will start in October this year when British Airways will start flying between King Shaka International and London Heathrow.

South Africa’s visa shambles are preventing tourists from entering the country but luckily two ministers are trying to solve the problem.

The Western Cape water crisis, fear of listeriosis as well as reports of land reform are having a serious economic impact on the local tourism industry.

Despite a shortage of water, the Cape is back on the map as a heritage tourism destination with the discovery of up to 40 hominin footprints that are estimate dot be over 90 000 years old.

The foundation for a multi-industry collaboration to unite aviation, tourism and government has been laid and could introduce major changes for South African and intra-continental travel and tourism.

Living on a budget is not easy, but it is necessary if you want to stay debt-free for as long as you can. However, when you stick to a strict budget and you focus solely on the necessities, forgetting that you need to unwind from time to time and let...

Despite Cape Town running out of water soon, the popularity of the city has been further underscored with the news that Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be increasing flight frequency to meet growing travel demand.

Police are urging the hospitality industry in South Africa to advise their guests to be vigilant after booking into guest houses, lodges and hotels after an incident in Nelson Mandela Bay.

A rapid increase of groups on social media platforms impersonating South African National Parks and some of the national parks under its management is a cause of great concern for the organisation.

An app for emergency response has been launched by 911 Rapid Response in conjunction with Nhongo Safaris and the Tourism Business Council of South African (TBCSA), with the aim of ensuring the safety of tourists in South Africa.

With strong tourist arrivals from Central and South America, tourism to South Africa is on the up despite some crazy visa restrictions by the government doing almost everything possible to achieve the opposite.

The Southern Africa aviation scene is set for a shake-up with the news that African low-cost carrier (LCC) Fastjet has tied up a brand licensing agreement with Federal Airlines in South Africa and Solenta Aviation Ltd in Mozambique.